Blogs from Tucumcari, New Mexico, United States, North America - page 2

We started in the cool of the morning again today at 5 AM. We stopped for breakfast around 9 AM at a Cracker Barrel. Our first planned stop was Tripp's Harley Davidson to purchase our first souvenir T-shirts. Ran into three guys that are on their way to Alaska. They left from Michigan and have already been to Key West. After we left there, it was on to the Cadillac Ranch on Route 66. This was a must as far as George was concerned. Our name is now etched on several of the old painted and rusty vehicles. Today was another hot one. We arrived at our motel around 1:30pm. We stayed at an old historic motel called the Blue Swallow Motel. It was definitely authentic 50's and much nicer than the motel we stayed last ... read more

Tucumcari New Mexico. I must confess that I grow weary of driving. Sadly, I'm done with less than 1/3rd of the driving I'll need to do on this trip.... read more

"Man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." 1 Samuel 16:7b This scripture text on Samuel journeying to Bethlehem to annoint the next king of Israel didn't resonate with me much initially. So I pondered it and put in the back of my mind as we drove into the new day. This day was "red letter". A high pressure system had come in behind the rain and the air was clear, the sun bright, and the temp like air conditioning. We drove out into the new-to-us desert landscape marveling at everything around us. Steve kept commenting about the refreshing scent of the junipers that dotted the spaces stretching out from the road. We decided it smelled like a blend of sage and pine. We waited to eat breakfast until we had ... read more

Many of the famous sites on Route 66 are in the short Texas piece so we only planned to cover 250 or so miles today so we could make all of our stops. The first was Glenrio - a small ghost town - which gave us an excuse to get out of the car and take some pictures. From there, we went to Adrian - the midway point of Route 66 - and stopped for a late breakfast at the Midway Cafe. If you go there, have the pie. It's great - and the women who run it are fun to talk to. We did a few caches in the area and even ran into some fellow geocachers who were on their own road trip adventure. 4. In Texas, I discovered a fascination with armadillos. I ... read more