Vegas to Albuquerque

We left Las Vegas Monday morning, crossing the Hoover Dam, and ended up in Sun Valley, Arizona last night. So this is Lake Mead from Hwy 93 heading to the Hoover Dam.

We didn’t stop at the dam as we have been there before, but it’s such a beautiful area...the canyon created by the Colorado River. And this is the river.

We stopped in Seligman, Arizona, for some lunch and saw this place across the street. A famous spot on Rte 66, I guess.

All along the I-40 is the famous Rte 66.

Quite a variety of scenery along the way.

We passed the Arizona Divide at 7335 feet above sea level. And we thought that was the end until today.

So today, this is what we dealt with.

Yep, we had everything while driving...cloudiness, rain, snow, sun, and hail. Fortunately it didn’t last long. It was rather nice on the rocks.

At a stop we had.

In spite of the desolate land in most places, it’s quite charming in some spots.

Completely snow covered here...

But it was temporary. We also crossed the continental divide here at 7300 feet, so we continue to be in high altitude.

We arrived just west of Albuquerque and had plans to do some things, but the threatening thunderstorm kept us grounded. But we’re here for another day, so hopefully it clears up.

This is in our RV park.

And so is this! They have a vintage Rte 66 set-up of RVs and cars from back in the day. Very cool.

So hopefully tomorrow the weather cooperates so we can see Albuquerque.

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