Travel from Las Cruces, New Mexico to Marathon, Texas

We drove our coach 301 miles, about five hours of driving, from Las Cruces, New Mexico to Marathon, Texas.

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

Route

An interactive map:

Joining I-10 East:

Joining I-10 East

Recycled Roadrunner artwork at a rest stop:

Recycled Roadrunner artwork

Rio Grande with a little water due to rain (it was dry when we drove past earlier in the week):

Rio Grande with a little water

Nice mountains beyond Las Cruces:

Nice mountains beyond Las Cruces

Leaving New Mexico:

Leaving New Mexico

Welcome to Texas:

Welcome to Texas

Looking over the border into Mexico:

Looking into Mexico

Playing El Paso while leaving El Paso:

Playing El Paso while leaving El Paso

Fuel stop:

Fuel stop

Rainy drive:

Rainy drive

Immigration checkpoint:

Immigration checkpoint

Entering Central Time Zone:

Entering Central Time Zone

A long building on a trailer at stop opportunity:

A long building on a trailer at stop opportunity

Rainbow:

Rainbow

Sun rays:

Sun rays

A blimp (I think used for watching the border with Mexico), grounded probably due to the lightning storms in the area:

Blimp

Picnic area stop:

Picnic area stop

Arriving at Marathon Motel & RV Park:

Arriving at Marathon Motel & RV Park

Arriving at Marathon Motel & RV Park

Our site:

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