Playin' On The Radio...

We left Deming, NM, this morning... it was 29º when we got up.  Heading west...

If you said, "It looks a lot like West Texas," you are right.  More high desert, around 4,500' elevation.

We were due to make a change to "the train" today: double towing isn't allowed in Arizona.  We pulled off the highway a couple miles before the Arizona state line, and unhooked the Honda from the motorhome.  Then, unhooked the cargo trailer from the Honda and hooked it up to the motorhome.  We'll be driving separate from here.  My view when I got behind the wheel of the coach...

We were considering driving into the Arizona and stopping to unhook at the first rest area, but that has been closed the last couple times we drove through here.  Back onto the road...

Yeah, it looks pretty much like southern New Mexico and west Texas.  Oh, and that rest area...

Yep, it's open.  No big deal - there was no traffic at the lovely hamlet of Steins, where we unhooked.  That place looked mostly abandoned.

For most of the ride, we have been practicing the art of conversation.  Occasionally, we listened to something on Joan's phone or satellite radio.  Riding by myself, I tried out the FM radio in the motorhome... we've had it two years now and have never listened to regular ol' radio.

This sign suggested a radio station - don't think I care to check it out...

The first station I found (well the radio's search feature found it) was a hard rock station: Jimi Hendrix, Yes... I kinda enjoyed it... 'till the station started to fade away.  Oh, yeah, that's what regular radio does when you're making miles.  Hit the search button and it came up on... New Country.  I only listened to 3 or 4 songs, but it might as well have been one long song; it all sounded pretty similar.  Search... Today's Top Hits.  I didn't recognize the first two songs... I guess I am out of the "Top Hits" loop?  Third song: Justin Bieber.  Search!  Mexican music - that's a lot of accordian.  Then, it was time for a stop.  Whew!

We pulled into a rest area.  I don't think we'll take Izzy for a walk here...

Snow on the top of some of the mountains here...

Checking the rear monitor, it is now the "All Cargo Trailer, All The Time," channel...

Joan is following behind in the CR-V.  Her view...

More mountains...

We could have made Phoenix today, but the timing would have put us going through the Valley of the Sun at afternoon rush hour.  We decided to pull into an upscale RV park in Tucson...

You can tell it is upscale by the nicer gravel.  ;-)  Oh, there are other amenities.  It is a very nice park; should be - it cost about 4 times more than where we stayed last night.  It's all about the averages.  Oh, and the close proximity to a Waffle House, 'cause my belly was telling me it was time for a Texas Cheesesteak Sandwich.

Back to the coach.  A short nap, then a walk for little Izzy.  She is now content to keep an eye on the dogs being walked...