I needed groceries and a place to stay overnight. There are several Wal-Marts in El Paso. I picked the first one en route (Mesa Street), went shopping and made my camp.
No photos today.
Location:
| 31.83804N | 106.5654W | 3872 ft |
Chris' Genty
Monday, April 4, 2011
El Paso, TX
I left Pancho Villa State Park early afternoon and drove on AZ-9 along the Mexican Border to El Paso. The wind was all gone and it was a nice day, much cooler though compared to the weekend. There was very little traffic, only the Border Patrol cars were everywhere.
I needed groceries and a place to stay overnight. There are several Wal-Marts in El Paso. I picked the first one en route (Mesa Street), went shopping and made my camp.
No photos today.
Location:
I needed groceries and a place to stay overnight. There are several Wal-Marts in El Paso. I picked the first one en route (Mesa Street), went shopping and made my camp.
No photos today.
Location:
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Two Museums in Columbus
It's Sunday, it's "Meet the Press" and then some phone calls with friend and family and some Sunday papers online - the usual Sunday procedures.
The wind is blowing very hard and my Genty is rocking quite a bit. But still, in the afternoon, I had to go out. There is not much to see and do in Columbus, but there are two small museums. The one is right in the state park, the other is across the street.
The Columbus Historic Museum is actually three museums in one. There are three rooms (!), each of them with a different topic. The 1916 Pancho Villa raid to Columbus is covered in the first room. The other two rooms are a train depot museum and a general historical museum. All three are nicely equipped with lots of stuff by volunteers.
The museum in the Pancho Villa State Park is a new professionally made museum also about the Pancho Villa raid and the revenge by the US army under General Purshing, including a copy of the first US military aircraft.
A few other photos can be seen here.
Location:
The wind is blowing very hard and my Genty is rocking quite a bit. But still, in the afternoon, I had to go out. There is not much to see and do in Columbus, but there are two small museums. The one is right in the state park, the other is across the street.
The Columbus Historic Museum is actually three museums in one. There are three rooms (!), each of them with a different topic. The 1916 Pancho Villa raid to Columbus is covered in the first room. The other two rooms are a train depot museum and a general historical museum. All three are nicely equipped with lots of stuff by volunteers.
The museum in the Pancho Villa State Park is a new professionally made museum also about the Pancho Villa raid and the revenge by the US army under General Purshing, including a copy of the first US military aircraft.
A few other photos can be seen here.
Location:
| 31.82505N | 107.6413W | 4066 ft |
Saturday, April 2, 2011
Palomas, Mexico
Not much happened today. Checked out the grocery store and bought some fruit. This is a really poor community. Not much to do and nothing to see besides the park and the museum (and they are on the program for Sunday afternoon).
It's getting warmer now. Low 90s during the days but still in the high 50s at night to cool everything off. But the AC kicked in in the afternoon, although set at only 88.
Late afternoon I made a short trip across the border to Palomas, Mexico. This is not a typical tourist border town like Los Algodones. There are a few liquor stores, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, but nothing comes close to Algodones. I had to see the famous Pink Store though. A huge store (for small Mexican village standards) with art, folk art and gifts from all over Mexico and a restaurant. The restaurant was almost empty, but I still enjoyed some shrimps al Ajo with rice and salad and a couple of Margaritas.
Re-entering the USA was easy, no lines at all.
I added today's photos to yesterdays album.
Location:
It's getting warmer now. Low 90s during the days but still in the high 50s at night to cool everything off. But the AC kicked in in the afternoon, although set at only 88.
Late afternoon I made a short trip across the border to Palomas, Mexico. This is not a typical tourist border town like Los Algodones. There are a few liquor stores, pharmacies, dentists and optometrists, but nothing comes close to Algodones. I had to see the famous Pink Store though. A huge store (for small Mexican village standards) with art, folk art and gifts from all over Mexico and a restaurant. The restaurant was almost empty, but I still enjoyed some shrimps al Ajo with rice and salad and a couple of Margaritas.
Re-entering the USA was easy, no lines at all.
I added today's photos to yesterdays album.
Location:
| 31.82505N | 107.6413W | 4066 ft |
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