Day 7 - Gallup NM to Santa Fe NM - UPDATED 6/11
Today we tried to follow the old Route 66 - many wrong turns, retrace & recover and try again. The final hour was in a torrential downpour. We finally arrived safely late afternoon. The locals said they hadn't had rain in months. Lucky us.
Starting out from Gallup, we visited the Cultural Center which is housed in a building that had housed one of the Harvey House hotels.
It has a museum with many exhibits. Here are a couple:
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| Kachina Dolls by a local Zuni artist |
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| A Memorial to the Navajo Code Talkers |
Driving Route 66 has pluses and minuses.
Minus:
The speed limit is typically 20 or more mph lower than the interstate.
Pluses:
There are virtually no trucks or motor homes on the road. The interstate is full of them
Quite often, we were the only car on the road for miles.
At slower speeds, you have a better opportunity to appreciate the scenery. Examples:
We found ourselves in the middle of this very small town. There were people living in this place but the shelters were minimal at best.
After arriving, we had dinner with Nan Meyers, the daughter of our good friends and former neighbors, Dick and Phyllis Meyers. We had a wonderful time catching up and getting the low down on what to do in Santa Fe.
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