Cyclist's Observation: Car seats are more comfortable than bicycle seats.
Another down day and Bill and I decided to be real tourists. Car rental was not in the budget, but our credit is still good for a few more days. After the early morning car rental was completed, we went to the historic town Mesilla for breakfast. We found Priciliana with her pistol, bandolero belts, and sombrero (see picture) getting ready to give middle school children a history lesson. 
After breakfast we headed for the mountains, that is the Organ Mountains. The plan was to drive to a national recreation area and hike up to a spring. After a short drive east out of Las Cruces, we turned toward the springs. Drats, foiled again! The road was closed for repairs. Plan B was now activated.We didn't really have a plan B so riding around in an air conditioned car like teenagers seemed to meet our immediate need. We stopped by the bike shop to look over the wears and chat. As luck would have it, a barber shop next door to the bike shop took walk-ins. It was a match Bill couldn't turn down. After dinner we decided to get some evening pictures as the sun was setting. We drove back to the Organ Mountains and my Blackberry photos are unable to capture the beauty. The photo of the sunset is looking west over the city of Las Cruces.
After breakfast we headed for the mountains, that is the Organ Mountains. The plan was to drive to a national recreation area and hike up to a spring. After a short drive east out of Las Cruces, we turned toward the springs. Drats, foiled again! The road was closed for repairs. Plan B was now activated.We didn't really have a plan B so riding around in an air conditioned car like teenagers seemed to meet our immediate need. We stopped by the bike shop to look over the wears and chat. As luck would have it, a barber shop next door to the bike shop took walk-ins. It was a match Bill couldn't turn down. After dinner we decided to get some evening pictures as the sun was setting. We drove back to the Organ Mountains and my Blackberry photos are unable to capture the beauty. The photo of the sunset is looking west over the city of Las Cruces. We are the Old Land Cruisers motoring into the sunset.
Beautiful photos!
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