We drove to Gallup today via President Eisenhower's wonderful interstate road system. It sure made sense to take the train before the interstate system was developed. About every ten minutes a train passes through Gallup heading east or west. Both passenger and freight trains.
Gallup is known as the city of murals. Many public and privately owned buildings are adorned with billboard size murals depicting western and Indian scenes. Gallup is a town of about 25,000 citizens composed of various ethnic groups. About equally divided between causasian, native american and latinos. The people are most gracious and go out of their way to assist tourists like the Hanes.
We made a late day visit to Red Rock Canyon which is about a 15 minute drive from the heart of town. We arrived just before they locked the gates, so we didn't get to view much more than the visitor center. Early tomorrow morning we will set out for Canyon DeShelley--pronounced deshay. It's one of Julia's favorite camping sites, so we obviously will enjoy our time there.
After the early morning tour we set out for Flagstaff, Arizona where we will spend four days. On the way to Flagstaff we will stop off at the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest. During our stay in Flagstaff we will have a full agenda and will be on the go constantly. More later.
We have a very poor internet connection at the Sleep Inn, so tomorrow we'll provide a better update on activities.
A very special hello to Anne Nevil.
We should have a picasa web site up and running this weekend and will have close to 300 photos loaded.
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