Arrived at our Winter home

Arrived at Tombstone Territories RV Park, our winter home today at around 5:15 pm, little later in the day than we intended, due to construction slow downs and the winds in some areas being very gusty which made for slow going. We drove miles in almost barren desert in New Mexico and eastern Arizona with mountains in the distance, signs along the highway warning of “dust storms and gusty winds, drive with extreme caution”, we were lucky and did not encounter any major winds nor dust storm, although we did witness some small storms ahead of us and at times on the right or left of the highway. There are small mountain ranges along the route so constantly going up or down, most were gentle grades with the exception of a few drops into huge valleys, which were well marked with huge warning signs well ahead of the hill and windsocks to check the winds. After driving many miles which was a little intense due to gusty winds we finally lost the gusty winds as we came towards Lordsburg, NM into a small mountain range, the other side of the summit was somewhat more interesting landscape with less wind. As we headed towards Benson, AZ signage on the highway warns of slow traffic for the next five miles and suddenly we are in the Texas Canyon, very interesting area with huge out cropping of rock formations, the surprising factor is you cannot see the canyon coming and there is no signage until you reach the summit of the pass, just drove around a curve and all of a sudden we were in the breathtaking scenery of rocks and valleys, it really does take your breath away and the canyon area is very short, the landscape returns to mountains with valleys through to our destination.


We drove through miles of this landscape. The plants you see are Soaptree Yucca and dot the desert landscape as well grow along the road and in the median, some grow very tall.





Then miles of this type of landscape.

Texas Canyon, known for its giant granite boulders, the canyon frequently attracts rockhounds and photographers. The stagecoach route of the Butterfield Overland Mail passed through Texas Canyon from 1858 until the outbreak of the Civil War in 1858 when the stage line suspended operations. Historically within the range of the Chiricahua Apache, Cochise made his last stronghold near here in the Dragoon Mountains during the mid-1870s.

These pictures just do not capture the depth or beauty of this canyon.

We sure have had an interesting trip with such varying landscape sometimes changing every few miles.

By the time we were checked in and set up it was dark, we will get a better look at the park tomorrow. I always take the dogs for a nice walk while Woody sets up, once the steps go down and the door opens the dogs are excited to be inside their home and settle immediately in their favourite spots, Oreo behind the bed and Cookie right under my feet! Woody and I settle down to enjoy an adult beverage and give thanks for a safe journey!