Road Trip Gulf Coast to NorCal

[Dennis H]

66 to Gallup.

 

[themechanic]

Found any twisty roads out there in the desert?

 

[biomedtechguy]

Point to something on the road and Linda looks at my finger.

A well known comedian said something similar in a joke about teaching his dog to retrieve...
He would throw the item to be retrieved, point at it, and the dog would look at his finger...

I saw the pic of the
Roadrunner Motel

 

[Dennis H]

Found any twisty roads out there in the desert?

Must drive: Hwy 3, NM. LV, south to highway 66. Over 6 thousand feet, twisty and some straight romps too.

 

[Dennis H]

40 west, Albuquerque we saw a huge traffic jam on the adjacent frontage road that rivaled the CtC registration. A pumpkin patch. Also, 40 has thousands of trucks reflecting the booming economy. Most going 75-80 w/75 posted. Construction in Amarillo right now with one we lane closed. Eating is the big challenge. Me,”order anything you want and I’ll split it with you. I pick something, she says “I can’t eat that! Not the $$$, trying not to waist food.

 

[Dennis H]

Couple from Germany shipped this to the States.
1884 trip miles so far.

 

[beanhead]

Must drive: Hwy 3, NM. LV, south to highway 66. Over 6 thousand feet, twisty and some straight romps too.

Damn last time I drove that was in an early 90s Thunderbird, and it was snowing!

 

[themechanic]

I could not make this out on my tablet. Someone mentioned Roadrunner Hotel.

 

[threewood]

If you have a chance, stop by the petrified forest and painted desert. There is an old Rte 66 hotel along the route overlooking the canyon...

 

[Dennis H]

Westbound.

 

[Dennis H]

 

[biomedtechguy]

I'm thinking with the huge altitude swings that your EFI system is really coming in handy?

 

[themechanic]

Any more leaks; fuel or oil?

 

[BDF6]

View attachment 853192 Westbound.

!!!COOLNESS!!!

 

[Dennis H]

Any more leaks; fuel or oil?

None found. Yet.

 

[Dennis H]

 

[Dennis H]

Just pulled into the Hampton, Flagstaff. Nice. $96 with all the added crap. Linda said the tee pees smelled like Lysol.

 

[Dennis H]

23 degrees here overnight. 11% humidity now.

 

[Dennis H]

Navajo guy selling stuff at the painted desert. Never got off his ******* phone.
Phones are a pia. Grown men, fellow travelers standing in the middle of doorways ******* with their phones. Get a grip man.

Petrified Forest. Linda goes in, talks to Ranger Butch. She comes out. I asked “how long is the loop, how many miles? She didn’t ask. She says “are you hungry. I say no. She says, “well I am, and I’m gonna eat now. It’s 45 minutes with no stops and 28 miles. So I figure 2 hours tops. Trying to plan lodging, fuel, daylight etc.

 

[kiwigtx]

What a fantastic experience this trip is Dennis. Thanks for sharing with us here.