La Quinta Inn And Suites Tucumcari

Today is our last day of traveling before we arrive in Santa Fe tomorrow. We left this morning and headed out toward Texas. Within an hour, we came across a museum that was about the historic Route 66.   Brandon has always wanted to drive the historic Route 66 so this was the perfect opportunity for us to get a taste of what it might have been like. This particular museum featured different rooms ...

... to a very cold fog, we bundled in four layers of every material we had. Fifty degrees sounds balmy after a Michigan winter, but not at 75 mph for 8 hours. So we again hit the super-slab heading for Amarillo, TX. A very low ceiling kept it cold and misting most of the day, but any real rain again went around us. Trying to make up a little time the only ...

... beans and corn were the home-spun meal Jose Luis was looking for, while the Chicken fajitas hit the spot for me. Interesting that this was another dry town, no wine, beer, just ice tea or sodas. We will be heading through Arizona tomorrow with our last stop before we arrive in Las Vegas

... Cadillac cars buried with their bonnets in the ground and at an angle that have been painted with questionable art. Because the road was split and no easy access but back-tracking a couple of times, it was decided the glimpse of this "artwork" was enough for the travellers. A little further out along this route we turned off to travel a short distance along the original blacktop of Route 66 to take in the midway point. This is a must stop in this area. It has the exact midpoint ...

... and the other half driving east to see historic Route 66, we were able to drive straight to Tucumcari. We ate at a diner, cancelled our reservation at the Blue Swallow Motel, and checked out Teepee Curios. We even had time for the Mesa Dinosaur Museum, which was a lot of fun. With plenty of time still left in the day, we started out from Tucumcari back west. At this point, we were both really feeling the ...

Now we officially started our Route 66 self-guided tour. We began from Tucumcari, NM with the hopes of checking out their dinosaur museum. Unfortunately, the museum was closed due to it being a Monday as well as a holiday. The rest of the city was not impressive so we decided to move on back to TX via the historic Route 66.

Of all the neon signs along 66, this one is probably the most famous. Even people not that familiar with 66 might recognize this one. Unfortunatley, we pulled in for the night and the sign is turned off. We new that the hotel was closed until spring but hoped it ...

It is a beautiful cool morning in New Mexico. The winds died down sometime during the night. I turned on the air conditioner to create white noise so I could sleep. Right now I am watching the cows make their way across a field in front of my cabin. The calves are kicking up their heels to play. I ...

Dear friends & family, It has been a most interesting day. I found out last night I was not too far from the Petrified forest. I have had a longing to visit there since I was a kid and someone introduced me to petrified wood. I have included several photos from the Petrified forest as well as a few others from my days journey. Enjoy ...

Taos RV park Today we actually made it out of Texas. We took a beautiful drive over the mountains from Raton to Taos, NM. We found an RV park and then went to eat dinner at a Mexican restaurant. The food was passable. We then took a drive through Taos to ...