Artesia, New Mexico

Artesia, New Mexico is a different town. It is 1,696 miles from Seattle, Washington, and it is in the southwestern part of New Mexico. It is halfway between Roswell and Carlsbad. We planned it that way.

Artesia has a population of almost 11,000 people so it is not very big. The first thing you notice about it is the Navajo Refinery. It is the state's largest refineries that processes 85,000 barrels of crude oil per day.

The second thing you will notice is amazing statues.

Artesia is not suffering much from the recession. Housing continues to climb....It also has a Speedway. The owner of the Artesia RV Resort where we are staying races dragsters. If you want to see a huge trailer, come look at his trailer. It must be 60 feet long all by itself.

It is warm in this area. Today it is over 90.

I discovered some different Yucca in this area. Or, maybe they were just HUGE!!!!

Oh, there is one other thing you might notice in Artesia -- when the wind is really blowing there is dust....