Summer 2014:
Texas, New Mexico, Arizona,
and the central plains

Rest stops: E of San Simon. Dragoon Mtns. (25th)

Chase Field, Phoenix. (25th)

Tucson downtown, suburbs. (25th-27th)

Pecan orchards, fields, etc., Marana (26th)

Junkyard for old jet airliners, at Marana Aerospace Solutions.

Saguaro cacti, flowers. (26th)

Sabino Canyon visitors center, cacti (27th)

Santa Catalina Mtns. (27th)

View toward Tucson in the south.

Scenic rocks along "Sky Highway" road.

Middle Bear picnic area.

Rock outcropping, overlook.

View toward the east.

View toward the north, upper San Pedro Valley in the distance.

The cool, high-elevation resort community of Summerhaven.

View toward the south from near Mount Lemmon, Tucson in the distance.

Sky Center, at the summit of Mount Lemmon.

Titan Missile Museum, Green Valley. (28th)

Mexican border & ballpark, Nogales. (28th)

Patagonia valley, Nature Preserve, shops. (28th)

Route 82, Whetstone Mountains. (28th)

"Buffalo Soldier" gate at Fort Huachuca. (29th)

San Pedro River, pond, visitors center. (29th)

Bisbee, nearby open-pit copper mine. (29th)

Mexican border, Douglas. (29th)

The blue carts are from the Douglas WalMart, just three blocks away. Exports!

Geronimo monument, Apache. (29th)

Chiricahua Mountains, exterior. (29th-30th)

Pecan trees, yucca, etc., Chiricahua Mtns. (30th)

Chiricahua Mtns., interior (30th)

Entering Cave Creek Canyon.

The South Fork of Cave Creek Canyon, a birding "hot spot."

The biological research station, middle elevation.

High-elevation view of the inner valley, with Cave Creek Canyon in the distance.

The Ranger Station, at the mouth of Cave Creek Canyon.

Garden in Las Cruces. (June 25)

I-10 entering Animas Valley, near Arizona. (June 25)

Dust devil, east of Stein (ghost town). (June 25)

Border Patrol checkpoint on I-10. (June 30)

Las Cruces, San Andres Mountains. (June 30)

Bosque del Apache NWR. (July 1)

New Mexico State Capitol, Santa Fe. (July 1)

Glorieta Baptist Church. (July 1)

Las Vegas NWR, town of Las Vegas & mountains. (July 2)

Historic Castañeda Hotel, Las Vegas (July 2)

Dallas skyline from the southeast.

Dealey Plaza, where JFK was killed, Dallas.

Nearby George B. Dealey statue, Dallas buildings.

AT&T Stadium, home of the Cowboys, Arlington.

Fort Worth skyline.

Oil refinery, Big Spring.

Wind turbines, east of Colorado City.

Oil wells, east of Pecos.

Rest stop west of Pecos, transition to desert scrubland.

Gomez Peak, Davis Mountains, near dusk.

Joplin, MO downtown, Route 66 mural. (June 23)

I-540 bridge, near Winslow, Arkansas. (June 23)

Choctaw Casino Resort, Durant, OK (June 23)

Cimarron County Courthouse, Boise City, OK. (July 2)

Kansas City, 18th & Vine District. (July 26)

Kansas City, Gem Theater. (July 26)

K.C., Jazz & Negro Leagues Baseball Museums. (July 26)

Kansas City, downtown SE. (July 26)

St. Louis, downtown west. (July 26)

St. Louis Gateway Arch. (July 26)

Elkhart, KS grain elevators (July 2)

Cimarron National Grassland, & oil well (July 2)

Dodge City, Kansas stockyards (July 2)

Larned, KS grain elevators, train station, etc. (July 2)

Cheyenne Bottoms, Kansas (July 2)

Christ (Episcopal) Cathedral, Salina ! (July 3)

Masonic Temple, Salina (July 3)

Salina train station, grain elevators (July 3)

Remey Leland Clem Hall, SJMS !, Salina (July 3)

Geneva City Hall (July 3)

York water tower (July 3)

Gresham High School & Post Office (July 3)

Gresham State Bank & Opera House (July 3)

Sacred Heart Catholic Church !, Shelby (July 3)

Johnny Carson Blvd., Norfolk (July 3)

Argo Hotel !, Crofton (July 23)

Ponca Tribe sign, E of Niobrara (July 23)

Missouri River bridge, NE of Niobrara (July 23)

Niobrara River bridge (July 23)

Dakota Dome from Nebraska. (June 19)

Sioux Falls downtown, feminists sign. (June 20)

St. Joseph Cathedral (Catholic), S.F. ! (June 20)

Adams Nature Area, McCook. (July 9)

Gateway Computers, North Sioux City. (July 9)

Vermillion downtown, First Baptist Church. (July 14)

University Road, valley north of Vermillion. (July 14)

Spirit Mound wildflowers, southeast view. (July 22)

Dalesburg Lutheran Church, Hub City. (July 22)

Missouri River bridge NE of Niobrara. (July 23)

Missouri River, view from Springfield. (July 23)

Springfield State Prison, schools sign (!). (July 23)

Ohio River bridge, Cincinnati. (July 27)

Downtown Cincinnati from GABP. (July 27)

Augusta Springs wetland sign. (June 7)

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