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Today we wandered on Route 66 from Moriarty, NM trough Albuquerque and on to Gallup, NM and then northward to Window Rock, AZ. We have gotten checked in and plan on an early evening so that we are ready for the Gathering Of Healers. I took plenty of pictures today and will just let them tell the story of an old road that used to be a mecca for travelers. 
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This morning started out wet and rainy. Luckily, we only had this for about an hour of our trip and then the skies opened up to blue and beautiful with lots of fluffy white clouds above us. We traveled through the oil fields of Texas where we saw lots and lots of oil derricks pumping. We also saw a beautiful vine that seemed to be growing wild along the highway, even though it looked like a squash or gourd plant to us. The electric poles also had platforms built on them for the birds to nest and we saw many hawks sitting in these nests along the highway.
We have traveled in many parts of New Mexico, however Roswell was not one of the areas that we had seen, so this is where we headed. After arriving in Roswell, we headed to a Mexican restaurant we had read about, called Martins Capitol Cafe. It was truly great food. Even though there was a line out the door, we were seated in less than five minutes and served very quickly. If you are ever in this area, you should check this restaurant out. martinscapitolcafe.com/ After eating lunch, we headed over to the Roswell UFO Museum. We had a great time wandering around the museum, looking at the exhibits, and talking with people who were visiting there. This area is definitely a place for us to return and explore further. There are many different things to see and experience here. www.roswellufomuseum.com/
After leaving Roswell, we decided to take the scenic route to Moriarty, NM where we would be spending the night.We happened upon the historic town of Lincoln, NM and found an unkempt cemetery and stopped to wander through the old graveyard. It was a strangely beautiful and very peaceful. oldlincolntown.org/ Our next stop was where Smokey the Bear was found and rescued after a forest fire in 1950 near Capitan, NM. www.legendsofamerica.com/nm-smokeybear.html We saw rainbows, coyotes, wild turkeys, hawks, ravens, wildflowers, pronghorn antelope, all among beautiful vistas as we wandered on the back roads of New Mexico past ranches that were hundreds and thousands of acres. We saw very few vehicles on most of our journey from Midland, TX to Moriarty, NM. Again, we had a wonderful, leisurely day as we head to Window Rock, AZ for the Gathering of Healers. |
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