November 8 and I am ticking. (not because there is no wifi)

We passed by Grants a large uranium mining area since gone the way of 66. Coming up soon or behind me in the rear view mirror is the place in the desert that the first atomic bomb went boom. I can see why the bomb was exploded here in the miles of cactus and rubble called soil. The irony is that this area is so very pretty with its miles of cactus and rubble. Looking for a place to hide for the rest of your life? Come on down. People just take over deserted places and that becomes home.

I feel like a split personality; we crossed the great divide today. Marg says it’s all down hill from here. Where is here you ask? Here is Gallup, NM. Our target for tomorrow is Sedona AZ cause Marg wants to see it and with all the time I’ve wasted being zoned out 66, how can I tell her it is south of Flagstaff and Canada is north.

We experienced the latest take on Burma shave signs today. They came in bright yellow billboards advertising Bowlin’s Trading Post. The topics varied on each sign and when another sign was needed to keep one’s attention, a topic would be repeated. The horse trader advertised, firecrackers, pottery, blankets, jewelry, t-shirts, leather-- shoes, belts, jackets, rattle snake artifacts. These were all separate billboards! Okay, I was swayed and we went in. Thank goodness there was a Dairy Queen there or the stop would have been a bust.

There were some layers in the desert today and some very pretty exposed red earth and I found a pink adobe bar called Tomahawks.

The trucks have found out where we are as they are back with a vengeance. The road had been calmer for a few days. I thought one truck was going to smack the front end of the mh and flip us.

There are lots of rail lines. We have been near a rail line I can remember from song. The Acheson, Topeka and the Sante Fe is the name of the rail line so what is the name of the song. Think in the 30-50s time frame.

Fran did well on Purple People Eater and Phillips 66 (was the gas company).

Cheers.