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Skriven 2007-04-13 14:39:38 av Ruth Haffly (1:396/45.28)
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Hi Hap,

->  hn> in New Mex. Lots of wonderful scenery to enjoy! We made this trip
->  hn> "Albuquerque and North" which basically meant Albuquerque and
 hn> Santa Fe
->  hn> and some side day trips in between to some Pueblo's and
 hn> the "outback".

-> IOW, a part of NM we've not covered.  We know the I-10 portion too well
-> from trips to Fort Bliss while at Huachuca. For trips north we'd do the
-> Deming cut off to I-25 to I-40, except this last time when we threw in
-> one more side road unexpectedly.  Steve has a great aunt in Amarillo we
-> wanted to see on our way out to GA.

 hn> I sort of wanted to get down south but time was a factor and we had so
 hn> much on the list of what we wanted to do that it became clear that one
 hn> trip would never make it all happen...so we decided this trip would be
 hn> north next trip would be south (grin). Primary reason North won was

So, are you planning that for next year?  I'd like to see more of the
state as well but haven't been able to yet.  I want to get over to
Carlsbad Caverns some day; we've toured several major cave/cavern
systems before but not done this one yet.

 hn> that's where the Georgia O'Keefe museum is and I was NOT going to miss
 hn> that!


That's one reason for me to head north.  The Southern Baptist Convention
has a conference grounds in Glorietta, outside of Santa Fe, that we
might get to some time for a conference.  If so, we can side trip into
Santa Fe. My younger brother has been to the Boy Scout camp at Philmont
several times.

-> Steve had to do a PT test shortly after arriving at Fort Huachuca from
-> Fort Devens, Mass.  It was not one of his better runs. (G)

 hn> we were pretty careful to try and stay within our limits and for the
 hn> most part we did a pretty good job....had no chest pains or need for
 hn> nitro during the entire trip, even though we did do a couple of fairly
 hn> strenuous hikes (at least for us at that altitude!).

I'd make sure I had my asthma meds handy--as in, in my pocket. Right now
the foot wouldn't be able to take much hiking but it does seem to be
doing better.  The surgery appears to have fixed the problem.


->  hn> I plan to make stops for photo's I usually DRIVE when I drive (grin).
->  hn> I went from Albuquerque to Kingman AZ on the first day and didn't

-> That's a lot of driving!  I know it's a straight shot but I'd be
getting -> saddle sores.

hn> My minivan has the most comfortable  drivers seat I have ever
experienced! I don't feel tired even after a full day (12-14 hours) of
hn> driving. It's more comfortable than my couch at home!

What kind of van was it that you got? IIRC, it was one of the ones we
looked at at one point.  Steve liks the Focus wagon we ended up with,
especially after he found the seat adjustments levers. He said it is
really comfortable for long trip driving.

->  hn> places I may not do more than 100-200 miles a day....but like I said I
->  hn> have a tendency to get from one place to the other with few stops

-> Easy for you to do.  Just thought I'd suggest a couple of our favorite
-> places along I-10.  Of course you know our attraction in Vegas. (G)

 hn> I like I-10 but it's waaaay too far south and would have added another
 hn> full day of driving to the trip. You could just rename Vegas to
 hn> Grandbabyville (grin)!

It is that for us. (G)  One of our friends is going there next month to
see the kids.  She and her husband let David stay with them his last
year and a half of high school; our girls have always thought of them as
another set of parents so they are unofficial grandparents to Robert, as
we are to their 5 grand kids.


->  hn> the odds are? (grin) But I didn't think of that unitl I was already in
->  hn> California headed north.

-> 20/20 hindsight.  How are the Mariners expected to do this year?  If
-> they make the series and are against the Mets, we'll have to make sure
-> not to get too "into it" against each other here. (G)

 hn> The improvements they made in the off season seem to be panning out,
 hn> if the pitching can hold up to the level and they can generate enough
 hn> offense they may have a good chance. We play in a tough division

OK, NY is expected to be the top on in the division this year.  Of
course living in GA, 99.99%of our baseball coverage is the Braves so
I have to hunt down the fine print for the Mets scores.

->  hn> Had a wonderful drive across the Mojave with the Ocotillo in bloom!

-> Pretty!  Did you get any pictures?  We went thru the desert in late
-> August but didn't stop as it was too hot.  Rental car had a temperature
-> sensor for the outside; it read something like 115 at one point.

 hn> Nope didn't do anything more than admire the view from the front seat
 hn> and 80 miles an hour (grin). I did however really enjoy the view!
 hn> Anne's car has an external temp sensor and last year when we went down
 hn> to visit Amanda we hit high temps on the way back....117 in the
 hn> central valley!

I've been in that hot and probably hotter.  Those are the times you get
anything you can to drink; we went thru several bottles of water a day
when we visited the kids last year. I didn't see out there a lot o what
I see here tho--if you've had tea with a meal out, they will ask if you
want a "to go" cup if you've not drunk all.  Then, if you say yes, it's
a large cup with your leftover tea, topped off, and extra ice at no
extra charge.  They make sure you stay hydrated.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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