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Love on Hwy 40

Here’s a roadtrip game for you. Count the number of Love’s road stops along Hwy 40. They are everywhere. And that’s a good thing. They have very clean bathrooms, a large selection of snacks and drinks, souvenirs, a surprisingly handy set of road-critical items (flashlights, gps, lumbar cushions, etc), and usually [...]

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Eastward Ho!

P and I begin the toughest part of our roadtrip. From Albquerque, New Mexico through Memphis, Tennessee. Don’t get me wrong, people do that drive all the time. I’m just saying it isn’t the most restful part of our trip because it’s a lot of driving, crashing at a spot for just [...]

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US Route 66

Immortalized in literature and song, US Route 66 ran from\Chicago, Illinois, through Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, before ending in Los Angeles, California. Also known by “The Main Street of America” or “The Mother Road,” Route 66 was favored as a truck route because it was mostly flat and the route that [...]

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Funny Signs from the Road

Just had to share this one.

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Lightning Strikes

When night falls and the day’s heat surrenders to the biting chill of night, the desert can be a strikingly beautiful place. The evening sky is brilliantly freckled with stars we don’t get to see in the big city and the moon is larger and brighter than you could ever imagine it could be. [...]

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When It Rains

Scorching heat by day, thunderstorms by night. Got caught out in the rain on our last evening in ABQ. Good times.

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Summer Fest 2009

Some of the best times we’ve had on the trip have been complete surprises. We just had Albuquerque as a rest point before we started the rough stretch through Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Tennessee. We had a great time at The Library, had a great meal at Tucano’s Brazilian BBQ, and surprise, surprise, [...]

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Left at Albuquerque

Who knew? Albuquerque is a pretty happening place. Right there on Central Ave is a cluster of bars and clubs that get pretty packed on a weekend evening. They close down the street in the evening to let the crowds walk about, and the police maintain a clear and professional presence to [...]

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Mesa-ra Sera

I’m lucky enough to have P with me during this trip to keep me company during the long drive through the southwest. But in the brief moments when we’d take turns taking naps on the road, I’d always find these amazing mesas in the distance to be our constant companion. I’m not a [...]

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Four Corners

With one location, we touched Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico. At Four Corners, these four states converge on a single point. I wasn’t expecting much from this side trip except to be able to add two more states to our count, but we actually had a pretty good time talking to other travellers and [...]

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