Monday - Not much to report. Got up very early -- partly due to the time change but I wanted that free breakfast. I got the breakfast sandwich (apparently "sangwish" in Albuquerque talk) Most of the people at the Pow Wow were from the motel.
It was a cool morning and no rain clouds. Not much traffic. This is pretty much of an uphill climb except for heading into Santa Rosa and crossing the Pecos River. The roadside scenery is nice but there was
one area that was nearly covered with billboards advertising a tourist trap shop...the Flying C Ranch. I drank too much coffee so I had to stop anyway -- what a rip off place. I had previously stopped at Cline's Corners on another trip and it is an authentic tourist trap from long ago which gives it a little character -- you can still buy wax teeth and rubber tomahawks -- but this place had no redeeming value except the bathrooms. Cline's Corners, a little farther west, is looking pretty run down.
one area that was nearly covered with billboards advertising a tourist trap shop...the Flying C Ranch. I drank too much coffee so I had to stop anyway -- what a rip off place. I had previously stopped at Cline's Corners on another trip and it is an authentic tourist trap from long ago which gives it a little character -- you can still buy wax teeth and rubber tomahawks -- but this place had no redeeming value except the bathrooms. Cline's Corners, a little farther west, is looking pretty run down. The road keeps going up gradually until you hit Moriarty and then it is pretty much all downhill to Albuquerque...maybe 30 miles of steady drop in elevation.
I got to the motel way too early to check in so ended up going north to Bernalillo and visiting my building lot and then eating at Wendys. The lot is fine...I was afraid that it had burned in some brush fires last year but they must not have gotten close.
I drifted through Bernalillo and then down through the Sandia reservation and finally went over to Corrales and stopped at the Flying Star (think Panera Bread Co.) and got some coffee and sat outside and enjoyed the day. There are some interesting shops close by. I've noticed a lot of bugs flying around....flies and mosquitoes seem to be out in force. They were very pesky while I was looking at the lot and then later at the Flying Star. I stopped and got some repellent.
Bernalillo is having it's fiesta but not much was happening today when I was there. I'll check it out tomorrow. I got checked in after 2 PM and chilled out for a while. Went and picked up a few groceries. The motel seems pretty much the same.
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