Happy Trails!

oldest house in U.S. (don't know how this pic ended up here!)

Departed:  1:30 p.m.  Santa Fe, New Mexico   Arrived:  4:30 p.m. Gallup, New Mexico

Hey everybody,


We had our first automotive scare this morning in Santa Fe. We drove to the Santa Fe plaza which is the historical section of Santa Fe to do the tourist thing. As we were getting out of the motorhome, Bill noticed an engine light was on. So he gets out the trusty manual and reads that it could be one of several minor things, emission control, bad gas, gas lid not on tight enough etc.  So we enter ford place into Mr. Garmin and he directs us there about 6 miles away. Bill talks to the service man and he assures him that it does not need any attention and will go off after the car has at least 3 cold starts.  Whew... we take a big sigh of relief and reverse our path and back to play tourist.  Oh, and a cool thing that Santa Fe did, is that all of the car dealers are in spot called Auto Park.

So back to Santa Fe. We walked around the historical district (Halle, too, much to my chagrin). A lot of cute shops, but of course with dog and hubby in tow we did not venture in. The main attraction for me was the Santa Fe trail, which goes right through the center of town as a cobblestone street and then a highway. Then of course the oldest house in the u.s.a. and the oldest mission. See pics below.

Santa Fe Trail...duh

San Miguel Mission (oldest in US) being worked on.

So after a brief overview of Santa Fe and a picnic lunch in the parking lot we head further west to Gallup, New Mexico.  The scenery was more of the same, mesas, brush, etc... for a while it did seem a little more rocky and arid.  Crossed the continental divide, then elevation descended a bit. So here we are in USA RV Park, nice park, very little shade. Currently 87, which probably sounds good to most of you. This morning the temperature was 59 at Santa Fe!
That's about it for today, we already have the secretary of state website up so we can follow the election. Go Karen!
Happy Camping!
Carla