New Mexico – Smokey Da Van

A Great Petrified Forest Overnight Stop

A place I’d simply passed by during the Route 66 trip turned out to be an excellent, and free, overnight stop that I hadn’t known

Saturday I took the bike out to explore the local area. I started with lunch at the Route 66 Railway Cafe. It’s right on Historic

The free campground just outside Santa Fe was fine. I could’ve stayed the full 14 days I’m allowed to. But I didn’t feel drawn to

It was a short, easy drive from Los Alamos to Santa Fe. My research hadn’t revealed any must-see touristy type places in town. Although Route

After a busy day of work and meetings, I took the bike back to Los Alamos to nerd out on some history. This is where

The only plan I had was to leave the Rio Grande Gorge rest area (24-hour stop only) and make a detour off my Santa Fe

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