I Cheated

So, Lee Hunt has told me how to post pics from my iphone and I want to get that together tomorrow.

Sadly, I have cheated! I had the best drive from Green River! I went through Moab, so got to see Arches Nat'l Park. Then ventured further down into Colorado and New Mexico. Snow on the ground in Colorado and 63 degrees in NM. Left Bloomfield NM around 1:30, hoping the drive to Albuquerque would be around 1 1/2 hours. Unfortunately, it was much longer, so that when I got here, none of the campgrounds were answering their phones. After much debate - and one tight turn around - I ended up at a Rodeway Inn. And I had my supper in the camper all planned out!

Anyway, tomorrow is a new day.

The mountains  were gorgeous again today. Not a cloud in the sky and I was able to watch the sun come up over Arches. I'm taking pictures, but don't think anyone can capture the beauty through a camera. As I was going into Moab, the fog was laying really low on the Colorado River and it was so neat to see that juxtaposed against the blue, blue sky.

Saw 2 wild animals: a rabbit and an emu. This despite all of the animal signs DOT puts up. One sign told me to "Beware of deer in my lane." I took that to mean not to worry if they were dashing around in the opposite lane. One sgfn stressed that the next 23 miles was a "frequent deer crossing." If I didn't know better, I would think these animals can read and not being there is the only way they can mess with humans.

Saw another sign today on several trucks lined up to work: "Rain for rent." So, do they take it back by siphoning the water off the crops?

Walked into a gas station on the Apache Reservation about 130 miles NW of Albuquerque (I would hate to be a first grade teacher helping a child learn this address!). Anyway, the Clemson game was on! Go Tigers!
Since  I have seen a Dillards, a Chick-Fil-A, a  Cracker Barrel, and now part of a Clemson game, I feel I'm getting closer to my old stomping grounds and I"m still miles and miles away!

Total miles so far: around 1600 and way tooooooo many gas stops.

Hope Lee Hunt and John are enjoying Lee Hunt's blow-out birthday party and Robert is enjoying his Bachelor Party tonight.

Plan to go to Amarillo and stop early and get some rest and some stuff done tomorrow. 13 hour days are too much for this old body.

Note: Wendy and Bob - the propane was wide open on both tanks - must have been done by the guys at the camper service store. Also, I emptied the fresh water tank.

Everyone remember to turn your clocks back tonight!

M