It was a beautiful crisp morning in Santa Fe. Temperature was 35 degrees at 6:30am. At an elevation of 7,198 ft, it was also very dry. Why would we even think of getting up at 6:30am? Well, it was time to change the motor oil and we wanted to be the first in line at Jiffy Lube...and we were. Walt and Barb got to sleep in a little longer. We planned to meet at the Walmart near the Jiffy Lube to drive to Tao NM. We had initially planned to make Bandelier National...

It is getting colder and colder in the morning. Winter is around the corner. We had a short drive to Santa Fe NM so we were going to take advantage of the continental breakfast that the folks at American RV Park host. Walt and Barb were going to fuel up first and meet us at the clubhouse. We there promptly at 8am, but so were 20 other people. Walt and Barb were already there, which we thought they would be a little late, because Walt was going into town where ...

We can't decide if we prefer warm or cold weather. Today, we all preferred warm weather. It was 46 degrees when we left Amarillo TX heading for Albuquerque. Again, it was a straight shot on HWY 40. One thing that we found out that is consistent in this area is Wind. On either side, there were oodles of windmills. Cattle were grazing around them. Some were in the middle of cotton and corn fields....just all over. . These tall giants appeared to be skinny tumblewe...

We were on the road at 8am via 365 heading east. This was a B ticket ride out of town. Many "S" curves, road construction and a quick rise in elevation. Finally, the highway leveled out and we were meandering through rolling hills studded with Yucca plants with cattle and white tail deer grazing. Our first destination was Guadalupe Mountains National Park. The park information warned that there were no services or gas in the park and the last place was Dell Cit...