Coolidge to Catalina State Park, AZ

Ysleta Branch Library, El Paso, TX

 

 

 

 

    A Tom Mix Memorial along AZ79 south of Florence. It reads "Jan. 6, 1880 - Oct. 12, 1940[;]In Memory of TOM MIX[,] whose spirit left his body on this spot and whose characterization and portrayals in life served to better fix memories of the Old West in the minds of living men[.]"

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Turning to the left, a shot south to Mt. Lemmon in the distance to the left of my rig.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Zooming in....

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Farther down AZ79 a photo taken from the east side of the road.

 

 

 

 

 

    With increasing cloud cover decreasing the available light, another look at Mt. Lemmon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    A many-branched saguaro cactus silhouetted against the sky to the west.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

    Another view to the west where there is more light thanks to less cloud-cover.

 

 

 

 

 

    The next morning a look at the Santa Catalina Mtns -- perhaps at Mt. Lemmon. A second examination seems to hint at snow-speckled mountains behind the tree towering over the RV in the right foreground.
--

 

 

Links:

• Long but interesting Wikipedia article on Tom Mix
• IMDbPro biography of Tom Mix
• Wikipedia article on Mt. Lemmon
• Biography of Sara Plummer Lemmon, namesake of Mt. Lemmon near Tucson

--

Su 3 Feb Actual Route: Van Horn - Jcn I-10 & I-20 - Toyah - Pecos Flying J Truck Stop

M 4 Feb Actual Route: Pecos Flying J Truck Stop - Pecos Lib - Tra-Park Escapees CG

T 5 Feb Actual Route: Tra-Park Escapees CG - Pecos Lib - Tra-Park CG

W 6 Feb Actual Route: Tra-Park Escapees CG - Pecos Lib - Fort Stockton Walmart

Th 7 Feb Actual Route: Ft Stockton McDonalds - Ft Stockton Lib - Ft Stockton Walmart

F 8 Feb Actual Route: Fort Stockton W/M - Ft Stockton Lib - Alpine - BC Ranch RV Pk

Sa 9 Feb Actual Route: BC Ranch RV Pk - Alpine - W Entrance Big Bend NP - Cottonwood CG

Su 10 Feb Actual Route: Cottonwood CG - Mule Ears Viewpoint - Chisos Basin CG

M 11 Feb Actual Route: Chisos Basin CG - Panther Jcn P.O. - Chisos Basin CG

T 12 Feb Route: Chisos Basin CG - Panther Jcn P.O. - Peppermint Gap Entrance - Marathon
--

Finding Campgrounds:

• RV Campgrounds from TrailerLifeDirectory.com
• Family Camping Directories from Woodalls.com
• Free campsites website
• Info on finding BLM Campgrounds

N.B. I receive nothing from Trailer Life, Woodalls, or FreeCampsites.net for including links to their free campground lookups.