Early in the morning on October 2nd, we put Memphis behind us and we are
following I-40 through Arkansas. Those
that are traveling with us all leave at about the same time and for the most
part, we will stay together. But, one
couple has their dog with them and will stop often for it. We are not in a hurry and since we do not
need to get to Albuquerque until October 6 the others will stop for longer
periods then Carmen and me. We on the
other hand are going to spend a couple of days in the Santa Fe area we plan on
driving later then they will. Therefore,
when they stop we will continue driving.
The countryside is very diverse; here we can see many
windmills on the butte in the distance.
We pass through Oklahoma on the
Interstate 40 and parallel Route 66 as we continue our ride to Santa Fe. Hey, maybe that's Radiator Springs in the background.
We have seen many trucks pulling trailers carrying many
different items. Here were two nice looking
dune buggies.
We continue through Oklahoma and into the panhandle of
Texas. While traveling I-40 in Texas the
roads are fairly flat and as you can see here you can see for quite a
distance. After about 10 - 11 hours on the road, we pulled into a rest area to rest for the night. The plan is for an early start in the morning and Santa Fe by afternoon.
Just west outside of Amarillo, even though I saw the half
buried Cadillacs at Cadillac Ranch, they were on the other side of the highway
and I saw them to late to get a picture.
So instead of my picture, here is Richie Diesterheft’s (Chicago, IL) photo of the brightly
painted Cadillacs.
Further down the road Carmen took this picture of an old
homestead. This fixer-upper could be yours.
Before leaving Texas we saw these Pronghorn Antelope on the
other side of the highway.
We enter New Mexico late in the morning on October 3rd. We are having good traveling weather and little traffic.
We continued driving on I-40 until we got to NM 285. Then we headed north and begin getting into a more
hilly countryside.
We near the KOA campground we will be staying at while in
Santa Fe. Tomorrow our plan is to leave
early and drive the Enchanted Circle with a stop at the Rio Grande Gorge
Bridge.
