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US Southwest drive: road trip numbers & memories (2018)

29 Oct 2018 0401 GMT+0000

Above/featured: NM I-25 southbound, between Rosario and Budaghers – 5 Oct 2018 (X70).

In October 2018, we embarked on a modest 2-week driving trip through parts of New Mexico and Arizona. We began in Santa Fe and Albuquerque, drove west towards Flagstaff and the Grand Canyon, south to Tucson, and finally, northeast on the return to Santa Fe. With our first-time attendance at the Balloon Fiesta and first-time visit to the Grand Canyon accomplished, we’d like to examine further the Grand Staircase geographical formation beyond the Utah-Arizona border region and the historical remnants from old highway US route 66.

Some Numbers

• 17 travel days: arrival 4 October, departure 20 October.
• 15 driving days: 5–19 October inclusive .
• 3138 miles (5049 kilometres) driving distance recorded by odometer.
• 3 sightings of the Little Colorado River¹ in Arizona: Cameron, Point Imperial, Springerville.
• 5202 total images: 3019 (58%) with a Canon 6D, and 2183 (42%) with a Fujifilm X70.
• 10-k image counter reset (“flip”) on the X70: at the junction of US routes 89 and 89A.

29 spots

1. Santa Fe, NM
2. Albuquerque
3. Sandia Crest
4. Tucumcari
5. Abiquiú
6. Taos & Taos Pueblo
7. Embudo
8. Continental Divide
9. Gallup, NM
10. Petrified Forest, AZ
11. Holbrook
12. Winslow
13. Flagstaff
14. Cameron
15. Bitter Springs
16. Marble Canyon
17. Point Imperial, Grand Canyon North Rim
18. Cape Royal, North Rim
19. Little Colorado River Navajo Tribal Park
20. Desert View, Grand Canyon South Rim
21. Grand Canyon Village, South Rim
22. Hermit’s Rest, South Rim
23. Tusayan
24. Sunset Point (Black Canyon City)
25. Phoenix
26. Tucson
27. Salt River Canyon
28. Springerville, AZ
29. Pie Town, NM

•   See also: Passing through small towns in the American Southwest

5 memorable experiences

1. Hot air balloons launching in morning light in Albuquerque, NM.
2. Georgia O’Keeffe Home-Studio in Abiquiú, NM.
3. Echo and Vermilion Cliffs, along US-89/89A between Cameron & Marble Canyon, AZ.
4. First-time at and -view of the Grand Canyon, from the North Rim, AZ.
5. Chat with Kathy Knapp in her pie kitchen at Pie-O-Neer in Pie Town, NM.

•   See also Albuquerque: highlights in the Duke City

5 great eats

1. Mary & Tito’s Café, in Albuquerque, NM: carne adovada sopapilla with green chili.
2. Taco Fundación, in Santa Fe, NM: lengua taco, beef cheek taco, deep fried avocado taco.
3. Santa Fe Bite, in Santa Fe, NM: home of the “green chile cheeseburger”.
4. Satchmo’s, in Flagstaff, AZ: shrimp po’boy sandwich, spicy tots, red beans and rice.
5. Pie-O-Neer Café, in Pie Town, NM: delicious pie, made with a lot of love.

•   See also: Cozy cafés, Southwest sabores.

1-day drives

• Georgia O’Keeffe Country: Santa Fe to Abiquiú (10 Oct)
• Santa Fe to Taos, including a stop at the Classic Gas Museum in Embudo (11 Oct)
• Santa Fe to Flagstaff, including time at Petrified Forest National Park (12 Oct)
• Flagstaff to Vermilion Cliffs (13 Oct)
• North Rim, Grand Canyon (13 Oct)
• Cliff Dwellers to Grandview Point (14 Oct)
• South Rim, Grand Canyon (14 & 15 Oct)
• Tucson to Santa Fe, including a stop in Pie Town, NM (19 Oct)

Mapped distance 4539 km (2821 mi), recorded odometer distance 5049 km (3138 mi). The difference of 510 km (317 mi) arises from unmapped intracity drives and stops in Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Flagstaff, and Tucson. The black horizontal bar represents a distance of 50 km (31 mi).

Red Entrada sandstone cliffs northwest of Continental Divide, NM – 12 Oct 2018 (X70).

¹ “Paayu” in Hopi, “Tółchíʼíkooh” in Navajo, “Colorado Chiquito” in Spanish.

I made both images with a Fujifilm X70 fixed-lens prime; alle Fotoaufnahmen sind mit Wasserzeichen versehen worden. Thanks to AB for making this memorable trip possible. This post appears on Fotoeins Fotografie at fotoeins DOT com as https://wp.me/p1BIdT-czc.

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Categories: American Drive, Autumn, North America, Photography, Seasons, Travel, USA

Tags: American Southwest, Arizona, fotoeins, New Mexico, road trip, road trip USA, USA road trip

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28 Responses to “US Southwest drive: road trip numbers & memories (2018)”

1. Nice introduction about this recent road trip. I am currently making similar plans, but slightly different. We’ve done Grand Canyon and other Utah national parks, but we want to see the Petrified Forest in Arizona, Santa Fe, Albuquerque, Taos, and then north to Colorado (they have 3 national parks and numerous National Monuments) and finish in Denver.

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   By Tom on 29 Oct 2018 at 1754 GMT+0000

   1. Hi and thanks, Tom. I like your plans because they’re ambitious. I’m sure you’re already aware, but I’m still gonna say it: give yourself and your family plenty of time. You’re spending a lot of time driving between destinations, and you should allow yourself more time in a given location in case you really enjoy the visit. I thought we might do a quick dash in the Petrified Forest, but our fantastic visit lasted hours. Thanks for your comment and for stopping by!

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      By fotoeins on 30 Oct 2018 at 0720 GMT+0000

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26. Wow!!! Your trip was amazing! I will have to look closer at another time. I am on my way to the airport in a bit.

    You certainly know how to plan. A favorite city is Santa Fe. I certainly look forward to seeing what your impressions were from there.

    Well done. And a nice way to organize your blog.

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    By Wind Kisses on 24 Sep 2021 at 1205 GMT+0000

    1. Hi and thanks, Donna. Have a good trip!

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