Trip

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April 20: Las Cruces, NM; the central arcade of a sleepy town
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White Sands National Monument
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Walking barefoot
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The dunes advance
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Some plants put out enough roots to preserve a chunk of sand underneath them for a while after the dune has moved on
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Anywhere there's sand you'll find teenagers in swimsuits with hatchbacks pumpin' out the hip hop
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April 21: Cloudcroft, NM; The Lodge, where an elegant waffle was consumed
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Carlsbad Caverns
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At night, 300,000 bats swirl out of the cavern mouth; the stream lasts for hours
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Leaving the Southwest behind: my Del Sol, and on the horizon, Texas
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April 22: Oil derricks on display at the Petroleum Museum; in the distance, downtown Midland, TX, Home of Presidents
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Pretty farm country near Sweetwater, TX
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April 23: The National Center for Children's Illustrated Literature, located in Abilene, TX, because that's where "Santa Calls" by William Joyce is set