I am adding a couple updates at the same time.

Day four travel was amazing. I drove out of Grants, NM and headed west on I-40. My only goal was to get to Phoenix and to avoid Flagstaff en route so I took the 377 out of Holbart, AZ to the 277.

The drive through the Tonto National Forest was such an amazing surprise and completely worth it!! I drove slower than the anticipated 5 hours due to my own personal soft limits for driving, (I drive about 60-65 max or 25,000 rpms on my vehicle, whichever comes first.) Pure beauty up there at 5, 875 ft elevation.

While at the peak I noticed a Bald Eagle flying towards me, not too high above my truck, he/she took a look back at me. At first I though, "Wow, amazing, golly, to see one flying so low." Later as I drove to lower altitude did I realize that the Eagle wasn't flying low, I was driving up in his atmosphere!

Marco the cat, again, proved that he is very cool!

Picture is from just into the Arizona border from NM. OMG, New Mexico, truly is Enchanted! Thank goodness there are signs for "Safety Corridor" because it is so beautiful no doubt everyone is looking!