Our second night we landed in Tucson, AZ. Since Tucson was a night in a truck stop, we were ready for a campsite with some utilities. When we made the reservation, the clerk warned us that these pullthrough sites were for overnighters and were very crowded. Rigs have to be staggered to let everybody get their slides out. You can see there was about 6inches clearance between slides. For one night, it was OK.
The road from Tucson to Las Crucas NM was long, straight, desert, and blowing sand. Signs along the road (I 10) warn you of decreased visibility. They suggest not stopping in the traffic lane (duh), and turning off your lights. We decided that was so other cars wouldn't see your lights and think you were a moving vehicle and end up plowing into you. We could be wrong tho. We went through 2 small dust areas. Amazing amount of sand in the air. I was driving when the winds got very gusty. Still not comfortable enough in that drivers seat to handle adverse weather. Glad Jim handles them well.
Our campground in Las Crucas is a KOA on top of a hill. The MH is headed front end first to take advantage of the unobstructed view of the city. The mountains on the other side of the valley wer invisible because of the dust in the air. Imagine breathing that stuff into your lungs. Bet they have a larger percentage of asthma and other chronic lung deseases.
The other shocker was in crossing the Rio Grande River. There is no water in it! When did that happen? How can a river that forms the boundaries between Texas and Mexico be totally dry? No wonder people can cross it to get to the US. I'd always pictured it with roaring waters.
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