Tucson across to Las Cruces New Mexico

 Wow, I'm so relieved we made it here after 243 miles from Tucson to Las Cruces, New Mexico, despite the strong winds blowing across the land. The gusts were up to 50 mph, and it was very windy throughout most of the way. There was only one part where the winds pushed us, but otherwise, it was quite challenging for the driver, let alone the passenger.

 We encountered dust blowing around in the background, thank goodness it never really amounted to a major dust storm, like I guess they can have, where you need to pull over on the side of the road, stop, and get your foot off the brake so that another vehicle won't hit you, thinking you're moving. 

We had a close call with a semi-truck. As we were passing the truck, it either got blown by the wind or didn't see us and started crossing the center line. I was screaming "NO" in the truck, and Galen was on the shoulder hanging on to it, but the truck finally pulled back into its lane. Later, we were following a travel trailer that was going too fast, and its back end was swaying all over the place. We had to get past it quickly, afraid it might lose control.