Cross Country Tour – Day 12

9 September 2016

The day started at 5:30 am with a butt numbing drive of 10 hours to Santa Fe.  It was wild driving out of the park at 45 miles an hour for over an hour in total darkness with hair pin curves and drop offs of several hundred feet.  Once I finally got out of the park, the speed limit picked up to 70 mph which is apparently the perfect speed to kill jack rabbits.  Three ran under the car and one didn’t make it.  Not to discriminate against the birds, one hit the windshield somewhere just across the state line into New Mexico.  That, plus 3,000 butterflies which committed suicide against the windshield and the grill, the jeep became a killing machine!

Interestingly, to get into the park, I had an immigration stop and upon leaving, the same – different locations but since I look like a redneck, they kindly passed me through. They all had guns and there was a drug dog and while one agent talked to me, the other checked the vehicle.  Good thing the dog didn’t smell my stash of bison bars!

I’m staying at the Inn of the Turquoise Bear, a fifteen minute walk from downtown. This is probably the nicest B&B I’ve ever stayed in.

Inn of the Turquoise Bear, Santa Fe.
Inn of the Turquoise Bear, Santa Fe.

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Wine social room.
Wine social room.
Outside of my room - The Shaman Room. I'll do medicine dances all night.
Outside of my room – The Shaman Room. I’ll do medicine dances all night.
Another view of the room.
Another view of the room.

As I write this, I am washing days of clothes. Next is a stop at the car wash. The dead bugs give a white jeep a whole new look!Made it back for the wine social and a slice of bourbon pecan pie – gluten free.

Author: searcyf@mac.com

After 34 years in the classroom and lab teaching biology, I'm ready to get back to traveling and camping and hiking. It's been too long of a break. I miss the outdoors and you can follow my wanderings on this blog.

One thought on “Cross Country Tour – Day 12”

  1. The Inn looks great. Holley would like a turquoise necklace from Santa Fe and I could use a bourbon pecan pie, if there is room in the jeep. You ran over a jackrabbit and didn’t have Welsh rarebit for dinner? What’s wrong with you, man? Hope you have a great day in New Mexico. It is a beautiful state.

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