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Gallup Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Gallup, United States
Meltdown in Gallup After 100 Mile Slog
This is a top pick! ... it was 10.30 by the time we’d sorted all that and we just had time to check out the dreadful reviews of Gallup KOA before heading into the tent. The noise from the road and trains was absolutely ridiculous, but fortunately we were so exhausted we ...
Catching our breath in New Mexico
This is a top pick! ... into our car already, and have yet to make it smell of sausage. So that feels pretty good So we check into our hotel in Gallup, have a bite to it, jump in the pool and get ready to go out. Only the little fella is refusing to go ...
On to Gallup
From Sedona, we journeyed to Gallup, New Mexico, an interesting trading post town near the Arizona border. Most of the area in northern Arizona is Navajo and Hopi territory. Not far from Sedona, we stopped to check out the "Indian Arts & Crafts" signs ...
El Racho
Our next stop brought us just inside New Mexico to Gallup. El Rancho is a very famous hotel along 66. As the signs says, it has been home to many movie stars over the years. Their pictures line the walls in the second floor of the ...
Petrified Forest and Gallup
... they said they lose a ton of petrified wood every month) We drove the loop and returned to the interstate and continued to Gallup, NM. We arrived in Gallup around 7PM and I expected to have to do an after hours registration, but the guy was ...
Kingman AZ to Gallup NM
Just an FYI - If you requested a postcard, it's been mailed! The last ones went in the mailbox this morning in Kingman, Arizona - right on Route 66 This morning I thought that I'd take tonight off from the travelogue and chill out a ...
DAY 11: Exploring New Mexico
... are approaching California to quickly so we decided to go north for a day. We did a big reversed "U" from Santa Fe to Gallup even crossing Colorado border once or twice. We saw some spectacular mountain views, lakes and a Navajo Dam which was pretty ...
Kicks on Route 66
... nbsp; Just past Thoreau is where I-40 crosses the Continental Divide at 7,379 feet above sea level. Shortly after this we were in Gallup, New Mexico driving down part of Historic Route 66 parallel to I-40. Lunch today was pb and j and fruit off the ...
hot scenery and baths
... of red - it is mesmerizing and enchanting. On past Albuquerque (I just love the way that sounds) and back onto Interstate 40 to Gallup for the night. We stay at El Rancho, yet another hotel famous for who has stayed there. I catch up on some WiFi time in ...
Moonscapes and Ancient Forests
... under the clouds while we were in this part of the park and although we had a great sunset experience I was not satisfied with most of my photos of this area. We went on to Gallup for the night with the intention of heading north to Canyon de ...
Enjoying getting our kicks on Old Route 66
... designs in the walls along the side of the road. We stopped for fuel just past Albuquerque, and then were on our way to Gallup, NM. We crossed the Continental Divide on the way and the elevation topped out at 7,275 feet. Arriving at the USA RV Resort on ...
Land of Wide Horizons
... beside the biggest train yet; five locomotives at the front and three at the rear. It must have been a mile long. Just before Gallup we crossed into New Mexico (the land of enchantment) and a new time zone. First time we have cycled far enough ...
Mid-Ride thoughts from Joe
... Between the ages of 20 and 25 I had been around the world 3 times and seen many countries as well as much of the United States. Although seeing it while travelling for business is much different than doing it via motorcycle as I am doing now. Looking back ...
Day 25 - 315 Miles - The Grand Canyon
We had a very interesting night. We called around and used all available resources to try to find a Motel for the night but were not able to. According to Hotwire and Priceline the town of Cortez, AZ doesn't even exist. It isn't even on the map. So we ...
Day 8 - Red Rocks/Petrified Forest
... . However, due to unexpected circumstances involving a Junior High School National Rodeo Championship, we were forced to pull over to an unscheduled campground, Gallup KOA, and settled into a refreshing sleep. Journal Crew Link to today's ...
Halfway To Bryce
We leave Albuqeurque in fine order and travel until 8:30 that night and land ourselves in Gallup, NM. There's a Taco Bell across the street, so we fill up and have a night in a crummy Econolodge with a toilet that won't flush. Oh well, atleast we're out ...
Just want to get there!
What can I say? I'm really looking forward to getting to Sante Fe! Still have about 80 miles to go. This has been a VERY looooooong trip and I’m going to do everything I can, not to have to drive this car back to LA. Sometime over the next couple ...
Gallup NM
... bikes down for a 3 mile ride into town to see the sights and experiance a little bit more of Route 66. We concluded that Gallup wasn't a town that we would miss too much. It didnt have much goning on except indian trading shops and bars. We were warned a ...
Jul 29, 2010
Wild Goose Chase
... , saw what I thought maybe Kivas besides the houses as these Indians are descendants from the Mesa Verde and Aztec people. Rolled into Gallup around 7pm and along Historic Route 66 found a Hotel, checked in and sorted, had a drink or two and ...
Stunning NM landscape!
... getting better at breaking down the RV and leaving night site. When I first reviewed our purposed route, the mid-to-western states did not invoke much excitement. Flat, bland, etc . Very. It is anything but that. The ...
Bezoek Grand Canyon en naar Williams
Vanmorgen eerst een rit van 80 mijl naar de Grand Canyon, daarna zouden we een rit maken langs de zuidelijke rand van 60 mijl en in de namiddag naar ons hotel in Williams nog zo'n 50 mijl, alles samen vandaag 190 mijl of 305 kilometer. Het eerste deel ...
Native American Baha'i insitute
Not so far from here I paid a visit and had a tour of the Native Americian Baha'i Insitute.Very nice facility, Also had a prayer in the round log prayer house http://www.nativeamericanbi.org/ Gallop has the ...
Human Smallness and Wastelands
If the southwest has taught me anything, it is this: We humans are pretty much no big deal. Need proof? The Petrified Forest National Park in New Mexico was once home to a magnificent forest...225 million years ago during the Triassic Period. Back then, ...
Galloping through Gallup!
Another day on the road, another overnight stop. The scenery, filled with peaks and mesas, altitudes above 7,000 feet, was amazing, but uploading of pictures will have to wait. For now, just a map pin. Tomorrow we'll ...
Gallup, NM
The drive from Clovis to Gallup was long and hard. It seems the IH40 is either under construction or in need of construction. I was introduced to my first steep downhill grade of the trip in Albuquerque, it was of course under ...
C'mon Mate stop the wind!
We decided to stay one more day in Gallup. Yep, the wind is still horrific and will probably be even worse tomorrow. We did house work today, trailer cleaning, laundry, and a truck wash. We discovered three Lotta Burgers here. One ...
Tired, old motel, but at least it's cheap
Tonight we're staying in Gallup. We went into the local Wal-Mart before and I think we were two of six white people in the place. It was absolutely packed (obviously the place to be in Gallup of a Satdee) and it was packed full of ...