We got a great start this morning, leaving at 6:15. A beautiful ride on smooth asphalt. We followed route 117 through El Malpais
National Monument. Beautiful cliff formations; ancient lava flow rock
formations as well. We ended in Grants,
a city of boom and bust. They have been
the uranium capital of the world as well as the carrot capital of the
world. The famous Route 66 goes through
town. Sadly all the old motels are shuttered. We arrived in town at noon;
stopped to resupply at the Walmart, then went to an RV park to wash clothes and
take a shower. We tried to leave town in
the cool of the evening, but Anna blew a tire heading out of town. Fortunately, we only had a half mile to a Mom
& Pop motel where we made repairs (avoided some rain storms
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