Great Day Continued

As I was saying there are many different cactus flower colors. Here are a few:





Enough Cacti!! On to lunch! Here's our lunch view from high in the Chosis mountains!

Through the Gap, see forever!

Lunch View 1

Lunch View 2

On to the Scenic Drive along the Rio Grand. Real interesting sights here. You just can't see this stuff anywhere else:

Roadside Picnic Area -- No Indians

Beautiful View of the Rio Grand _ That's Mexico on the left!

The Rio Grand ain't all Grand! Mexico at the top.

The latest in mail delivery person safety. The box opens on the right in the picture and the delivery person drives to the right of the box! Way off the highway!

Safety Mailbox

Many "washes" just run across the road during rain or flash floods. The "Flood Gauge" at the right lets you know how much trouble you are in.....

Bridge? Wha' Bridge? We don' need no stinkin' bridge!

MMG had especially looked forward to the Scenic Drive because it was here ten years ago she saw her first Hoodoo -- those vetrtical rock remainders that are left when the surrounding rock is eroded away. She found one! We named him "The Friar"

Homeward Bound!

Heading north on US67 toward Marfa, we reversed the pattern and left the desert to travel through miles and miles of grassy pastureland. In a few places, there was irrigation and grasses were green. Otherwise they were a golden yellow.

The highlight of that part of the drive was the spotting of our first Pronghorn Antelope of the trip! We always feel like we're really "out west" we we see these beautiful animals!

Another software problem! Will post this, then return with "the end".

MMG and DDG