Well, we were a little behind schedule this morning. Oh wait, we're retired. We have no schedule!
On our way out, Don offered up some sandwich makin's for the trip. So we put together a couple of turkey sandwiches before we hit the road. Finally drove away at 7:35. Stopped for gas on the way out of Peoria (NW Phoenix). Dropped another $15 to fill the tank. Then headed up to Flagstaff. Traffic wasn't too heavy and we were traveling at 75 mph before long.
We made it to the Meteor Crater by 10:35 to "experience the impact." Paid our entrance fee, used the restrooms, then walked up to the observation platforms to snap a few pictures. This was Tony's 2nd stop at the site, but my first. He's right, it's just a hole in the ground, but one of those things you just gotta see for yourself. I'm glad we stopped. If you're interested in that kinda stuff, there's a nice museum explaining the impact theory. We're picture people, so we just walked through slowly. Well, maybe not too slow. 11:20...we're on our way back to the interstate.
The sandwiches came in handy at this time. We ate on the road making up some of the stop time. This part of the interstate actually parallels Route 66 - "Flagstaff, Arizona. Don't forget Winona" ...blah blah blah. But we didn't stop. That will be another trip.
Another stop in Gallup set us back $17 this time...ok I'll stop that! Once we got passed Gallup we notices lava rock covering the ground. Tony remembered from previous trips seeing a volcano around that area. No, it wasn't active last time he drove past...he's not THAT old. If you're interested in Googling it, it's the Bandera Volcano & Ice Caves.
The drive along 40 in that area is really interesting. To the south the landscape is hilly, kinda rolling hills with shrub. But the north side of the interstate has red cliffs etched from millenniums of wind. I took some pics and will attempt to post with this blog if I can figure it out.
We arrived in Santa Fe around 5 pm. Checked into the Sage Inn and headed out for dinner at the recommended New Mex restaurant. Not your typical Southern Cal Mexican food. I would describe it as a combination of Mexican/Spanish/American Indian. Well, I really don't know that for a fact. The fried bread is Indian, isn't it?
Tomorrows plans: Enjoy the Continental Breakfast, walk through old town Santa Fe and head north to Denver. Will keep you posted.
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Sorry to hear you are spending so much on gas - guess that means my Christmas present won't be too big this year - darn!
The descriptions so far have been great! Can't wait until you try to describe the frozen cornfields of Illinoissssssss.
Please give a hug to big sister Barb for me, and Dave & Kristin too! Tell her we miss her wit on the family website and are still waiting to hear how "life in public educaton" has been treating her!
PS - I'm sure you'll find some good Mexican food in Denver!
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