We drove our coach 258 miles, about four hours of driving, from Tucson, Arizona to Las Cruces, New Mexico.

Here’s a map showing our route, heading east:

An interactive map:

An example of why we don’t use picnic tables at campsites, at least without a tablecloth (but usually not even then): our neighbor was working on his sewer pipe connectors on the table:

Joining I-10 East:

Mountains:

Interesting rocks:

The Thing? travel center (post about the attraction later this week):

We had DQ there for lunch:

The Thing? and other swag:

More interesting rocks:

Rest area:

Paladin sprawled on the dash as we got underway again:

Welcome to New Mexico:

“Zero visibility possible”… yes, anything’s possible:

“Gusty winds may exist”… indeed:

Fun with zoom:

Instructions on what to do if caught in a dust storm (not very readable in this pic, but basically pull onto shoulder, turn off engine, foot off brake, lights off… presumably to save battery power):

Welcome to Las Cruces:

We really enjoy the mountains behind Las Cruces:

Our destination, the Las Cruces KOA Journey:

All decked out for the holidays (in early November):