That’s why I was talking about zig-zagging your way across. It’s up and then down, and then up... and so on...
SO..., if you zig/zag down south, why not stop at Tombstone, AZ, while you’re at it and see Boot Hill... :-)
One epitaph on a headstone said...
Here lies Lester Moore
Shot by a .44
No Les, no more...
Side trip idea on the way back, when you’re not pulling the U-Haul...Carlsbad Caverns north to Artesia NM, then west up and over Cloudcroft ski resort - the jewel of the drive - over the mountain pass and down into Alamogordo and White Sands National Monument; then back up over a small pass (White Sands Missile Range) and down into Las Cruces. A very full day’s drive but well worth the scenery and there are a couple of space-related museums.