3 State Blitz


  We Started Saturday 4/10 in Tucson AZ and after seeing miles of 
pecan and pistacho trees stopped in Bowie AZ to get more nuts!
Welcome to New Mexico...”The Land of Enchantment”...which means miles and miles of 
Wide open spaces, that’s how songs are written.

We did see a roadrunner
Best rest area in. 1992!                                                      



This bird originally stood high above the Las Cruces Land fill to draw attention to our consumption habits and the need for recycling.   It is made entirely of trash...shoes, ironing board, electronics, it was moved to the rest area/visitor center as the roadrunner is the state bird
Welcome to the Lone Star State!!!
Drive Friendly - The Texas Way
We are not sure about the friendly but they do drive FAST. 
El Paso should be called the Drag Racing Capital🏎🏎
John is in Heaven!!! All this junk, 10 x’ more around the building and 2 stories of “Antiques” inside.
 Definitely  want to find the dictionary these states use to describe their attributes!


 
Marty Robbin’s “Rosa’s Cantina”... down in the west Texas town of El Paso..I fell in love with a Mexican girl......the music would play at Rosa’s Cantina ..and that’s where John and I endulged with a beer🎶
Very fun, friendly people, John bought cheesey souvenirs and we went up the road to a little bit of Texas and did a few 2 steps and line dances.  
 

Our first stay at Cabales aka Bass Pro Shop, they were very accommodating, nice area, quite (except for the night racing) clean and Pieology in the same shopping center.  Thank You!
A good nights sleep and got us to church on time! 

Comments

  1. LynneApril 12, 2021 at 10:19 AM

    Shannon, you are hilarious....we found each state proud of something.....and , yes, they do stretch their definitions. But so fun to see how different each state is and what makes them tick.

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  2. Stephanie VanDellApril 18, 2021 at 12:23 PM

    Sounds like fun. Can’t wait to see the high class souvenirs Dad!

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