Route 66 Adventure Days 13-14

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November 21st 2008

Published: March 14th 2009

Day 13 - Thursday, November 20th - Albuquerque, NM to Gallup, NM We expected to catch a few things in Albuquerque before we left and then find we actually had quite a bit yet to see. Albuquerque is a great, great Route 66 show if you follow the actual Route. Central Avenue is the nation’s longest main street - 18 miles east to west. It is amazing that we missed so much of this when we were he... Read Full Entry

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Jerry and Rita

Ahh...life does not always follow the plan. We are a happily married couple for 21 years. We had many plans for retirement. But alas, many health issues have crept into Jerry's life. Thanks to Rita's great company with very supportive colleagues, her request for a six month personal leave of absence was granted. We are now retired, albeit 'only' for six months. We will need to continue to deal with Jerry's health issues as we proceed - a new one just added the last two months - but with doctors' blessings for now, we are embarking to fulfill as much of "Jerry's Bucket List"... full info

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Gallup, NM 8 - Downtown

Downtown Gallup

Gallup, NM 9 - Drive In

We didn't see any ladies in short skirts on skates taking orders but we sure could picture them

Gallup, NM - Arrows

More giant arrows sticking up from the ground

Manuelito, NM - Devil's Cliff

Just barely enough road for a car going in each direction around these cliffs

Manuelito, NM - Devil's Cliff

They even had strudy mesh fencing to try and hold the cliff rocks back. Boulders balanced precariously

Manuelito, NM - Devil's Cliff

Whew! Around the worst of it and on our way to Arizona state line

Toward Arizona

Unique rock formations

Mexico/Arizona border - Chief Yellowhorse

Chief Yellowhorse Trading Post. Originally Atkinson Trading Post (1942) in Box Canyon. Half in New Mexico, half in Arizona with yellow line inside showing state line. Signs used to read "We no scalpum pale face, we scalpum wallet"

New Mexico/Arizona border - Chief Yellowhorse

Fake fort immediately outside of Chief Yellowhorse's Trading Post. The Big Carnival, Kirk Douglas 1951, was filmed here. Chief Juan Yellowstone passed in 1999.

Arizona - Tomahawk Indian Store

They had a great Route 66 sign outside the store

Arizona - Sanctuary

Little Post Office Sanctuary. We were so amused by this little sanctuary in the middle of nowhere

Houck, AZ - Fort Courage

Formerly touted as the home of the F Troop.

Houck, AZ - Horses

We were much more enthralled with what we think were wild horses roaming around the Fort

Houck, AZ - Horses

...especially this little one whose mom was keeping a very close eye on us. We were lucky to get this picture because she kept coming between us and the youngster

Sanders, AZ - Road

1931-65 US 66 used to be paved but has returned to dirt/gravel rough road. It was so washboard bad, some Indians stopped to see if we were lost.

Painted Desert/Petrified Forest 1

Painted Desert/Petrified Forest 2

Painted Desert 1

We are not going to describe the Painted Desert or Petrified Forest Pictures - only so many times one can say gorgeous, spectacular, etc. Enjoy.

Painted Desert 2

Painted Desert 3

Painted Desert 4

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