BENSON, ARIZONA



Migrating Sandhill Cranes,
Muleshoe WR, Texas
















A lonely Monarch Butterfly migrating to Mexico,
Buffalo Lakes WR, Texas











Rockhound State Park, New Mexico









It is almost the end of November and we have only travelled as far as Benson. Benson is located about 50 miles east of Tucson on Interstate 10. We are camped south of town along one of the many arroyos (washes). These arroyos are great places for hiking into the hills beyond - you can stay away from the mesquite bushes (also known as "wait-a-minute"plants), cactus, and other thorny shrubs. Needless to say I am always on the look out for snakes. We have seen a Mojove Rattler once and that was enough.

Our travels south took us to Cheyenne Bottoms Wildlife Refuge, Kansas; Buffalo Lakes W.R., Texas; Muleshoe W.R., Texas; Alamogordo (for truck repairs), New Mexico; and Rockhound State Park, New Mexico, with a number of towns in between. Weather has been great and we left Winnipeg between ice and snow.












Evening light Buffalo Lakes WR, Texas

Our wheels will take us south into Mexico via Nogales in about 1 weeks time. We will have our first stop in Alamos.


Sunset, Rockhound State Park, New Mexico

Until next time,
Chris and Irene