New Mexico - Part One - Tucson AZ to Socorro NM

It's a mostly boring drive to Socorro. 389 miles, mostly interstate except for a shortcut between Deming, NM and Hatch, NM. Features of interest on the way are highway rest areas, 'The Thing'. This is desert territory for the most part - Yuccas, Chollas, Mesquites and other desert plants in flat to rolling terrain.

Starting many miles away there are large yellow billboards for 'The Thing'; advertised as the Mystery of the Desert. It's still a mystery to us and we skipped the One Dollar admission fee and instead went to the Dairy Queen located next door.

Socorro was our destination this first day as it enabled us to be at Pie Town for lunch on day two.