Oklahoma to New Mexico

It's been difficult to update lately because we've had quite a few exhausting nonstop days - getting up at 4 AM and passing out by 10 or 11 PM...I'm not sure this is what I signed up for.  Anyhow, I'm going to try my best to get caught up so here it goes...

We left Clinton, OK on Tuesday the 19th and headed for Albuquerque.  We didn't have any stops planned, but we managed to find something anyhow...Cadillac Ranch.  Apparently a few people in Texas have a sense of humor.

Cadillac Ranch in Texas

We also got to see a few interesting things that pertain to my environmental interest - wildfire fighters at our hotel in Albuquerque, wind turbines, and confined animal feeding operations (CAFOs).  We also crossed under a helicopter that was stringing electrical wire.

Lots and lots of wind turbines in Oklahoma and Texas

Cows on a CAFO

Helicopter stringing electrical wire

We learned that no matter how hard you think you're doing it, someone else out there is doing it harder.  We thought going across country in an old non-air conditioned car was tough, but so far we've seen people on long distance motorcycle trips, people backpacking down the highway with their dogs, and people running across the country.  We also saw a few cars headed east from the LA Roadster Show.

Loaded down motorcycle

Backpacker with his dog hiking east on route 40

It felt as though it got 10 degrees hotter as soon as we crossed the Texas-New Mexico line.  Unfortunately, this was just the beginning.  

 We had a delicious dinner at the Pueblo Indian Cultural Center across the street from our hotel in Albuquerque.  Dad had another pork chop...I think that made 3 since we got to Kentucky.

This van was in our hotel parking.  These are for you, Brett.  Just like we have Cowboy fans in Washington, they have Redskin fans in Texas.