Greetings from Albuquerque, New Mexico! We arrived in town a few hours ago after about 6 hours of driving. We were destined to end up here, but hadn't considered the possibilities along the way. At some point along the way we started seeing signs for Meteor Crater, and I, being something of a closet sci-fi nerd, immediately perked up at the sight of it, my mind running wild. Bill obviously recognized my interest and suggested we stop.
Several miles down a rather barren road, a hill rises in the distance. It's not too out of the ordinary considering the landscapes that surround and inhabit Arizona. The only difference is that instead of a hill top, this one has a gigantic crater that is over 3 miles in circumference, and 5,000 feet wide. From the viewing decks, it almost looks like a miniature Grand Canyon. We brought out Nipper for a quick photo op, and we got back on the road.
"Who is this Nipper?", you ask? Well allow me to introduce you. Nipper is a lifesize statue of the RCA Records dog, leaning over to hear the record player. Well, Bill brought him along to be our gnome, photographed in all the typical tourist spots. See the post below this for a few examples of Nipper's photos.
Several hours later, we rolled into Albuquerque. Along the way here, we were lucky enough to take in the sights of Indian casinos and plenty of dinosaur sculptures (including one with 2 heads!). We're taking it easy tonight with a pizza dinner and television. We're about to go to bed, and it's only 8pm. That's unheard of for me, but we're heading towards Memphis, TN tomorrow, and it's over 1000 miles away. Wish us luck!
P.S. We finally uploaded photos (as you might have guessed), but I'm only posting a few here and there until I figure out how to use this site. To see all of the pictures we've put online, CLICK HERE!
3 comments:
Hooray for photos!
i'm reading! love the pics.
When I was a child I asked my father and his friend Bill "Nick" Nicholson what they talked about on their early evening car rides around town. "Well," my father said, "mostly we talk about what dogs might be thinking." And then they both laughed, but not because he was kidding.
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