Tuesday, May 25, 2010

April 18 - Santa Fe to Gallup






Very foggy on this morning’s walk on the nature trail which made it extremely serene. On this morning’s walk we talked with campground neighbors who had Florida plates and are traveling from Clearwater.

Headed out for a rather long drive back through Albuquerque and then west to Gallup NM, about 15 miles from Arizona. It’s still relatively high at an elevation 6440. Crossed the Continental Divide on the way. There is definitely a large Native American influence around Gallup.

Went to the El Rancho Hotel for dinner. The hotel has hosted countless movie stars though the years. It severed as the accommodations for the stars during filming of primarily western movies in the surrounding area. There are probably a hundred autographed pictures of movie stars in the hotel’s lobby, many dedicated to the El Rancho. I ate in the dining room where John Wayne sat…

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