We left Albuquerque this morning, planning to head straight through Flagstaff and on to Kingman, Arizona. But the weather report called for snow in that neck of the woods, so we took a left and dropped down along the Rio Grande almost all the way to Las Cruces, close to the Mexican border. We took a short cut to I-10 via a little road that led to Dening, New Mexico, where we had lunch at the local hot spot, and then headed west. We made it through Tuscon and all the way to Phoenix, where we are now, settled for the night at the Hampton Inn. We just finished some Chinese food in our room and watched the end of "Monster In Law" with Jane Fonda and Jennifer Lopez. The fun never stops!
The landscape down the Rio Grande and along the I-10 was spectacular - mesas and rock formations that poke out of the ground and reach hights in the hundreds of feet, and we're already at nearly 5000 feet above sea level; beautiful expanses of wide open prairie and rocky terrain; mountains in the distance that look like strange sculptures. All in all a feast for the eyes. New Mexico seems like a very nice place. Albuquerque is compact and nice looking - I'd like to go back some time and spend a couple of days. We hoped to get back to Santa Fe, but it wasn't in the cards. Next time.
We're excited about getting home. We spoke to Claire today - she had a bad cold, but she's going to come up to Glendale in the early evening. Can't wait to see her.
This drive had been interesting and mostly fun (apart from the two days when we were both under the weather). Now it's time to get back to real life, such as it is, and figure out what 2009 will be about for us.
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