Kyle again. This is a picture of Carla (mom) Allen (dad) and Becky (owns the ranch) on Becky's horse pasture near Silver City, NM. Mom is figuring out the vagaries of her new GPS, Dad and Becky are glassing for horses. And me with my camera.

Now, I don't think this area is really beautiful, but it sure is good horse pasture. The funny part about NM is that most people cross the state, doing slightly above the speed limit on I-10 or I-40, look around and go 'yeech, this place is desolate!' And it is, without even the redeeming value of large cacti. Well, we have some, but not like Arizona. The pretty parts of the state are in the Gila Wilderness, the Pecos, the area by and above Santa Fe. There's more than that, but we're talking large areas. The bonus is it keeps the population down. We like the silence and the small towns. Who needs malls when you've got feedstores and the Buckhorn Bar and Saloon? And just under two hours away!