Another stop on our way toward Texas for the Solar Eclipse.

The main reason we stopped here was that it was a convenient stop on the way East, but we did want to see White Sands National Park. The White Sands in the middle of the desert is beautiful in a very surreal way.

This area is known for its pistachio farms (who knew?!?) so when we found a pistachio wine at a local winery, we had to try it! We liked it and bought two bottles to take home as well as a really good Chardonnay.

Then we had a great dinner at D. H. LesCombes Winery & Bistro. We went early for a wine tasting and found a Chenin Blanc to share at dinner, which was very tasty!

But the highlight of this stop was actually a community theatre production of Rent!! We love Rent and have seen it many times, including on Broadway. So when we happened to notice a sign on the highway for the local production we knew we had to go. We gotta say, it was great, especially for community theater!! (Maureen was probably the best we’ve ever seen!!) Alamogordo Music Theater,Flickinger Center for the Performing Arts