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Winslow, AZ to Gallup, NM - 111 miles
Winslow - Holbrook - Navajo - Sanders - Chambers - /New Mexico/ - Manuelito - Gallup
Morning at the La Posada, which translates to "The Resting Place" |
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Many paintings and antiques |
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A bit of trivia. In the long hall that led to our rooms was a table ( In the above picture) with local magazines, for the patrons to look over. It just so happened that there was a quarterly from the "Ferrari Owners Association". I picked it up and paged through it, noticing that the address of the Ferrari Association was "18000 STUDEBAKER Road, Cerritos, CA"
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View of Posada from the railroad tracks |
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View of Posada from roadside |
A last swing before we depart.. |
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Getting lined up |
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We're all standing on the corner in Winslow, AZ |
Norris & Gael |
Dave & Nadine |
Paul & Dorothy |
Bob & Donna |
| Yet more! | Paul & Karen |
Larry & Pat |
The Gang! |
Across the Street, another gift shop |
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On the road finally... |
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Another Wigwam Motel |
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First stop, enroute to Gallup was the "Petrified Forest". The turn off Route 66, at Holbrook, onto Rte 180, took us through a vast emptiness, to the South Entrance to the park.. You could look 40 miles in any direction and see nothing but a beautiful unmolested landscape |
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At the entrance to the Petrified Forest Preserve |
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In one of the trinket shops |
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Many fossilized logs lying around |
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Some are pretty big |
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Onto the Painted Dessert National Park |
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On the way are many view -centric sites |
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Finally, the Painted Desert |
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It's just a turnoff with an overlook |
Pauls Pics |
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Afterwards, we visit the local Park restaurant for lunch and trinket shopping. Larry & Bob leave early to get to Gallup |
Larry's car doesn't skip a beat |
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That night we stay at the El Rancho hotel in Gallup, NM |
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Late that afternoon, we crammed in some laundry and dinner was at (_________) |
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