The Internet was awful there, so I couldn't update the blog until we got back =(
Saturday, March 13, we hit the road a little before lunch. We had planned to drive to about Post, TX and spend the night. Well... we never stick to a plan. Brandon still felt like driving when we got to Post (and I must admit I encouraged him to keep going), so we figured we would go on to Brownfield, TX. A word to the wise - there is no place I would let my dog stay in Brownfield, TX. So... back on the road we go. By this time, the kids are begging for a hotel and shower (shower of all things). I must have called every hotel in every small town between Brownfield, TX and Roswell, NM - no luck, everything was booked. What the heck! Were they having an Alien Convention or something?!?!? About 11:00 pm I took the wheel and Brandon started calling hotels. He finally found one with a vacancy in Roswell - we took it sight unseen. Needless to say it was NOT the Ritz, but hey it was a bed.
The next morning we were up early and on the road. The terrain between Roswell and Ruidoso is beautiful. It always amazes me how desert can give way to such lush landscape.
We arrived in Ruidoso, NM and went straight up the mountain, WOW, that is 12 miles of curvy road. It made us all a little nervous. =)
When we finally arrived at Ski Apache, the kids could not wait to play in the snow. Any neither could their daddy =)
Ski Apache has a gondola that goes to the top of the mountain. The views were absolutely amazing! We had a wonderful time.
When we got back to the cabin, we made smores over a fire in the fire place. What a great day!
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