Chamizal National Memorial

When we set out for Chamizal National Memorial, I knew it was closed and would not open until 10am. We had a long drive that day from El Paso, Texas to Phoenix, Arizona, so leaving reasonably early was a must. But luck was on our side when we met not one, two, but three awesome NPS staffers … with the last being a passionate NPS Ranger who opened the Visitor Center early so I could secure my official stamp. And the super bonus of the day is that we had one foot in Mexico and one in the USA at a park dedicated to “celebrate the cultures of the borderlands to promote the same mutual respect that helped to diplomatically resolve an international disagreement.”