Longest day of driving so far - long, long stretches of straight highway and plains, lots of cattle, some horses, ranches, wind farms and deserted buildings. Just east of Albuquerque we began to see signs of snow and as the altitude changed along came the drifts of snow and lower temperatures. But there was not a cloud in the sky and it was relatively clear sailing to Gallup. The most colorful part of this segment of the trip was the billboards and brief encounters with historic Rt. 66 and then the dramatic change in the landscape as we passed through the Sandia Mts. of ALBQ and into canyonlands, mesas and Indian territory. We ate lunch in Del’s diner on Rt. 66 in Tucumcari (eastern, NM) and then hit the road til sunset in Gallup (near the
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