Since last winter went so swimmingly, let's try it again! TFS has very graciously opened her home in the west San Fernando Valley to me again. This time her daughter AS (and dog and cat) are there too. Two women + two dogs + two cats = not my usual solitary winter again. Huzzah! Place name links like Los Angeles, CA go to Wikipedia. Place name links like Los Angeles use a local tourism or government website.
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Desert to mountain views from Albuquerque, NM to Flagstaff, AZ , with a couple stops along the way for sightseeing and tourist shopping.
We were supposed to take this route last year but turned south instead to avoid a snowstorm. |
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We now come to a geological landmark. Time for a stop. |
| The Continental Divide , I-40 , New Mexico.
There's shopping!
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| Route 66 that ran parallel to the I-40 ends here, merging into I-40_NM for a little while. There are plenty of other signs like this along the 66 as it has been relegated to historic and tourist status. | |
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To the east, water drains to the Atlantic, to the west the Pacific. I make my last contribution to the Atlantic as part of our stop which includes browsing through souvenirs, mostly for Route 66. Other than a gas station and a few local inhabitants there's not much here.
Time for some panoramas. It's a nice quiet spot off the highway, not very busy today. |
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