Tucson, Arizona

Dry. Very, very dry.

Las Cruces, New Mexico only gets 9-10 inches of rain FOR THE WHOLE YEAR! Contrast that with Virginia's annual rate of 43 inches.

The land is dusty. Sandy. Very little green around except where we saw some irrigation ditches that provide water to the crops. Then you had lush fields of green.

And pecan trees. We saw mile after mile of pecan trees.

The drive from Las Cruces, New Mexico to Tucson, Arizona was filled with warning signs about dust storms.

Pull onto shoulder.
Turn off car.
No headlights.
No brake lights.
Buckle up.

Wow! Thank goodness we did not have a lot of wind.

But we did have trains. Lots and lots of trains carrying all sorts of products.

I love trains.

We arrived in Tucson where the landscape is a little greener and dotted with palm trees and cacti.

After all, they get 11 - 12 inches of rain a year.Lue lisää