Day of Post: 08-18-2019
Day of Event: 6-15-2019
Mountain Southwest Road Trip 2019 Day 8
Highlights of this day included:
1. Break down camping at Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX.
2. Guadalupe Peak - wish we had time.
3. Gas!!!
4. Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM
5. West Texas Driving
6. Lubbock Buddy Holly Center and Statue
7. Home to Cache
Now, let's get to some pictures.
But, first the promised story from the previous blog post.
We had a nice supper at Julio's in El Paso 5 pm ish previous day. We plugged in that night's destination - Guadalupe Mountains National Park - into Google Maps and set off. We were low on gas. I told Samuel I wanted to stop at the next gas station on the right side (south side) of the road. Usually a wise decision to not have to cross traffic both ways. We looked and looked....all gas stations on the north side. Gas gauge getting lower. Oh well....We will see one eventually....5 miles, 10 miles, 15 miles, about 20 miles West of El Paso we saw a sign: No gas facilities for next 50 miles. Uh-oh.
Our "Distance to Empty" was at 49 miles. Guadalupe Mountains was about 22 miles away. I felt sure we would make that, but after navigating to a campsite and back out next morning, was very uncertain we would make the next gas. So....we shut down the A/C and any electric peripherals. We usually put the car in neutral to coast down hills - there wasn't a soul around. We pulled into Guadalupe with "Distance to Empty" at 30 miles....we made up about 3 mpg of efficiency.
Next morning, the "Distance to Empty" did not register...at all. We set off. We knew we had about 1/2 gallon in an accessory tank for the generator, but did not want to tap into it unless we had to. Fortunately, from Guadalupe to Whites City, NM was almost entirely down hill. So again, a lot of coasting in neutral.....again no cars around for miles. End of long story: We made it and put 9.2 gallons into an 8.2 gallon tank.
Now....to the pictures....
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| Sunrise at Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX |
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| Striking camp at Guadalupe Mountains National Park, TX |
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| Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM Cave Entrance. We walked down the 800 vertical feet. |
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| Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM |
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| Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM |
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| Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM |
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| Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM |
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| Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM |
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| Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM |
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| Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM |
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| Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM |
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| Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM |
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| Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM |
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| Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM |
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| Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM |
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| Carlsbad Caverns National Park, Carlsbad, NM |
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| Buddy Holly Statue, Lubbock, TX |
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