day 51: las cruces to san diego

making our way to the west coast we decided to drive straight from new mexico and acquire a hotel room in san diego since the drive was over 12 hours.  leaving las cruces the driving conditions were almost unbearable, there was a 30mpg swirling head wind and sideways rain.  we proceeded as steadily as possible and around tuscon it cleared to blue skies.  the geography along the southwestern border was surreal and around every bend was something new for our untraveled eyes.    

did not photograph well, but there were a series of brilliant rainbows around picacho mountain as we left las cruces.

first rest stop once in california, the imperial sand dunes.