We left Tucson early in the morning hoping to snag a couple tickets to the Katchner Caverns tour but no such luck. We were told we could stay the night in the campground and try early the next morning. Normally that wouldn't have been a problem but they required you to drive out of the park and line up at the park entrance. If we could have walked to the entrance and wait our turn there was a good chance we would have done that. Instead, We decided to drive on to Deming, NM in preparation for our visit to Gila National Monument on Saturday, April 15th.
The drive from Tucson to Deming is about 200 miles of high desert driving. A few miles outside of Tucson, we crossed thru more hills built from gigantic boulders --- just like the area outside of San Diego.
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The remainder of the trip was mile after mile of high desert. Train traffic was heavy along the rail line that runs thru New Mexico, Arizona, and into California.
The drive from Tucson to Deming is about 200 miles of high desert driving. A few miles outside of Tucson, we crossed thru more hills built from gigantic boulders --- just like the area outside of San Diego.
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The remainder of the trip was mile after mile of high desert. Train traffic was heavy along the rail line that runs thru New Mexico, Arizona, and into California.
We like to stop every 100 miles or so the stretch our legs. Our only stop this day was at the Rex Allen museum in Wilcox, AZ. Even after looking thru the museum, I could not remember Rex Allen. He made several movies, cut records, and stared in a TV program. But I can’t remember hearing or watching anything he was in. I did find a picture of Monty Montana at the museum. My Uncle Jess drove a stagecoach in his movies and in his touring road show.
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We crossed the continental divide between Lordsburg, NM and Deming, NM. At 4,585 feet elevation, it was an easy crossing.
We spent the night in the Deming Walmart. It’s a nice superstore with a large parking lot. We talked with a few Roadtrek’s that stopped there for only a few minutes that were on the way to a Roadtrek rally. But we weren’t left alone, about 10 fellow travelers also stayed the night.
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