Much Too Far North!

Leaving Amarillo in the morning, we spied the famous Cadillacs at the Cadillac Ranch just before the fog set in.

The fog stayed with us most of the morning, then lifted just before we arrived in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It actually got warm enough that we started to think we made the right decision in choosing this northerly route.

Since we were in Albuquerque, the home of the world's largest balloon fiesta each year, we just had to stop at the Balloon museum.
It was certainly different and a refreshing change from all of the war-related museums that seem to be everywhere in the south. Worth spending an hour even though balloons are not necessarily our cup of tea.

Then we motored on west through New Mexico, admiring the startling red mesa cliffs that shadow this route.

We are holed up in the town of Gallup for the night. The main claim to fame of this town is that it is on the old Route 66, full of cheap motels and eateries - actually pretty cool.

And speaking of cool, the weatherman says that we are in for a major snowfall here tonight - not what we wanted to hear. I guess we shouldn't be too surprised as Gallup hovers at an altitude of 6500 feet and the storms in California are heading east (so they can dump more snow on places like Washington DC), and they have to go right by here on their way.

Anyway, I guess we shall see what the morning brings...