We crossed the High Plains, the Continental Divide, and entered into a new time zone, as we continued our journey west.
Saw 4 wild peccary by the side of the road. I wish I had a way to pull over and photograph them. There were 3 adults and one little bitty one.
Today we saw a roadrunner and just as I was aiming for the photo, a white Honda came by and scared it off.
Creosote bushes have given way to cactus and desert varieties of what I think are in the palm family. The air is getting thinner.
We drove around in the countryside
Apparently cactus-carving is a hobby here
Apparently is is a big hobby
It was a ghost town alright. We still don't know what it was.
Let the River Run 
I’m looking forward to hearing about the this leg of your trip. 🙂
🙂 It so gorgeous out here, as you well know. It’s hard to stop staring at the mountains. On the way here they were in the distance, covered with snow.
Great photos!
Peccary? Is that a rodent? I have a picture in my head of a wombat like creature for some reason. I’m also picturing the roadrunner outrunning the Honda! *beep beep*
Was there anything at all at Shakespeare or just the sign?
The peccary is either in the rodent or pig family… not sure which. It looks like a furry-pig. haha!
Shakespeare was just a building…. with an outbuilding…. and someone’s house. I still can’t figure it out. No one was home.
I went through Lordsburg a few years ago. Looks like a dessert town, i.e. Fprt Stockton, TX.
And Deming! They’re all the same. lo