
We started the morning in Gallup, NM. We grabbed some coffee and immediately headed towards the Petrified Forest National Park. We have stopped here before but it’s one of my absolutely favorite National Parks, so we are making the stop again. It’s so amazing to me that wood, over millions of years, petrified to now…

We started the day in Tucumcari, and checked out a few iconic places along Route 66. We stopped at the Blue Swallow Motel, which was just adorable, and the gentleman working was such a delight. He mentioned he was raised in the suburbs of Chicago, but loves New Mexico; and he even chuckled when he…