When I arrived at the base of Mount Cristo Rey earlier this month, the morning sun had already forced the thermometer on my rental car up into the low 80s, though it was not yet 7AM. A sign in the dirt parking lot advised all visitors to alert the police department of Sunland Park, NM, before they began hiking; I rolled my eyes at that, but did stick my ID in a backpack along with a granola bar and a Nalgene of water. One can never be too careful visiting a religious monument that happens to have been built 1,300 feet north of the border.
From On High
From On High
From On High
When I arrived at the base of Mount Cristo Rey earlier this month, the morning sun had already forced the thermometer on my rental car up into the low 80s, though it was not yet 7AM. A sign in the dirt parking lot advised all visitors to alert the police department of Sunland Park, NM, before they began hiking; I rolled my eyes at that, but did stick my ID in a backpack along with a granola bar and a Nalgene of water. One can never be too careful visiting a religious monument that happens to have been built 1,300 feet north of the border.