Day two
Itinerary: Flagstaff, Arizona to Amarillo, Texas in 9 hours.
Weather Condition: Clear with a little snow and rain along the way in Arizona/New Mexico. Cleared up by the time we reached Texas.
Miles Driven: 608 miles
Stops: Albuquerque, New Mexico and Amarillo, Texas
After a good night’s rest from our first day’s drive, we woke up bright and early to find snow on the ground. Hotel Aspen had a cute little breakfast bar and it seems make-your-own waffles is a thing out here. We had a 9 hour drive ahead, so we quickly checked out and got back on the I-40 East leaving Flagstaff. Along the way, we saw numerous signs for the Meteor Crater and decided to have a quick look. A quick look turned into an hour (its a fun little 10min drive from the Interstate each way) and since there was admission we spent a little more time looking at the giant hole in the ground. While it was interesting to check out, winter is probably not the best time to go. It was super windy and cold standing on the observation decks but I got some cool photos. I wish I had my fish eye and got a wider shot – next time.
We bid farewell to the giant crater and Arizona and continued onto New Mexico with a pit stop in Albuquerque. Albuquerque was the biggest city we’d seen since leaving Los Angeles and even hit TRAFFIC with 5 lane freeways. We were already a little behind on time, so we drove down to the Historic Old Town of Albuquerque for a little look and snaps. The landscape in New Mexico is interesting and the shapes of the mountains were cool. There was a little snow to the west and as we got closer to the east it became more sparse and flat. What seemed like hours later, we finally reach Amarillo, Texas and went to the Big Texan Ranch Steakhouse. Lets just say, everything is bigger in Texas. It was a touristy thing to dine there but when in Rome (in this case Texas), eat cow and big portions of it. We ordered the Rib-Eye and Prime Rib and passed out in food coma after. Fun times.
My photographic journey with my aunt, benny (the dog), and curious george of course.
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