February 14th, 2015 Traveling East into New Mexico

A very Happy Valentine’s Day to all.  Hope your day was very special.

After saying our “see you laters” to Bruce and Sue, we were off, heading east.

Still have yet to see “THE THING?”:

The rock formations near Dragoon:

Pecans, Walnuts, and Wine, oh my:

Into New Mexico:

More formations and many trains:

Sand valley:

That can get very dusty:

So glad it was clear and calm!

BIG DUMP SECTIONS!!:

Lovely rest areas:

Las Cruces in the distance:

We made our way to the Elks Lodge, set up and signed up.  After doing a few things, we headed over to the Moose Lodge where we met Darryl, the loge administrator.  Darryl invited us to stay for their Valentine’s Dinner – steak – Yum.  So we did and joined Darryl and his girlfriend, Frances for a great evening.  Frances belongs to one of the pueblo tribes and we learned quite a few things about her tribe.  Such a treat.

Back home just as we went to bed, the Elks Lodge band started, oh my!  Anyway, tomorrow we continue our travels east so stay tuned and enjoy today.

Stats for today:

Miles Traveled: 237 Miles

Routes Traveled:

Arizona: SR-80; I-10 Business; I-10

New Mexico: I-10; US-70; Elks Drive