Recently, while doing a search on "tumbleweeds" I came across this woman's journal of her experiences traveling hither and yon as::
"An introverted woman of a certain age sells her house, gets rid of her stuff, and goes rootless."
I spent quite some time thoroughly enjoying the New Mexico segments of her blog. She is very articulate and includes photos to illustrate her adventures as she travels to many of the state's tourist spots. Many of her "opinion" pieces are right on the money, from my own knowledge of them.
Here is a good beginning point for the blog as she travels to Alamogordo from the Texas panhandle:
http://livingrootless.blogspot.com/2012/09/on-road-to-alamogordo-day-2-i-killed.html
I hope others enjoy reading her blog posts as much as I did.