It has been a long time since we have taken a vacation road trip. We left KC early on Monday morning and headed southwest towards New Mexico. That first day lunch found us in Liberal, KS eating at the Cattlemen’s Cafe. Goshhh they give you way too much food, and I orderd a half order. lol We arrived along Rt. 66 in Tucumcarri, NM around 5 pm. Of course we had to have mexican food and ate at the famous, (they said they were famous) Del’s. It was very good.
Day Two was a drive westward along I-40 , getting off in many of the towns along Rt. 66. I have never looked at so much pottery in my life. By afternoon we were in the painted dessert and Petrified National Forrest. Very intersting. That night we stayed in Holbrook, AZ and found a little hole in the wall Italian place. Wow, very authentic and excellent.
Day Three we finally made it to the Grand Canyon. My jaw dropped upon first view. I have some pictures but they cannot do justice to the view. We stayed in a lodge on the south rim and took in the sights.
Day Four was spent exploring more of the Grand Canyon. That night we drove down to the first town south of the national park and spent the night.
Day Five we headed for Santa Fe, NM. A very intersting town and full of arts and MORE pottery. Our van was full by the time we left that town.
Day Six found us headed east out of Santa Fe with some time spent in Taos. We drove east through the mountains, finally hooking up with I-25 near Routan, Co and headed for home.
Day Seven we made it home just in time to go eat at my daughters and enjoy father’s day. A seven day, six different motels, a very nice trip indeed.
Enjoy,
Ed
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WOW!! What an awesome trip you two had! Thanks for sharing the photos. I cannot imagine how vast the Grand Canyon would really look like. So glad you got a chance to go and better yet..arrived back home safely!Take care and keep up the good work blogging about your trips. I enjoy reading them, Ed.PaulaP.S.Love the TECHNO music…LOL..(really I do)..Mr. Country….LOL..
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Hi Ed. Longtime! Glad you are back to posting on occasion. You know, years ago I was transferred to Las Vegas for a couple of years, and in all that time I never ever went to see the Grand Canyon! I flew over it many times, and it looked enormous even from that height. (I\’ve been really bad about posting also of late. I think I just needed a break.)L e e
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