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After El Paso, we continued West toward Tucson. On the way we decided to stop at Las Cruces, New Mexico and use it as a kick-off point to get to White Sands National Monument. The first day, we were stuck inside because of a sudden dust storm (which apparently are a common thing here).

A nice way to spend a sand-stormy day :)

The next day, we headed out to White Sands National Monument. Wow, what a crazy cool place!

This was our view in all directions - pretty out of this world and the complete opposite of Craters of the Moon National Monument

We ended up doing a 5 mile hike on the Alkali Flat Trail. It wasn't overly difficult, but it was a bit monotonous for the kids as the scenery didn't change much for the duration. Luckily, snacks and lollypops saved the day.

I also attempted to see how far I could jump off a sand dune. This picture certainly made me look pretty legit:

Look at me go.

However, reality was a little less impressive:

Thud.

I was also able to get a 17 mile ride in on the Sierra Vista Trail just east of Las Cruces. I think I got too much sun at White Sands, as this ride ended feeling wayyy harder than it should have!

My bike, however, hardly broke a sweat.