Travel
The day started out well and I left the motel at Chama, NM a little before 8 am. There weren't many vehicles on the road until I hit the small cities of Bloomfield, Farmington, and Shiprock, NM and then the traffic picked up.
But when I got to Shiprock I got into a line of stalled traffic that stretched as far as I could see. There were two lanes in each direction separated by a wide grassy median, and traffic was moving towards us but we went nowhere. I moved 0.4 of a mile in an hour, when I crossed the median and drove back to Farmington where I got on a road to bypass Shiprock entirely. I was disappointed because as many times as I've driven by it I never took a picture of the rock, which looks like a giant galleon with sails billowing. It is really stunning.
I think the cause of the traffic was the 2013 Navajo Nation Fair which must have been going on. No one in the traffic seemed to be bothered too much by it - no road rage or anything like that, and many just parked in the median and walked to wherever they were going. Vendors all along the way were selling food and other items.
I came through Moab, which looks like an unattractive little town dumped in the most spectacular scenery of rock formtions. I never did think I would want to spend any time here, although for a lot of sportsmen/women there is a lot to offer.
My destination this evening was Green River, Utah and I am settled comfortably in a nice motel. To counteract the hours I sat in the driver's seat I took a walk to a local restaurant for my dinner.
Tomorrow I will be driving down the Colorado Plateau, and with any luck I should get some nice pictures. I took one after Moab, and sorry about the sign that I didn't realize got in the way.
Tomorrow is a new day, and I will be just one state away from home by evening.
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Travel
New Mexico to Utah
The day started out well and I left the motel at Chama, NM a little before 8 am. There weren't many vehicles on the road until I hit the small cities of Bloomfield, Farmington, and Shiprock, NM and then the traffic picked up.
But when I got to Shiprock I got into a line of stalled traffic that stretched as far as I could see. There were two lanes in each direction separated by a wide grassy median, and traffic was moving towards us but we went nowhere. I moved 0.4 of a mile in an hour, when I crossed the median and drove back to Farmington where I got on a road to bypass Shiprock entirely. I was disappointed because as many times as I've driven by it I never took a picture of the rock, which looks like a giant galleon with sails billowing. It is really stunning.
I think the cause of the traffic was the 2013 Navajo Nation Fair which must have been going on. No one in the traffic seemed to be bothered too much by it - no road rage or anything like that, and many just parked in the median and walked to wherever they were going. Vendors all along the way were selling food and other items.
I came through Moab, which looks like an unattractive little town dumped in the most spectacular scenery of rock formtions. I never did think I would want to spend any time here, although for a lot of sportsmen/women there is a lot to offer.
My destination this evening was Green River, Utah and I am settled comfortably in a nice motel. To counteract the hours I sat in the driver's seat I took a walk to a local restaurant for my dinner.
Tomorrow I will be driving down the Colorado Plateau, and with any luck I should get some nice pictures. I took one after Moab, and sorry about the sign that I didn't realize got in the way.
Tomorrow is a new day, and I will be just one state away from home by evening.
- Nearly There!
My last night before arriving in the Los Angeles area is in Indio, CA. On my first trip across country in my 5th wheel, I stayed overnight at an "RV Resort" in Indio, and from that time on I have studiously avoided any business with the word "resort"...
- Alive!
A few times today I wasn't sure I'd make it. First of all, until I reached Youngstown, Ohio (eastern side of the state) there was fog and light precipitation all day. The foggy haze wasn't bad enough so that you couldn't...
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I left Forgan, OK at 8 am this morning and crossed into NM at 11am, or 10 am MDT, so I gained an hour. I took a couple of pictures when the scenery began to get a little color, but wasn't in much of a picture taking mood today so this is it....
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