Been traveling. Yesterday we took back roads through a very hot but beautiful Arizona day. We passed through many tribal lands, including Apache. Eventually we hit the ocean and stopped driving. The solitude washed over me like yesterday’s desert rain and the heat burned through my concerns. I was left empty in a good way.
Desert rain from Thursday in New Mexico.
Here are some mountains, rocks, cactus, and vastness from our trip from western New Mexico to just north of San Diego. Lee loved the back roads. Me too. Who cares if it was 114°? Where we are now it’s perfect. Just like they advertise California to be.
Where we stopped for gas. Gas is $6 per gallon where we are now. Not perfect. Ring necked dovesSphinx mothGolden flower century plant. Arizona nativeGoldens on a mountain Regular century plantSaguaros. They do not grow in Texas! One of the cholla cactusesSaguaro paradeThe best rocks NM. Just liked the sky. Hedgehog cactusSan Diego
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Loved the pictures. Have never driven the desert southwest, don’t plan to, but your pictures capture the beauty. Glad you’re safely at your destination – and had coast-to-coast drives this year, quite literally.
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Loved the pictures. Have never driven the desert southwest, don’t plan to, but your pictures capture the beauty. Glad you’re safely at your destination – and had coast-to-coast drives this year, quite literally.
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