Southwest Winter Vacation 3,750 Mile Trip in 10 days! PICS!

[71EV2RT]

I would leave that northern route (66) for the summertime. Flagstaff can get a fair amount of snow. Try Hwy 54 to Las Cruces, then I10 to Tucson

[quentin]

I've spent quite a bit of time in the southwest, and you really have a lot of great choices.  To mention just a couple of my favorites... Canyon De Chelly in Arizona and Chaco Canyon in New Mexico.

The Grand Canyon is awesome in it's size, but I prefer the beaty and sheer white and straight drop cliffs of De Chelly.  Truly striking, and you won't have to fight as many people.

Chaco Canyon is an archeological wonder, and is also less subject to the bigger crowds of, say, a place like Mesa Verde. (though I still love Mesa Verde)

There's me picks!

[The70RT]

Thanks for the info guys 

[The70RT]

We made the trip with no problems or incidents! This is my last day before heading back to work tomorrow so I better get started on showing you all the great time we had. This was just a sight seeing trip since we both never been to the area except flying to Vegas a few years ago. On average we drove 8 hours a day......thank god fuel prices were down  Lots of pics and most are through the windshield with an old camera so bear with me   Nothing much in Kansas to see ( thats the reason for the vacation  ) First day We left Topeka. Some wind generators in OK....Kansas doesn't have so many unless your in the western part. An OK HP Charger caught a Toyota. I got clocked doing 85 in a 75 a couple times on the trip but bigger fish were out there I guess  . We stopped by the Route 66 Museum in OK. Cool old Dodge fuel truck  Oh yeah....Santa Monica Pier was the farthest point west.

[The70RT]

 

[The70RT]

There is an old Corvette on display inside. They were closed for the Christmas weekend so no inside pics. Wind was kicking ass that day but was nice and around 60!

[The70RT]

Another museum in OK. Closed for the hoiday 

[The70RT]

We stayed at a nowhere RV site in Amarillo on 40/66 and headed out on day 2 to this 

[The70RT]

Got though the blowing snow ok and it turned out beautiful and hit this sweeeeeet 66 museum in NM early afternoon. An old Dodge Cab. The car on the pedastal is a real steel bodied car all restored. The guy said it looks just as nice inside.........ok ....whatever

[The70RT]

I didn't get a pic of the front of the museum for some reason  Here is what's inside though 

[The70RT]

 MoPar is my fave but I love all old iron. Love this B5 Runner 

[The70RT]

B5 340 Duster was for sale but the person at the desk had no idea how much  Nice old Falcon Vert. The old Dodge was ....well...WOW.

[The70RT]

Old Plymouth  V8 Gremlin X, The old Fugitive car was a "real" old racer from way back when according to the pics on the wall.

[The70RT]

Of course I never am in order. Here is the back side of the 70 Runner. The 57 speaks for itself

[The70RT]

The front desk at the museum is pretty cool with a HOTTIE for TuffCat. My 57 was this color too....no I don't miss it! The ole lady is spending money  A couple shots through the Albuquerque corridor. Coors exit...no time for a brewski though. An old route 66 iron bridge. We drove all the way through NM on day 2. Last pic here is the snow starting to show as we head for Flagstaff AZ. The guard rail didn't fare too well on the right.

[FlatbackFanatic]

Looks like a blast!! I've thought about doing that too. Some day. Thanks for posting the pics.

[moparstuart]

  great picutres brother thanks

[The70RT]

Plenty more to go. Sorry Troy for using all your bandwith  Route 66 Casino.....no time or money to waste here so Flagstaff here we come. Plenty of trains here beside the highway. Looks like we wont make Flagstaff before dark. We drove around 650 miles on day 2 

[The70RT]

Flagstaff AZ got about 3 foot of snow a day or so before Christmas  so we hit a motel instead of a State Park as previously planned.  Stumpy had his own bed too. I talked to the guy in the truck in the motel parking lot. He had one shovel and a burnt out clutch......sorry man I gotta go  So day 3 we head to the Grand Canyon!!!

[The70RT]

Lower elevation had no snow but as we headed near the south rim they had plenty. Note the deer belly deep in the snow.

[The70RT]

The Grand Canyon  The other 1/2 or 3/4 in case she reads this  and mans best friend.

[The70RT]

Stumpy just loved the trip. We had a couple take a pic of us. I never posted any pics of us till now since Lisa already did (Mrs.Skip68)  haha.

[The70RT]

Couple more of the beautiful canyon. Some driver of this Explorer wasn't paying atention and had to be pulled out  Mountain Lion crossing....never seen any.

[The70RT]

Down the icy road from the canyon and on to VEGAS / Hoover Dam Lake Mead area  We didn't make it before it got dark. We were stuck in bumper to bumper traffic for like 2.5 hours because of the security check on the road to the dam.  We stayed at this Lake Meade campground that night and woke up to this on day 4 

[The70RT]

Pink Cactus anyone  On to Hoover Dam.