Roswell to Albuquerque and Valley of Fire
On the road to Albuquerque we were finally able to drive on a long desolate desert road. Holding a hand out of the window to the blue blue sky made it seem somehow more vivid and real. It was a beautiful drive. Aleksey was enchanted by the infinite road, and we stopped to take plenty of pictures.
On the way we stopped by the “Valley of Fire,” a 44 mile long, in places 165 feet deep, 5,000 year old lava flow. It was a short hike that proved to be interesting.
From there we continued until we reached a traditional family-owned Mexican restaurant, whose recipes were passed down through 3 generations. Aleksey had a combo platter which he claims ended up melting into itself – so telling it apart was no easy task for the untrained eye. I had an enchilada style Burrito with cheese which was DELICIOUS.
We finally arrived in Albuquerque only to be terribly disappointed by a boring and uneventful stay, in an area that seemed to mirror our experience. Aleksey had a NY Style slice of Pizza – his evaluation: good, but not as good as a real NY slice of Pizza.
Aleksey and all these combo platters…
The drive looks beautiful, like right out of a movie.
I remember that sky! Nothing has changed since we were there.
This sky is so deep-deep blue….. I had the same feelings looking in glacier crevasses—unreal blue.
Even the car become blue and sign of Mexican restaurant is blue…
Beautiful… This is exactly how we [foreigners] imagine those classic American highways