We drove our coach 219 miles, about four hours of driving, from Tombstone, Arizona to Surprise, Arizona, to visit NIRVC there.

Here’s the map route, heading northwest:

An interactive map, with our stops marked:

There wasn’t room to “toad up” (connect our truck to our coach) at our site, so we drove separately to an open area by the entrance of the RV park:

Toading up:

An animated GIF of the brake controller operating; an air hose connected to the air brakes of our coach pushes the brake pedal in our truck for proportional braking:

On our way, with distant mountains:

A multi-vehicle accident at an immigration inspection station, caused by a car-jacking a few hours earlier:

Four visible crunched vehicles (apparently there was a fifth):

Hey, fellow Tiffin motorhome:

Overpass art:

We parked at a truck stop for lunch:

Jenn’s French dip lunch:

My BLT lunch:

Passing through Tucson:

Picacho Peak:

Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch below Picacho Peak:

A rest area stop:

Phoenix Sky Harbor airport:

Tunnel:

Arriving at NIRVC:

Heading to a campsite: