Snow?

Early on Wednesday we left the Rio Grande valley and climbed to a plateau ringed by peaks which help block radio waves.  Here is where the Very Large Array of radio telescopes is located. 

We stopped at their visitors’ center for a mid morning break and heard a presentation from a former employee who had been working here over 30 years.  For more detailed information, see http://www.vla.nrao.edu/  

Later, we crossed the continental divide about an hour from the state line.  Here is where we saw the snow.  As “SnowBirds” we are trying to get to Paula and Tom’s place in the Phoenix area before getting caught in any snow.  Not like last January when we left MN on Jan 2.  What we saw today was just a dusting, and in the shadows, not on the road itself.  The weathermen are predicting lots more snow for this area within the week, so our timing is close.

Tomorrow we will finish our trek, as we come down to the lower elevations and park at Paula and Tom’s place.  They already have some work lined up for us to do.