Leave conveniences behind. Take the minimum. It's time to escape the noise and demands of daily life and rediscover mountains, water, trees, animals and the art of recharging. The road heads north, from the pass of El Paso to the cross of Las Cruces and farther to the spot where you turn west and leave the Rio Grande's fertile sides. As you travel towards Hillsboro , the road rolls and twists, breaking the straightness and monotony of the Interstate.
Small trees start to appear.
The feeling of going upward gradually becomes obvious. Beyond the small town which celebrates the autumn festival of apples you find rocks, small canyons, some trees. As the miles pass, the scenery turns greener. Trees are now plentiful and taller. Unknown narrow highways challenge the virgin traveler.