Yeah! Here we are in New Mexico after our long drive from Bryce Canyon. I am taking full advantage of the wireless internet here in our hotel room. It was slightly inconvenient yesterday since the only place we could get wireless was in the "resort" lobby! I feel much more comfortable here with an actual desk and some speed! Our drive today took about 9 hours, which was not too bad since I actually surrendered and let James drive the last leg of the trip. We left Bryce around 5:30AM and arrived here in Albuquerque around 4PM. I drove for about 4 hours until we got to Flagstaff, Arizona where we took a pitstop for some coffee and James took over driving duties. The drive was pretty uneventful and boring--except for all of the corny tourist traps along the way. If we had more time, I would have wanted to stop at the automated dinosaur trading post. I am sure that would have made for a good story! Where else in the United States can you get a free piece of polished petrified wood while you encounter terrifying robotic dinosaurs? :)
Tomorrow we are going to visit a zoo, aquarium, and botanical gardens here in town. I am most excited about the aerial tramway we are going to take up to the highest peak in the area. Hopefully my fear of heights will not kick in midway up the mountain! The picture to the left is along Highway 89 as we were descending into a canyon, not far from the Grand Canyon. We decided not to go there, as I have been there before and found Bryce Canyon a lot more enjoyable and intriguing. Thankfully there will not be much driving until Saturday, when we make the longest drive of our trip--10 hours to Dallas! I am trying to convince James that he has to eat the mammoth steak at the place in Amarillo, but so far he is not too enthused about the idea. :)
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