Mileage: 57,205 Queen Mine RV Park Bisbee, Arizona

Once we were disentangled from El Paso we headed west into New Mexico.

The landscape along Route 10W was unremarkable; flat and desolate grass studded with yucca. There were more trucks on the highway and lots of trains.

I drove for more than an hour today, though Tim says I haven’t done anything hard yet. I thought that driving with tractor trailers and passing slow moving vehicles as well as driving through border control inspection stations was enough challenge for today.

There were frequent signs abut driving through possible dust storms, where visibility could potentially be zero.

Thankfully no dust storms today…but good to know!

We exited 10W at MM5 in New Mexico to travel south. This is a scenic route through Douglas, Bisbee, and Tombstone. We had heard this was a drive worth taking.

Mountains flanked the road and in the distance we could see snow capped peaks.

We were listening to Latin American music as we traveled. It really made me crave margaritas!

We passed through the border town of Douglas. The Border Patrol presence here is high. There are inspection stations and trucks highly outfitted with surveillance equipment.

The road to Bisbee was beautiful.

Back in the day, this was a copper mining town. Our campground sits right on the edge of a mining pit.

Bisbee far below.

We settled in our campsite and headed to town to explore. This a quirky, happy, artsy little town. The houses are painted all manner of outrageous colors and there is art everywhere. There is even poetry stapled to the telephone posts.

We found Santiago’s Mexican Restaurant for dinner…food and drinks…oh so delicious.

Bisbee at night.