Blogs from Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, North America - page 9

Now it turned out to be quite a long drive from Tempe into New Mexico, so we stopped right on the AZ/NM border town of Gallup. We were later informed that it would have behooved us to continue on through, as Gallup is pretty much sketchy. Ain’t that the truf. We checked into our Value Inn or something else scary, hiding Abigail in the backseat under a blanket so we could get the 2 person rate. The woman behind the counter was incredibly confused as to why Mr. Rob and I wanted a two person room with two beds. She must have offered us a king room about 100 times, to no avail. After we snuck B’Gail into the room and settled, I ran to the store to grab some soups. Good news bears: we had ... read more

It's time to leave the Canyon but we have one last stop at the Desert View Watchtower. This, too, was designed by Sweetie's new obsession - Mary Elizabeth Jane Coulter. We both agree if you had limited time to see the Canyon, this would be the place to do it! Aside from the magnificent Watchtower, the view encompasses the Canyon and the Colorado River and of course, is Breathtaking! There are views all the way along this route (25 miles from Canyon to Desert View) so again, a great way to see the beauty. And we're off!!! Today, we are seeing some of Route 66 - the argument is over how much kitsch can Sweetie get Asshole to endure before he locks her out of the car. She refuses to sleep in the car on this ... read more

There is not going to be much to share in this blog. We try and go to New Mexico (Albuquerque more specifically) once a year to visit family and friends. Besides visiting family and friends there is not much time for anything else. Visits consist of home cooked meals, visiting grandma in Sile (see previous blog), and visiting friends over a cup of coffee, lunch, or dinner. So all I have is a couple places to eat at. At the very top of the list is Frontier. This is a college dive with awesome New Mexico food. Our personal favorites are the sweet roll (a very soft cinnamon roll soaked in butter - yes it is that awesome), the breakfast burrito and a fresh squeezed cup of orange juice. You will be lucky if the entire ... read more

Geo: 35.0841, -106.649First flight from ABQ to ORD was delayed because of "mechanical" problems. One of the on-board computers was not functioning correctly. It caused an hour and a half delay leaving Albuquerque. We had a scheduled two-hour layover in Chicago, but still missed the connection. We had to wait in the penalty box on the tarmac in Chicago for about twenty minutes before our plane could get to an open gate. When we deplaned, we saw on the departures screen that our flight was closed, but it was still listed on the screen so we hurried in that direction just in case they would let us on. However, before we got to the gate, our flight disappeared from the listing. United rebooked us on a Lufthansa flight that was leaving about four hours later. I ... read more

Today we actually made it out very early, drove 5 hours round trip through the Navajo nation to Four Corners (where we spent 30 minutes), took some fun pictures, browsed some native crafts, and Tony took a nice nap on the way back (and the way there). The scenery in the Navajo reservation is fantastic. There is a giant lava mountain in the middle of a big valley that is 2500 feet tall (basically, the throat of an extinct volcano, eroded around)... called Shiprock since it kind of looks like an old clipper ship if you squint right. After a quick trailer hookup and packing (during which time Michelle played and ran around), we headed off towards Albuquerque. We stopped at the Continental Divide, then took a neat drive on Route 66 for a short while. ... read more