My USA Road trip

Well the trip of a life time has begun.  Left Escondido, California Sunday 6-19-11 at 9:20am  Taking the southern route.  That is Hwy 8 along the Mexican/US border to Yuma, Arizona.  Stopped there and ate, gassed up and headed off again.  I drove the 1st leg, 3hours, my Mom drove the next 3 hrs to Tucson, Arizona.  I then drove the final 3.25 hours and slept in Deming, New Mexico. 

The landscape along the way is so desolate.  There are areas almost completely covered in stones/boulders.  Wish I'd taken pictures.  Looked like it had rained stones.  Just stacked on top of each other.  Then in Arizona the cactus, Saguaro I believe they're called.  Look like desert sentinels, waving "hello" to the occasional humans passing thru.  Can't imagine living out here.  So dry, dead and hot!  I realize that I'm definitely a forest girl.  This landscape makes me depressed.  Need my trees!

We have arrived in Carlsbad, New Mexico. http://www.nationalparked.com/US/Carlsbad_Caverns/    About 3.5 hrs from Deming.  Staying at a Super8 motel.  Fine accommodations at this cheaper price point. Tomorrow morning we are booked into the "Left tunnel Tour" at Carlsbad caverns.  Then we'll do the self tour that is also available.  Should take up most of the day.  Will leave Wednesday morning to drive thru to  San Antonio.  I'll start taking pictures, unfortunately I brought the wrong cable and can't up load my pics.  Will buy a cable in San Antonio then start uploading.  Thanks to my brother Scott, for asking me to document my trip so he can "travel" along.  I'm glad to do it. Makes me feel important, LOL LOL.