March 22, Saturday, day 16: The Rio grande?

88 miles today from Kingston to Las Cruces New Mexico, mostly flat and downhill, whee!  The map below shows our 5 nights in New Mexico.  Las Cruces is the fourth bubble from the left.

The Rio Grande used to be a full flowing river. Below, this picture shows it is just a trickle. The combination of agriculture and industrial use along with a drought of several years has almost dried it up.

Here is an example of the agricultural use of the water from the Rio Grande. These are pecan trees which apparently like having their feet wet.

Other crops grown along the Rio Grande include chili peppers, cotton, alfalfa, and Wheat.

And of course, the day would be incomplete without food.

Overall, it was a good day for energy and endorphins, in direct contrast to yesterday where the E was for exhaustion.