We arrived in Albuquerque this afternoon after a drive through so many terrain changes we lost count. About every 30 miles or so the scenery drastically changed. When we crossed into New Mexico (our 21st state on this trip) we were facing the painted cliffs. We almost squealed with surprise. They were just fabulous. I tried taking pictures but through the front windshield they were blurry. We also went through about 20 miles of solid lava rock on both sides of the road. In fact, they had to blast through it to build the road. See picture above. It is so easy to see the rolling turbulence that took place while this planet Earth was being formed. It is just written on the face of the land. And we are so thrilled to have been able to see all of this. We did venture into the hectic world of the city of Albuquerque for dinner tonight. We successfully found a great Mexican restaurant. We have been looking for such a restaurant for weeks. We never did find one in Arizona anywhere. So we are truly happy campers. We planned to stay here for two days and then decide whether to go north or not. The Colorado weather is iffy right now. We'll see. Oh I forgot to mention the goats. Outside Gallup, we stopped for a break. Thankfully we do not have to go into a rest area, but we still sometimes walk around outside. So, we did today. In the field next to the rest area there appeared a herd of goats, all white except for one big black one. He was the leader. Those goats all marched like a marching band. Left, left, left-right-left. I'm not kidding. They were in complete lockstep with each other. Two broke away to eat some weeds. They quickly joined the group and fell right back into perfect step with the rest. We just stood there and watched in awe. It was such a sight to see and we were having so much fun I forgot to take out my cell phone and video it. You would have enjoyed the sight as much as we did.
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