Vanabout 2019 Day 3: Flagstaff

If your ever in Edgewood NM and need a place to park your RV overnight, I highly recommend the Walmart there. This has got to be one of the friendliest Walmarts I’ve ever been in. But that’s admittedly a very short list.

The whole point of staying in ABQ overnight was to go to my beloved Gruet Winery.  But, according to Google, it didn’t open until noon, so I headed over to the National Museum of Nuclear Science and History. Cool place, check it out.

I finally got to Gruet and it had been opened for an hour. Thanks Mountain Time. Regardless, this was a great tasting. So great I may have purchased more than a case.

The day ended at Sunset Crater just north of Flagstaff. This was the first of two nights i went to sleep before 9pm just because that’s all there was to do.

Firsts

• Shower in the van for this trip
• Tasting at Gruet
• Time standing behind a rocket engine.

Walkabout Day 2: Pictures

Walkabout Day 2: Summary

It was much harder to find WiFi in New Mexico and Arizona. But on the good side, many many many more pictures were taken. The journey today started in Las Vegas, NM and ended in Flagstaff AZ with stops in Santa Fe, Albuquerque and Petrified Forest National Park featuring the Painted Desert. Meteor Crater was closed when I got there. Probably spent to much time in looking for parking in Sante Fe.

Day 2 Quick Hits

• Beautiful clear, cool morning -- 60° ish.
• What is with the douche wearing a Bluetooth at the complimentary continental breakfast. He's staying at a Super8 for chrisake with his wife and 3 kids. Who's he trying to impress, Sanjiv behind the checkin desk?
• Note to the people of Santa Fe. I get it. You guys really really like adobe. Now let's move on.
• I nominate Santa Fe as the best city in the US to play Homeless Guy or College Student.
• Speaking of the homeless, what's with letting them sell newspaper in the middle of the street?
• Despite my rant, there is a definite pleasing aesthetic in New Mexico. Most everything looks nice. I saw a Burger King that was gorgeous.
• I'm starting to think that planning to go to the Grand Canyon on a Saturday was not the smartest thing I ever did. What was? Shortening "Too much information!" to "TMI!"