Driving West to Yuma, Arizona

Eric & I start our drive on

Interstate 10 West.

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A shot o workers on a

new bridge support.

JUST VOTE

The Tucson skyline

We admire the artwork

at an overpass.

This is our turn...

Interstate 8 West

to San Diego.

The Saguaro Cactus is the

symbol of the Southwest.

I take a turn at the wheel 

during our 5 hour drive.

This Solar Farm has Concave

Solar Panels to catch the sun's

 rays as it moves across the sky.

Southwestern Arizona
is a major producer of
winter vegetables.

We are 29 miles east

of Yuma.

La Mesa RV in Yuma.

Here's our Exit...

Eric & I return to Yuma Lakes

for one week.

We have 30 amp electric service,

with good voltage, water &

sewer hookups.

Eric and I returned to Yuma to enjoy the warm, dry weather.

THE THING? in Benson, Arizona

Eric and I have driven past 

THE THING? billboards 

since 2013.

EXIT  NOW!

Regular Gas is $2.39

a gallon.

This roadside stop has

Gift Items, Souvenirs,

Jewelry & Fireworks!

The New Museum is Open!

Bowlin also owns Akela Flats in New Mexico.  

Eric & me at the entrance.

Dairy Queen is to the

right of the entrance.

The large store is on the left

of the entrance.

Eric pays for our admission.  We are getting the Senior Discount.  I can take pictures.  The only photography rule is: Do Not Share Pictures of THE THING? on social media.  Eric and I enter the museum...

What If...

What You Are About

to see is TRUE?

"Once you eliminate the IMPOSSIBLE, whatever remains, no matter how IMPOSSIBLE, must be the TRUTH."   - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

Imagine, if you will, Aliens

landing on Earth when 

Dinosaurs roamed...

A snap of us with an Alien

 riding a Dinosaur.

This is going to be a fun "walk" through history...

Aliens ruled the  Dinosaurs.

Dinosaurs were controlled

by Neural Control

Harnesses.

Ancient Petroglyphs document

the presence of Aliens...

...  & Alien Space Crafts.

Over time, the Dinosaurs developed intelligence and rejected their Neural Control Harnasses. The Dinosaurs revolted against their masters.  

War broke out.

The Aliens retreated from Earth

& sent an Asteroid to annihilate

all life on the Planet.

Life will find a way and marine life exploded within just a few years of thjs Extinction Event.

And the Aliens returned...

What If...

Aliens Have Always

Been Here?

Aliens have been involved in the creation of civilizations, wars, exploration, scientific discoveries...

The next exhibit is THE THING? Questions about this artifact have been hotly debated for fifty years.  Could it be a cursed corpse?  Is this part of a government conspiracy to hide a secret so terrifying that it could cause mass hysteria?  

Eric takes a picture of

THE THING?

That was quite a tease.  The photography rule is to NOT share pictures of THE THING? on social media.  

A quick THE THING? Arizona Search for Images brings up photos posted by others.  

Downtown Benson, Arizona

Eric and I drive into Benson early to walk around downtown.  

We are delighted to 

find murals...

Magaly's Mexican Food features a

 Barrel Cactus with a Windmill

pumping water into a water tank.

DiPeso Realty chose the

desert mountain theme.

Old Benson Ice Cream Shop

has drive-up service.

Their Lobby is closed.

The mural on the side of

the Horseshoe Cafe

The front of the Horseshoe Cafe

They're doing a brisk business

this morning.

The Karchner Caverns Mural

The man on the left paints

Stalactites.

The man on the right is

painting his coworker's

white hat.

A 19th century woman

checks her hair at 

Susan's Sense of Style.

Eric & I told the truck driver

how much we love the paint

job on his truck.

Ah Hello

Be you

Tiful

A stage coach rumbles along the

 dusty trail at Sarge's Sidearms.

A cattle drive is on 

the mooove...

This abandoned building

 has a historic past.

HI WO Grocery

Dry Goods-Wholesale-Retail

served the community from

1896 to 1989 in this location.

Crossing the desert in

an open carriage

Benson 1880 Arizona

ZEARING'S MERCANTILE

CURIOS-RELICS-GIFTS

Eric & me at the

Southern Pacific

Caboose

Eric takes a pic of

me in front of 

Railroad logos.

This looks like an early

1800s locomotive.

A miner with his mule,

laden with mining

equipment

Eric & me at the

Benson Train

Station

A diesel train heads

east from California.

The Free Little Library is

a miniature Caboose.

Railroad workers stop

for a break.

An old coal fired locomotive...

The current Railroad  platform & shelter

This is part of the Sunset Limited

Amtrak Line.

Benson's Veterans Memorial

for those who served in the

Navy, Marines, Army,

Air Force & the Coast Guard

Eric pointed out this mural

of a dog on a side street.

Eric and I enjoyed our morning walk in downtown Benson.  The G & T Path to Wellness is very nice, but walking it every morning is getting 

boring.