Sorry for the huge delay in posting these pictures. Things have been hectic since getting home. So, on our 6th day of travel, Thursday, March 20th, we crossed New Mexico. Starting from Gallup, NM in the morning, we diverted up to Santa Fe to take in the ancient mission churches and modern art galleries there, then cut down the back roads across eastern New Mexico ranch lands to Tucumcari, where we stopped for the night.

( Santa Fe to Tucumcari )

Yesterday, we drove up to one of my favorite recreational areas, The Land Between the Lakes. We made a day of it and hit the usual stops: The Home Place, The Elk and Bison Prairie, and the Nature Station.
( On to the details )