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Route 66 West of Tucumcari: Montoya and Newkirk
Leaving Tucumcari headed westbound, you have no choice but to hop onto I-40 between exits 329 and 321. A remnant ... -
Tucumcari (Tonite!), New Mexico
There are few towns along the Mother Road that are as closely tied to Route 66, as is Tucumcari. For ... -
San Jon, New Mexico
By the time I arrived in San Jon, I found myself in the middle of a fierce windstorm, with gusts ... -
Glenrio, Texas: A Route 66 Ghost Town
There’s something about Route 66 border towns. I first noticed it along the Oklahoma/Texas border, at Texola, Oklahoma. There was ... -
The Big Room at Carlsbad Caverns
After my long hike to Guadalupe Peak in Guadalupe Mountains National Park (just a few miles down the road from ... -
Driving over the Chiricahua Mountains: Portal, AZ
Chiricahua National Monument has a ‘back door’ of sorts. You can reach the park from the east, by driving over ... -
Silver City, New Mexico
Silver City is an old mining town in extreme southwestern New Mexico. In recent years, it’s found new life as ... -
Geronimo Scenic Byway: New Mexico 152
New Mexico Route 152 is a very curvy, mostly 2-lane road that connects the town of Silver City with Interstate ... -
Truth or Consequences, New Mexico
The oddly-named town of Truth or Consequences, New Mexico provides a reasonable excuse to detour off of Interstate 25 for ... -
Socorro, New Mexico
Socorro, New Mexico is a small town along Interstate 25, about an hour south of Albuquerque. It has enough small-town ...
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