Finally had to add a little oil in Albuquerque.
View of the mountains just east of Albuquerque.
Climbing higher as we drive west from Albuquerque.
Huge red rock cliffs & flat topped mesas.
A scenic adobe village (a pueblo) at Mesita, NM. A little white
adobe church sits atop the hill.
Beautiful scenery.
Gas at Grants, NM. Interest in the car continues everytime we stop
or even slow down. (Two kids in a car in Albuquerque asked Matt if he
wanted to sell the car--or if not did he want to race?Matt just rolled
his eyes.)
Climbing higher but the mesas are higher yet.
This is as high as it gets.
Beautiful colors.
It is hard to get used to these views. I was driving and it was
very hard to keep up a decent speed for gawking at the views. (Matt was
taking the pictures at the moment.)
A cheap motel. We drove on.
The wind had cupped out the rock here over tens of thousands of
years.
They're fond of teepees.
On to Arizona
Into every drive some rain must fall.
Approaching Flagstaff.
Our first view of the Grand Canyon in early afternoon. "Grand" is
hardly an adequate word to describe this. It is simply overwhelming.
Stunning. We simply stood silent.
The canyon averages 10 miles wide and is one mile deep, and I
don't how many miles long--30 or 40 miles I think.
Look at that!
The sun is getting lower now.
We walked about a mile along the rim.
Colors change as the light changes.
Matt took nearly all of the Grand Canyon pictures.
I did take this one. (No, we weren't too close to the edge.)
This is the place to watch the sun go down.
This is called The Abyss--3,000 feet straight down from the
shoulder of the road. (The bus driver said he has found a good way to
fight vertigo when he reaches this part of the drive along the canyon
rim. He says when he starts to feel nauseous, he just closes his eyes
and steps on the gas!)
That shiny spot just left of center is the Colorado River at the
bottom of the canyon.
Almost sundown now, and we're ready for dinner and bed!
photoweb v1.2 - Phil Wherry
View of the mountains just east of Albuquerque.
Climbing higher as we drive west from Albuquerque.
Huge red rock cliffs & flat topped mesas.
A scenic adobe village (a pueblo) at Mesita, NM. A little white
adobe church sits atop the hill.
Beautiful scenery.
Gas at Grants, NM. Interest in the car continues everytime we stop
or even slow down. (Two kids in a car in Albuquerque asked Matt if he
wanted to sell the car--or if not did he want to race?Matt just rolled
his eyes.)
Climbing higher but the mesas are higher yet.
This is as high as it gets.
Beautiful colors.
It is hard to get used to these views. I was driving and it was
very hard to keep up a decent speed for gawking at the views. (Matt was
taking the pictures at the moment.)
A cheap motel. We drove on.
The wind had cupped out the rock here over tens of thousands of
years.
They're fond of teepees.
On to Arizona
Into every drive some rain must fall.
Approaching Flagstaff.
Our first view of the Grand Canyon in early afternoon. "Grand" is
hardly an adequate word to describe this. It is simply overwhelming.
Stunning. We simply stood silent.
The canyon averages 10 miles wide and is one mile deep, and I
don't how many miles long--30 or 40 miles I think.
Look at that!
The sun is getting lower now.
We walked about a mile along the rim.
Colors change as the light changes.
Matt took nearly all of the Grand Canyon pictures.
I did take this one. (No, we weren't too close to the edge.)
This is the place to watch the sun go down.
This is called The Abyss--3,000 feet straight down from the
shoulder of the road. (The bus driver said he has found a good way to
fight vertigo when he reaches this part of the drive along the canyon
rim. He says when he starts to feel nauseous, he just closes his eyes
and steps on the gas!)
That shiny spot just left of center is the Colorado River at the
bottom of the canyon.
Almost sundown now, and we're ready for dinner and bed!