Heading West from SC
I think we are close to being ready. We have an ambitious two month road trip planned, already one hitch in the works, beginning in September. Plan was to leave 9/1 and be back home close to 10/31....
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charming wrote:
...The rest of the stops:
Amarillo, TX, use that as a place holder on the calendar but we're really going to be taking side trips to Route 66 on our way toAlbuquerque, not sure if we're going to detour up to Santa Fe...
There is a lot to see along I-40. In Amarillo, there is Palo Duro Canyon State Park and the Big Texan on Old Route 66. In New Mexico, Tucumcari still has dinners along Historic Route 66 and numerous murals painted on buildings plus other attractions. Santa Rosa is another Route 66 town and has the The Blue Hole and Santa Rosa Lake State Park which has a nice campground. In Albuquerque there is Petroglyph National Monument, the Pueblo Cultural Center, the Turquoise Trail and the Sandia Crest Highway that are worth visiting in my opinion. In Grants, there is the Mining Museum. Just South of I-40 going West from Grants are El Malpais National Monument, El Malpais National Conservation Area, El Moro National Monument and the Ice Cave and Bandera Volcano. Acoma Sky City is said to be the longest occuppied location in the U.S. They give tours of the pueblo and there is an RV park next to the casino.
