While our stay in Santa Rosa was the pits, New Mexico is rather pretty to look at, with some interesting terrain and landscape. Between Santa Rosa and Gallup, we passed through Albuquerque and Lavaland. Albuquerque is a fairly large city with lots of traffic. You have to drive over a large mountain to get there. This combination of traffic and mountain is always scary to me, so I try to distract myself by playing Angry Birds on my Droid. I did manage to get some nice photos though. Enjoy, and know that I sacrificed my nerves to get them:
Between Albuquerque and Gallup, we went through Lavaland, New Mexico. Yes, that is the name of the town. Lavaland. Here is a one minute video of Lavaland, with REO Speedwagon in the background:
Marilyn says
I didn’t learn how to spell Albuquerque ’til we lived in NM…LOL! I do remember the wind — it never stops. Looking forward to reading about your adventures in AZ!
geogypsy says
I love driving in the mountains, but no thanks to cities.