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We’re in the ZONNNNa



We made it!  We arrived in Apache Junction, Arizona, around 2:30 this afternoon (MST).

We left San Antonio Monday morning and drove to Fort Stockton for the night.  We saw this place along the way, and I said, “we’re not in ZONa yet!”

  Oh, that’s OzonA.  Hmmm, we’re not there either.

Fort Stockton has a very nice RV park where a lot of people hang their saddles for the night.  The RV park also had a great little cafe where you could get meals, and just take your own beer or wine, or whatever you want.  Perfect setup.  But, the sign tells you where we are — in Teeeexxxaaassssss.


A lonely cactus at the side of the road.

El Paso — this is minor, but it’s not the place Marty Robbins sang about.

And now we’re in another state.  We rejoice after getting through the 880 miles of the State of Teeexxxxxaaaasssss.


So last night we stayed in Deming, New Mexico.  A little chilly this morning — -3 C — we came all this way to get the coldest temperatures since we left home!  We had to leave our taps dripping overnight so they wouldn’t freeze.

Throughout New Mexico (on the I-10) we see these signs, one after the other, about dust storms.

  OK...

  I get this part — after all, you wouldn’t be able to see.

  I even get this part — no point polluting the environment IN THE DUST STORM.
Good idea.

  This is so the cars and trucks behind don’t follow you off the road and ram you from behind if they see lights!

  What!?  This is so the cars OR TRUCKS that ram you from behind (because you touched your brake) don’t send you through the windshield.  Yikes!  I think we’ll pick other times to drive the highway, thank you very much.

Anyway, no dust storms today...and another state...our destination.


This is Picacho Peak about half way between Tucson and Phoenix.

So we made it to Apache Junction, and here we are all set up at Sunrise RV Park.  A nice little orange tree in our yard.  It’s not hummingbirds, but it’ll do.  I suppose we can eat the oranges now and then.

We went from -3 C this morning to 26 C this afternoon when we arrived.  This is what we came here for!  Looking forward to getting out hiking and tooting around this area.



Comments

  1. David KraemerFebruary 4, 2018 at 7:38 AM

    Picacho Peak looks cool! It definitely needs a couple caches if it doesn't have some already.

    I've heard the desert can get quite cold at night, but at least it's only at night down there.

    Love that orange tree!

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