Leaving Arizona...happy solstice!
As we were leaving Clifton, AZ, Harris wanted a picture of this old drive-in movie theater..brought back some memories!
Back to the future?
We headed out on highway 78, which connected up with 180 in New Mexico, down to Silver City, where we crossed the Continental Divide. We decided we'd like to be the people who put the dots on highway maps to signify a scenic drive. The drive up into the mountains on the Arizona side was much more scenic and much more dramatic. We kept stopping to take pictures, and were glad we had digital space to take more on the "real" scenic highway coming up. Well. The highway with the dots, 180, wasn't anything special in our opinion. High mesa, scrub brush, some mountains in the far distance. But as Harris reminded Judy, it beats west Texas!
A quick stop to enjoy the scenery
Panoramic shot of the road over the pass into New Mexico
Looking back toward Clifton, AZ
In the far distance you can still see the mine..it's that huge.
Clouds over Howie
We continued down 180, meeting up with I 10 and headed into Las Cruces, where we camped at the Coachlight Inn Motel and RV park. We had a precooked chicken and salad for dinner and enjoyed the sunshine, although the temp is still a bit cool, especially in the breeze.
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