Monday, November 13, 2006


Day 1 and 2: The long drive from Apple Valley to Santa Fe


Parked outside the Caribou in Lakeville, "fueling up" for the long drive to Santa Fe


Trinidad Colorado is one of the hidden jewels in Southern Colorado along one of the most beautiful and scenic drives in Colorado called the Highway of Legends.
Bat Masterson, famed old west gunman was the town marshal of Trinidad for over a year, during the mid-1880s.

Plaza hotel in Las Vegas New Mexico


Day 3: Sunday with Gary and Marci at their ranch in El Rancho New Mexico




Buddy Lobos (aka Gary)and his wife Marci who runs the medical clinic at the hosptial in Espanola.

Gary is clearly comtemplating....."Geezzs, you think the Miami Heat can repeat as NBA championships this year......Hmmm, where did I hide that bottle of Jack.....how do I convince Marci that I need another guitar.....Hmmmm....I wonder what Marci is thinking?


Day 4: Down the Torquise from Santa Fe to Albuquerque, across New Mexico to Flagstaff
The town of Continental Divide New Mexico is on Interstate 40 which follows historic Route 66












Day 5: Oak Creek Canyon, Sedona, Juniper, Hoover Dam and Las Vegas

































Day 6: Las Vegas, down Interstate 15 (crazy) to Ventura California


Day 7: Ventura up Pacific Coast Highway (Big Sur) to Felton






















Day 8: Hanging out with Emilie and her roomates Hanna and Lindsey in Felton

























Day 9: Felton to Fresno, Yosemite, Tioga Pass, stopping in Bishop Calofornia


























Day 10: Bishop down Hwy 395 (east side of Sierras) across Death Valley and back to Las Vegas





Day 11: Las Vegas up to Zion, over to Kanab on scenic Highway 89 and stopping in Page













Day 12: Glen Caynon and Lake Powell at Page, south to Marble Canyon, Vermillion Cliffs, Grand Canyon and north to Panguitch Utah




























Day 13: Bryce Canyon, Escalante and the Grand Staircase, Torrey, Capitol Reef and Hanksville






































Day 14: Hanksville to Cortez, Durango and Pagossa Springs


















Day 15: Wolf Creek Pass, Rio Grande Gorge, Gary and Marci's


































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