May 27-29: Into the Heart of the Southwest: New Mexico and Arizona

May 27 was a fairly easy day heading down I-10 from Sonora, TX and on into New Mexico.  A pure day of driving.

 A interesting sign at the welcome s=center in New Mexico.

 We ended the day in Deming, NM at a very nice and empty RV site, Dream Catcher RV next to I-10.  The air was warm and dry.  We slept for the first night without the AC on.

 May 28 we only had a two hour drive from Demning into Tucson.  Here I am on the mall in front of Old Main at the Un of Arizona where we attended from '74-'78.

 Here is the Newman center at the U of A where our daughter francesca was baptized.

 Elaine attended the School of Library Science for a period before Francesca arrived on the scene.

 We stayed with our good friends Virginia and Matt Johns.  They took us to Biosphere 2 on May 29.  Here are a few pictures outside the Biosphere which is just north of Tucson.

 Virginia, Matt, and Elaine.

 The tall dome was the library/observation space.

 We ended the day with a very enjoyable dinner on the Virginia & Matt's back patio which overlooks Tucson.