Moriarty NM to Gallup NM

Today was a day for riding. No real 'tourist' stops along the way. We started off with Rebecca in tow on the secondary road. She split off as we neared Albuquerque. About 15 miles on Center Road, past old school hotels and chain restaurants, right on by a modernized area near the university, then out the other end of the city. Best of all there was construction the entire way!

Back on the road skirting the highway, we took this one wonderful off-shoot through red rocks and twisties. Back off the highway through Grants NM, where we were going to stop last night. I'm so glad we made the decision to stop in Moriarty as it would have been too long a day going to Grants. Riding against the wind really takes it out of you.

At one point the GPS said get off the highway and it was saying Route 66 was ahead on the right. We followed it for awhile until, though it still said Route 66, it had turned into a dirt road. Back tracked back to the highway.

Then up to a rest stop and a pic of an old covered wagon letting us know we had reached the Continental Divide. Back on the highway over the divide of 7000ish feet.

Through even more amazing scenery we ended up for the night in Gallup, a town all to the left of the main road as the rail road tracks run parallel to the right all the way through town.

Tomorrow off to Williams AZ and a day of rest. For Sunday we've booked the train up to the south rim of the Grand Canyon. This way we can leave the bikes at the hotel and enjoy the canyon without dealing with what to do with our riding gear once we get there. And maybe, just maybe, we'll take a helicopter ride too.