Day 4: Texas to New Mexico to Arizona!

Snowy Amarillo

Day four began with a bit of wet weather. We went to bed in Amarillo with no precipitation on the ground and woke to about 1-2 inches of snow coating the sidewalks and roads. Due to the weather issues, we took our time in the morning and did not check out of our hotel until 830. It was slow going for the first hour or so as we trudged through the snow laden roads.

By the time we got outside the Amarillo city limits, the roads improved greatly and we were back up to traveling speed. Texas continued to be extremely flat and it was only about an hour and a half of driving before we entered into New Mexico.

Woo New Mexico!!

At the moment, New Mexico is at the top of the list for most beautiful states. While it is extremely flat, the mesas and rock formations that dot the horizon make this a very beautiful state. The weather cleared up throughout the morning and the sun came out as we headed towards Albuquerque. Every once in awhile, the weather would turn dark and a snow squall would run across our path, causing hail-like snow to fall on the road.

New Mexico was relatively uneventful, minus Hank's upset tummy. We stopped several times in the state and I must apologize to certain random gas stations for not depositing of Hank's excrement. I'm sure it will dry out soon, though.

Beautiful New Mexico

We made it into Arizona by 330/4 p.m. and enjoyed the setting sun as we continued to drive West. Arizona is much flatter than New Mexico, in that it is without those red rocks and beautiful mesas. Nevertheless, it is equally as beautiful. After his tummy issues, Hank slept through Arizona and did not wake until we arrived in Flagstaff. We checked into our hotel and as we tried to bring Hank into the hotel, he slipped out of his harness and ran away, proceeding to ALMOST get hit by a car. Chris and I flipped, but we able to corral him in. Talk about taking several years off our lives. I decided then that a bottle of wine was necessary to calm my nerves.

80000 miles!

That was the extent of Tuesday's adventures. Tomorrow we are heading to the Grand Canyon and although we'd like to go to Las Vegas, it seems we missed the boat on booking a hotel and the prices are becoming too much. Seems we may be headed to San Diego for a few days.

Til tomorrow!

- Kate