We started off from Deming on the 17th and rolled down IH-10 for about 50 miles until we hit Lordsburg and US 70 which ran toward Phoenix ... OK looks like fun. This is a really picturesque two lane road and very little traffic. Here is Ol Jo's Cafe in Duncan Arizona and she swears she doesn't remember the place ... go figure.



Then coming around a bend we saw Mount Graham and it was the first snow scene we have seen in a long time. This is a 10,000 foot mountain and pretty spectacular even at this far away.

We wanted to make Phoenix but were tired and couldn't go much further so landed the Flying Scotsman near Globe, Arizona at the Apache Gold Casino RV resort. Really it is a large paved parking lot adjacent to the casino with some hookups. Nice quiet place but no other amenities except the casino. And in this picture you can see the gathering storm. We are at 3500 feet here.

That night it rained and sleeted and we woke to 40 degrees and light rain. Then we were off to Phoenix a mere 120 miles away. About 5 miles from where we left the rain changed to sleet and then snow and this guy coming down the road said it all.

As we went west on 70 we climbed to over 4500 feet and it began to snow pretty heavily. Here's Buster supervising the mountain climbing in some pretty cool conditions. Bandit's under the seat ... smart cat.

Seeing this terrain under this type of weather is really beautiful ... high desert and tons of snow ... breathtaking but we are so glad we stayed 200 miles south of where we planned and at least 2000 feet lower.

The bus handles well yet the winds and snow were a bit of a chalenge ... the view unsurpassed!

And the sign says, "Runaway Truck Ramp." What about a runaway bus ....?

We are now safely warm and snug in Phoenix in one of the finest RV parks we have seen ... more about that later.