Tuesday April 23, 2019 Road video and map – Williams, AZ to Henderson, NV The final day of this road trip was, again, mainly driving as I journeyed back to the Las Vegas area in readiness for an early flight home tomorrow. I made a couple of stops along the way. The most interesting was … Continue reading Route 66 History and Hoover Dam Views
Monday April 22, 2019 Road video and map – Holbrook to Williams, AZ Today was mainly a driving day as my vacation approaches its end and I head west towards Vegas but I sought out three attractions along the way. The first was a brief detour in Winslow, AZ for a photo-stop. Winslow prospered when … Continue reading Meteor Crater
Sunday April 21, 2019 Road video and map – Chinle to Holbrook, AZ Yesterday’s Canyon de Chelly tour cancellation had a knock-on effect today as I had intended to drive the south rim this morning, rather than yesterday afternoon. That meant I had more time to enjoy Petrified Forest National Park which was today’s focus … Continue reading Petrified Forest National Park
Saturday April 20, 2019 Road video and map – Gallup, NM to Chinle, AZ Today’s primary focus was Canyon de Chelly National Monument, a spectacular triple canyon area near Chinle, AZ that is part of the Navajo Nation and preserves ancestral Native American sites as old as 5,000 years. The land in the monument is … Continue reading Navajo Nation and Canyon de Chelly
Friday April 19, 2019 Road video and map – Albuquerque to Gallup, NM Today’s journey followed historic route 66 from Albuquerque to Gallup but much of the old road is gone and, for many miles, route 66 is now Interstate 40. Even where the old highway remains it runs close to, and parallel with, the … Continue reading Albuquerque Attractions
Thursday April 18, 2019 Road video and map – Santa Fe to Albuquerque, NM Although I have visited Santa Fe and Albuquerque a couple of times before there was an iconic attraction in each city that I had not seen and they were my goals for today. Artist Georgia O’Keeffe is strongly associated with New … Continue reading Santa Fe and Albuquerque Staples
Wednesday April 17, 2019 Road video and map – Taos to Santa Fe, NM Today’s route was quite scenic in places as I drove the “low road” from Taos which follows the Rio Grande through the southernmost part of its gorge and also passed through canyons on the way to Bandelier National Monument which was … Continue reading Bandelier National Monument