Super 8 Motel Grants

Paysages arides. Terre de Cain. Des paturages deshydrates aux jaunes contrastant avec le bleu immense du ciel. Debut du relief saccade des Montagnes Rocheuses.

On avale pas mal de route mais on decelere car nous sommes au debut de notre "aventure" au pays de Billy the Kid et Pancho Villa... !

Un pique-nique impromptu au ...

... windmills in west Texas, so that was good to see, the cow farms though, not so much. Kinda smelly....

We drove approximately 500 miles today, there isn't much to stop and do or see in these parts of the states. Lots of grass, for miles, and miles. New Mexico is very unique though, even though it's been mostly prairies and grasslands so far, it has completely different colors and trees than we've seen before.

We have been following Route 66 for a ...

... noodles for breakfast. Small meals but it was all I had. In the morning everything was white. My bike bags and tent were frozen solid from the mix of rain and snow. There was enough gas to cook the noodles with some spare for hot chocolate but I thought I’d be hard pressed to cook my rice that night. It was the only food I had left other than a snickers and a cereal bar. I had half a bottle of water and thought I’d better get down to a highway and town asap, as I ...

I'm sorry, I grew up with Bugs Bunny cartoons and I always think of him taking the wrong turn there. I will some day explore the city and especially I would love to turn north and ride around the Santa Fe area. Don't think it will be this trip since they are expecting high winds and thunderstorms this week.

... So that is where I went. But this place is like any other I have been to. There are no roads into the areas. You can only see the lava field by hiking over very rough terrain. Ever picked up a piece of lava? Pretty rough, huh? Or you can go over to the eastern side where there is an overlook. So I had to go back 20 miles to I40, 5 miles on I40 and 20 miles to the overlook. But I never made it to the overlook. As I was going ...

... but the artistry in the pottery was brilliant.

We started the tour at 4 p.m. A bus took us up an around for approximately an hour and 15 minutes. There were people from neighboring states like Arizona and there were also some people from Russia, Austria, France, and US cities like NYC and Chicago. I wondered how they found New Mexico on their itinerary as this place seems a bit out, I think they were likely staying in Albuquerque.

Most of the tour was walking ...

Today I traveled up Highway 25 to Santa Fe. The landscape was beautiful. The distance from Albuquerque to Sata Fe is approx 60 miles. As I approached the city it felt like I was coming home. All of the movies, books and history lessons made it feel as if I had been there before and when I got to the city I was not disappointed finding a 'free parking spot immediately. this was a good sign. I toured around the 'Plaza' section of Santa Fe which is the ...

... As we're wandering around the large area with exhibits and brochures, there was a computer set up with a clear sign: Free computer use for travelers. Nice touch. So kudos to the state of New Mexico for going that extra mile to make travelers feel welcome. Something I've been pondering today: If the sun is shining and it is snowing at the same time, could there ...

... the second time in the middle of nowhere in real survival conditions, to which one of them declared me the toughest man he had ever met (head swells yet more). I suspect that bloke does not get out much. Hate of the day - hunters with no respect for the land. The number of empty cans of ***** beer which I have ridden past is an absolute tragedy. Likewise the empty bullet shells/cartridges/whatever. I am still undecided about hunting, but I am sure that getting ...

Hi folks, It rained last night and cleared all of the dust and smoke so it was a beautiful morning. We left Holbrook about 8:30 and traveled down hwy 180 to the entrance of the Petrified Forest and Painted Desert. We turned out at every opportunity to see the sites. A very brief explanation of how this wood petrified and turned to rock. Millions of years ago flooding washed the trees down into a low land which became a swamp. The trees waterlogged and sunk to ...