Day Two

Day two we began our journey at a family member's house where we spent the night after driving 1168 miles. Temperatures reached 110 F. We stretched our legs and ate lunch at a picnic area on the side of the highway. The sun was blazing - even though the humidity is little to nothing compared to Florida... IT IS HOT!! When we ate dinner around 8:30 pm, it was 98 F and we sat outside with no problem. Today has been rather uneventful except for two things. We crossed over the Rio Grande and saw Mexico from the highway in El Paso. The video is what we could see of Mexico and the mountains around. It has been interesting see the landscape change the farther west we travel. Tomorrow we are off to see the Gila Cliff Dwellings, Petrified Forest, and (if we have time) a meteor crater.

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