After spending a couple of weeks wandering around Northern New Mexico, we headed south towards the Mexican border ( and warmer weather ) . We drove diagonally Southwest across this huge state, it seemed to get dryer the further south we went. After an all day drive, we stopped for the night in Hatch, New Mexico . Our Airbnb Adobe was recently fully restored after being in the owners family for generations. The 2 bedroom house is a series of one room additions added to the original one room ancient Adobe. The result is a maze of interconnected, beautifully decorated rooms, nice ! The neighborhood is 100% Mexican American, a vast majority of the vehicles are pickups and many are new. This farming town ( chile peppers) seems prosperous.
Massive wind power projects are common across the Great Plains and the Rockies but the one shown had several square miles of Photovoltaic panels stretching to the horizon, impressive.
We love shopping the local markets, Karen carefully scans the huge varieties available, local salsa is always a treat too. The freezer section always has various Mexican dishes which we stick in our freezer . Off to Arizona tomorrow. 
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