Eric & I Drive West to Benson, Arizona

Leaving Midland on

 Interstate 20 West...

Oil Derricks are everywhere.

Eric & I travel in the slow lane.

We have no need for speed...

Burning off Natural Gas instead 

of capturing & selling it is common 

practice at West Texas Oil Refineries.

Our drive continues west

on Interstate 10.

A train traveling east.

Hudspeth County

Entering Mountain

Time Zone

Picnic tables covered by

Tepees at a Rest Stop.

The sliver of blue is the

Rio Grande River.

A complicated interchange

just east of El Paso

There are many miles of

roadwork along I 10 West.

New Mexico true

Welcomes You

We approach the

Welcome to New Mexico

Land of Enchantment span.

The blue sign on the right is

 another New Mexico true sign.

Eric & I spent the night at

the Las Cruces Walmart

parking lot before 

continuing West.

Deming is that way.

Eric & I are waved through

an Inspection Station.

Dust Storms

May Exist

Next 15 Miles

Continental Divide

Elevation 4,585 Feet

Welcome to Arizona

The Grand Canyon State

The Dragoon Mountains 

are beautiful.

Exit 306 takes us to Arizona

 State Route 80 East.

Entering Benson

Elevation 3,580

Founded 1880

Eric & I return to

Valley Vista RV Park.