Landscape around Lordsburg. Black dots are cattle.
Monday May 16th
Monday May 16th
Left Tucson, heading for Lordsburg, New Mexico. On the way we detoured to Tombstone, a town that is allegedly unchanged since its silver/gold boomtown days. The population was around 18,000 in 1882 but is now around 2000. The locals dress the part and we witnessed a shoot-out near the OK Corral. Have to say the acting wasn’t that good but it was all good fun. It was a bit cooler at 30oC which made a difference.
Headed for Lordsburg, a town of no consequence but with lots of hotels and close to the Interstate10. The landscape is looking a little more fertile although the locals say they can’t remember when it last rained here. We got a bit excited when we saw a cloud in the sky and wondered if it was a giant dust storm as there are frequent notices warning about them. The notices say that visibility can be reduced to zero and to pull of the carriageway before you stop. That sounds sensible, so long as you know where the carriageway is.
Luckily the road skirted around it so we didn’t have to find out.
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