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South to Tucson
Winslow was fun, and it was a real pleasure to be in a place that I have associated with the road, since my early teens. Time to move on though. The next week would be spent far south, always close to the Mexico border. There was Tucson, and the Titan Missile Museum, Carlsbad Cavern, and then my ultimate destination, the Trinity Site.  
 



Mountains, heat, and twisted roads would mark the journey south, towards Phoenix. Despite 75 mph speed limits, and the curves and grades of the road, everyone down here speeds.







Left:
The result of driving too fast, for too long, in too much heat, over grades that are too steep.

Below:
Phoenix rises up from the desert.




A roadrunner appears to be giving directions to another. By coincidence, this was in a gas station. You can almost hear him saying "Run down to the second stop light, take a left, fly over the big fence, and then stop in front of the big tree."


Passing out of Phoenix, and heading east along the southern rim of Arizona, are some of the most desolate stretches of road I have ever seen.


Like something out of an old cowboy movie, the southern desert displays it's collection of cacti, and other flora.


Above:
The Tucson skyline, as seen from the road.

Left:
A look towards the city center, from a street near the university.

Below:
Downtown Tucson



Above:
Date palms, and mountains seem to define this area.

Left:
More date palms wave outside of a generic modern office building.

Below:
One last look at Tucson, before heading down to Titan Missile.

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