Radiator Springs. If you have seen Pixar's CARS, then you know all about it. Today our adventures felt like we were right smack in the middle of that movie. Desert, Butte's, and of course ROUTE 66. ![]() We left Albuquerque and drove east to the town of Tijeras. This is where we found a little gem called the singing highway. Right along a stretch of old Route 66. If you lower your speed to 45 miles per hour ,and hug the outside white line with your tire, there are rumble strips that play the tune of AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL. We continued along a section of the road called the TURQUOISE TRAIL. Home to old mining towns this part of the route was a slower leisurely pace as we headed north to Sante Fe. The scenery seemed to be true New Mexico, canyons, and tumble weeds and buttes and mountains. And as many of you know- I named my car Dixie before our last trip... well the kids thought our rental deserved the same honour... so this is ALBERT, from New Jersey. Or so our license plate says. We arrived in Sante Fe, and then turned south back towards Albuquerque. Headed down i-25. Our hike on Friday was such a big hit with the kids, we thought we would do another one. So we went off the beaten path a bit to locate the Tent Rocks. We thought it would be a nice little hike to see them, let me just say it ended up being so much more. It was challenging, it was wonderful, and Ethan says it was his favourite part of our trip so far. You drive about 20 miles off the highway up to the Reserve, then park your car and start your hike. At first it seemed like the nice easy stroll, and then it turned into canyons, and caves and crevasses, and then it went up, and up and up, and we found ourselves standing on top of a mountain, with the wind blowing around looking out over all of New Mexico. All this wonder and I haven't even mentioned the amazing rock formations known as the tent rocks. Here are some pictures from our 2.5 hour hike today. The park is located on the Pajarito Plateau between 5700 and 6400 feet (1737–1951 m) above sea level. And worth the hike!!!!! Once we reached the top, the wind really started blowing, and there was even a crack of lightning and a bit of rain/hail. Luckily for us, it takes a lot less time to go down than it did up. But it didn't take away any of the fun, and wonder of our day at Tent Rocks.
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Yvonne
10/12/2014 01:46:04 pm
How beautiful. Glad that y'all are having such a wonderful trip. ;)
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