Here’s the second installment in the illustrated adventures of Connie the Big-Rig Jockey and her pal, Silver.

Southern Arizona

by Connie Graham

Nogales

I was here in Nogales 20 years ago when working for Anchor Foods. There was only one truck stop at the time and I was trying to figure out where it was.

It’s still back there…but it looks just like what’s left of the sign.

The drive through AZ on hwy 82 from Benson to Nogales is gorgeous! I’d never taken that route before, as it is a bit too windy curvy and “Not recommended for trucks.”

Lots of cyclists along the way.

What Truckers Think About…

I fear I am doing my trusty dog Silver a disservice of sorts. If something were to happen to me it would be challenging for the new parent of this dog to figure out what she knows.

For instance, “Let’s go!” means “come!”  “Sit your ass down” is for “sit,” and “hold on to your underwear!” means turbulence ahead. She has these down pat.

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Waiting in line at the scale in Nogales…

Something else you can do with binder clips.

Willcox

Willcox has changed quite a bit since I lived there in 1978. The only good memories I have are from the dances at The Cattle Rest (where the bull haulers really did rest their cattle) and of a really lively fight between a couple of Cowboys (spurs and all) in a bar called Rix Tavern. During the scrum, one guy broke a cue stick over the back of the other. It was fantastic!

I have always had a thing for a snug-fitting pair of Wranglers…

I ate breakfast in the restaurant at the TA truck stop in Willcox this morning. Apparently there was a rodeo going on this morning. If you look closely, you can see part of the sign on the back of one of the diners.

 

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