Large Drink

When I ordered a large drink, I expected to get something that would fit in the car. I was wrong. It doesn't.

Road Ends

Modern Rest Rooms

Modern rest rooms that are about as modern as the rest of this abandoned stretch of Route 66.

I'm being watched

Bird eats prey

Service Station

S H E L L

I Found No Crows in Cuervo

Cuervo, New Mexico, is an old railroad town turned Route 66 stop turned ghost town that sits right off of Interstate 40. 

No Service

Rio Pecos Ranch

August 2015

Cafe Laurel

I stopped at Cafe Laurel while passing through Albuquerque along Route 66. The road was under construction for miles and a sandwich sign outside the restaurant caught my eye: "We are worth it!"

I'm not sure what "it" is, but they served up a nice omelette and coffee. And the Wifi wasn't bad either.

My Favorite

Poem Booth

Tacos Los Altos

Tacos Los Altos

This place is packed. The Mexican restaurant next door is empty. I believe we made the right choice.

Walnut Canyon Road

Walnut Canyon

Walnut Canyon National Monument

A Sinagua community settled in Waldo Canyon nearly a millennium ago. They left numerous cave dwellings behind that can be seen along the mile long Island Trail.