Day and Date: September 5 - 8, 2017 Miles to next Stop:: 259 miles

Time Leaving: 7:30 a.m. Temp: 63 to 101 degrees (overall)

Accrued miles to Date: 11,260

Saying for the day: Nature is pleased with simplicity and nature is no dummy.

5th: Travel day. Wild Horse Pass, Big Bug Creek, Bloody Basin Rd., Gully's Gulch, Table/Mesa Rd. (?). Fun names we passed. So many Saguaro Cactus dotting the sides of the road! One that looks just like a cross. Drive through Phoenix (rush hour!), Mesa, & Tempe.

6th: Into Bisbee today, a real old copper mining town. Lots of cute stores with mostly antiques.

7th: Arrive Sierra Vista. The Border Patrol Surveillance Balloon is high in the sky taking pictures of the border and Radar for the roads.

8th: Visit our friends, who we've known since Massachusetts. A great day with them, reminiscing and sharing our trip.

How long staying: 1 more night in Sierra Vista

Where to next: Little Vineyard RV Park, Deming, NM