Snowcapped mountains.....

Gallup to Tucumcari, New Mexico

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April 11th 2007
Yesterday was a long travel day but a very picturesque one along the way so it wasn't too boring. We ended up in Gallup, New Mexico which is known as a center of Native American Art and Culture ( my siblings would be warning me of kidnapping here). It is in the Navajo Reservation and Zuni lands. The area is also home to the red canyons and desert lands. Very beautiful. We passed through Albuqu ... read more

North America » United States » New Mexico » Gallup

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more