Oasis RV Resort Amarillo, Texas

Finally in Texas. Very windy here. Found a great Resort with a fantastic hot tub and pool. Everything is new and paved. No dirty feet. Yeah! We are downwind of a cattle ranch, so this campground is scented. Changed time again today. Now on Central time.

Oops. The bathrooms here are tornado shelters. Yikes.

Elwin taking care of essentials.

Our home for the night. 

Enchanted Trails Albuquerque, NM

Drove from Gallup to Albuquerque today. Short trip to get us lined up for distances and campgrounds for the next few days, as we are heading home. Will have to come back again and do the X-treme Balloon ride in Gallup. We are staying at the Enchanted Trails campground which we stayed at in 2012. Not much has changed. It is hot here at 95 degrees, but dry with a breeze.

Our site for the night.

Nice office

Nice view of the Sandia mountains.

Gallup New Mexico Cultural Museum

Today we spoiled ourselves and had an authentic Mexican breakfast at Jerry's Restaurant here in Gallup. Trip Advisor said it was a very good local restaurant. Boy were they right. The place was packed with locals and the food was awesome with great service. We then ambled around town shopping at all the trading posts for authentic Indian pottery and stuff. We might stay one more night if we can get a place on the Xtreme-Lee Hot Air Balloon trip. It is supposed to be fabulous taking you over all the desert formations here. I really enjoyed the Hot Air Balloon years ago, this one sounds even better. We will have to do the Balloon next time we are this way. The internet is slow here, but much better than Page, AZ. So today I am also posting all the previous excursions.

Coal miner's equipment from early 1900's here in Gallup.

Navajo statue in front of Gallup Cultural Center

USA RV Park, Gallup, NM

Traveled 290 miles from Page, Az to Gallup, NM. Ended up in a nice park with great amenities and friendly people. We hope to stay a day or two to catch the sites.

Our gravel site for tonight. Nice pull-through site.

North Rim Grand Canyon, Marble Canyon and the Vermillion Cliffs

Today we traveled 250 plus miles round trip to the North Rim of the Grand Canyon. Along the way we saw Marble Canyon and the Vermillion Cliffs by car. Beautiful country. It is all rocks, but they all have a difference in colors and shapes. The north rim of the Grand Canyon is not nearly as spectacular as the south rim. The drive there was long, but made the trip worthwhile.

Vermillion Cliffs along the road to Grand Canyon North Rim

Marble Canyon

Vermillion Cliffs overlook.

Vermillion Cliffs

Vermillion Cliffs

Vermillion Cliffs

Entrance to North Rim Grand Canyon

Very forested up here. Smells of pine and crisp air.

Walkway to Bright Angel Point

Bright Angel point

Bright Angel Point

North Rim Grand Canyon

Landscape exiting the mountain from the North Rim

Antelope Canyon upper and lower

Today we toured the lower Antelope Canyon at 830 this morning. The lower canyon required stairs to get down into it. It was narrow at the bottom. Both were similar. The upper canyon had more light, but it could be because it was after noon. The upper canyon required a dirt road trip 3 miles into the Navajo Reservation in a truck designed to take tourists to the cave/canyon. During the monsoon season these canyons can flood within 15 minutes with water rushing through at 50-60 miles per hour. They are definitely a safety hazard if there is rain nearby. The upper Antelope Canyon has the million dollar wall called the WAVE seen on Microsoft computers. The tour guide helped me recreate that picture as well.

Pictures of Lower Antelope Canyon

Entrance to Lower Antelope Canyon

Ladders required to get down into Canyon

Photo op lower Antelope Canyon.

Amazing swirls that capture the sunlight.

Sun Beam glow

Fire on the rock.

The lower Antelope Canyon upon exit. Easy to fall in.

Next pictures of Upper Antelope Canyon

What a neat sunbeam.

Sunbeam

Sun-Fire between the rocks

Dillon's in a swirl.

The WAVE "million Dollar wall" they call it.

Exit of Upper Antelope Canyon

Elwin at Exit

Vikki at entrance. This one you go through and come back through.

Canyon in background from truck. Dirt road in about 3 miles.