Day 17 Friday Oct 28 Las Cruces to Scottsdale and home!!!

This last day on the road is on a path we have done before, several times.  A couple of hours from Las Cruces over to Lordsburg NM then a choice.... US route 70, two lanes, scenic, a bit shorter but thirty minutes longer, or I-10 through Tucson up to Phoenix.  Usually lots of traffic, but nice roads and the ability to pass slower cars.

Today, in the Morgan we selected Route 70, through the San Carlos Apache Indian reservation,  and aside from a few slow campers and a truck or two it was a good choice. 

Just a few miles west of Las Cruces is an inspection station set up by the Border Patrol.  A simple affirmative reply to the question "are you a citizen of the United States?" nets a command to proceed.  Show business at its best by government bureaucrats. 

Along the way we passed the 4,000 mile mark on our 17 day adventure.  We started with the mileage counter at 64252.  We ended the trip at 4300 miles, almost exactly. 

 It was a relief when we entered Arizona

 The topography is always amazing in this state.... mountains, hills and sunny blue skies. 

Cotton fields in Pima county.... Pima Cotton, was being harvested. 

When we drove through Globe, AZ the copper mines dominated the landscape.  Golly, they sure moved a lot of dirt looking for copper ore.  Made lots of money for the workers and company too, and helped make America great supplying the changing industrial needs requiring more and more copper during the war years, electrification of American and computer revolution.  

It was about 1:15pm Arizona time when we ended up at our house in Scottsdale. 

Somehow, we feel it was quite an accomplishment to have spent 17 days, elbow to elbow in a tiny car, covering 4300 miles in mostly dry weather, touching 13 states, and staying in 14 different hotels.  We met lots of very nice people, old friends and new, Morgan owners and others too, along the way. 

Someone saw our car in a parking lot one day and remarked that we were living a dream.  And he was spot on.  The car continues to delight and amaze people who are not familiar with the Morgan brand.  The very classic lines and style of the car is unlike any other, and remains attractive to most.  We are delighted to be able to represent the mark, and we hope we represent it in a proper manner by driving the heck out of it. 

Til next time....

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