Roswell, New Mexico, home of the alien museum which we have toured in the past. somewhat cheesy, but always a treat.
Something street fairish going on here this weekend, hard to find a place to stay---could have camped at Bottomless Lakes, but since we will be camping the next 2 weeks, thought we would get a room. Motel 6, basic but good.
Wanted to go thru Carrizozo as in the past there was this great little place to eat lunch, La Brewja, but no longer open, so we will head north to Vaughn and I-40, then west and north to Blanding and spend another night in civilization before heading to Halls Crossing and launching.
chuck wants to eat at IHOP tomorrow, all over that root tooty fresh and fruity, and it is open 24 hours, so we will get up early and walk that way, get an early start on a 9-10 hour drive.
Stopped at a mickey D's in Fort Stockton and 2 guys hauling a boat asked us where we were headed with our boat--we said, lake Powell, and turned out they were going there too. they had been thinking and planning to go for 15 YEARS!!!. I guess we just sort of jump into things. We drove over the Glen Canyon Dam about 6 years ago, and that was it, we were going as soon as we could. Have been the last 5 years.