Eastern New Mexico is more like the states in the great plains. It begins on the eastern side of the Sangre de Cristo Mounains. The Spanish called it the Llano Estacado. It is translated into English as the "Staked Plains." The The major sights of interest from north to south are:

Raton - (Ken's Comments)

Folsom - (Ken's Comments)

Clayton - (Ken's Comments)

The Capulin Volcano - (Ken's Comments)

Cimarron - (Ken's Comments)

Ft. Union National Monument - (Ken's Comments)

Mora & Cleveland - (Ken's Comments)

Las Vegas - (Ken's Comments)

Pecos National Historical Park - (Ken's Comments)

San Miguel del Vado Historic District - (Ken's Comments)

Tucumcari - (Ken's Comments)

Ft. Sumner & Bosque Redondo - (Ken's Comments)

Roswell - (Ken's Comments)

Carlsbad - (Ken's Comments)