We left Tucson last Thursday and drove along the I-10 highway to Las Cruces, NM. We had never driven along a road that warned about high winds so often. Our friend, Helen Tuefferd, in Las Cruces had warned us that the highway is sometimes closed because of the dust blowing across I-10 causing zero visibility. The drive took about 4 hours (at just above the posted 75mph speed limit!). We were about an hour out of Las Cruces when I realized that we had not accounte...

We left Tucson last Thursday and drove along the I-10 highway to Las Cruces, NM. We had never driven along a road that warned about high winds so often. Our friend, Helen Tuefferd, in Las Cruces had warned us that the highway is sometimes closed because of the dust blowing across I-10 causing zero visibility. The drive took about 4 hours (at just above the posted 75mph speed limit!). We were about an hour out of Las Cruces when I realized that we had not acco...

This is the beginning of a two week tour of New mexico and Arizona.We left three inches of snow in NH yesterday and arrived to 77F (23C) and breezy in New Mexico. Actually, the drive to the Manchester airport yesterday was like being in a fairyland with all of the heavy, wet snow clinging to the trees and power lines. I am sure the power company workers didn't consider it a fairyland! We have a rental car and our new portable GPS toy; so look for more entries and...

This is the beginning of a two week tour of New mexico and Arizona.We left three inches of snow in NH yesterday and arrived to 77F (23C) and breezy in New Mexico. Actually, the drive to the Manchester airport yesterday was like being in a fairyland with all of the heavy, wet snow clinging to the trees and power lines. I am sure the power company workers didn't consider it a fairyland!We have a rental car and our new portable GPS toy; so look for more entrie...