474 Miles
Up an At 'Em, on the road again (yes, we did play our Willie Nelson cds). Today's drive was rather dull in comparison to the past two. Riding along Interstate 40, which is in serious need of maintenance. I actually felt bad for all the long haul truckers who have to drive it all the time. And there are a LOT of them. Just a reminder of how much of our commerce traverses the country on roads like these, along with the railway alongside. The investment our parents' generation made to build this infrastructure should be matched by our generation to maintain it. One only has to get off on one of the many Rt 66 exits to see the remains of those days, and how different things are now. We got gas in Gallup, NM, and drove through town just to get our kicks on Rt. 66.
The scenery improved greatly when we entered western NM. The roads, especially the bridge transition areas, did not. Thank God the trailer stayed on the hitch.
This night we met up for dinner with old Chevron friends Chuck and Linda Stelting, who retired to Rio Rancho, and our niece Faye, sister Janet's daughter, who teaches 1st grade in Albuquerque.
She's been in ABQ 14 years, when she transferred to UNM from her school in NH after freshman year. I think she likes it. Still felt like too much city for us. Spoiled by the State of the Gorge. But we did enjoy the heck out of seeing them all, and the margaritas at Sadie's really hit the spot!!! Another night at Days Inn down the road from Chuck and Linda's...and we were out the door early to see how close we could get to Austin...
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