Route 66 2013: Holbrook, AZ to Tucumcari, NM

It’s an early morning on the road so we have time to buy Indian trinkets at Chief Yellowhorse. Desolate sections of old 66 in this part look exactly as expected. Amid the pawn shops of Gallup, NM, we find an awesome local cafe that serves pizza and Mexican food. Albuquerque feels irritating with all of its modern conveniences and congestion. Long gone now are the red rocks of Arizona, and after passing through the Sandia Mountains, the landscape changes to the high plains. “Tucumcari Tonight!” the billboards proudly exclaim. This is our destination; more specifically, The Blue Swallow Motel, where it is perpetually 1939. After checking in, we gorge on huge helpings of chicken-friend steak and homemade pie. It appears as if Texas is leaking into this part of New Mexico.

Good Morning From WigWam #3 Old Cars At The WigWam Sleep In A WigWam! Maureen At WigWam Village #6 Rotting Hulks
Sad Face Open? Nah. Gas And Trinkets Kodak Billboard Buick Getting Its Kicks
Chief Yellowhorse Gift Shop Friendly Navajos Selling Junk! Route 66 On The Reservation Gallup Used Car Muffler Man Gallup Mural
Coal St. Poles Gallup Downtown Parking Sign US 66 Signs In Gallup El Rancho Sign Mike In The El Rancho Lobby
El Rancho Lobby El Rancho Lobby From Balcony El Rancho Balcony Hotel El Rancho Continental Divide 9/11 Memorial
Buick At Continental Divide No Gas Today The Roarin' 20s Grants Café Sands Motel
Cubero, NM Budville Trading Company Route 66 Across New Mexico Owl Rock Route 66 Graffiti
Owl Rock Rio Puerco Bridge Rio Puerco Bridge Maureen On The Albuquerque Sign El Don Motel Sign
Tile Work At The KiMo Theater KiMo Theater Front Cline's Corners, Any Day Now Del's Restaurant Neon Texaco Trade Station
Blue Swallow Motel Neon Night Time At The Blue Swallow Welcome To 1939!

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