Go West Old Man (Day 11)

Friday - October 16, 2009 - Day 11

What a great day.  It started with a dark ride to Marfa for breakfast.  We ate in a little hole in the wall named Alice Cafe.  Boy did I change my old habits.  I had ham and eggs with tortillas.  They were great.  After breakfast we headed south on 67 to Presidio where we picked up 170 and rode the River Road to Terlingua.  The River Road was as green as I have ever seen it.  They must have had a bunch of rain recently.

We noticed a bunch of motorcycles, and we later learned that they are having some rally this weekend.  Something named Ride the Trails.

We drove through Big Bend National Park and headed up to Marathon.  In Marathon we stopped and ate at another hole in the wall restaurant named Johnny B's.  Doug and I both had the Mexican Hamburger and they were great.  After lunch we drove the short distance to Sanderson where we called it a night.  All in all it was a great day.

Here are some shots on Highway 67.





Here are some pictures from yesterday that I could not get to upload last night.







Tomorrow we head to Kerrville to meet up with some BMW friends.

Go West Old Man (Day 10)

Thursday - October 15, 2009 - Day 10

Were back in Texas.  We left Alamogordo around 7 in the morning after having a great breakfast at the Alamo Grill.  I did take a chance and had something different.  I knew it was risky, but it just had to be done.  I had ham and eggs with BISCUITS. 

It was a balmy 65 degrees when we left, but by the time we arrived in Cloudcroft it was 38 degrees.  We stopped for a short break at a road side park after we came out of the mountains, and then headed into Artesia, NM where we topped off the tanks and purchased a few items from the local grocery store.  We left Artesia dnd headed to Carlsbad where Doug and I somehow got seperated.  It took us a few minutes to find each other, and that was only after we talked on the cell phones.  He was on one highway and I was on anothers.

Once we found each other we headed south on 160 towards Guadalupe Mountain.  Just after the state line we turned east on 652 and cut back over to 285.  This was a very scenic road.  The only problem was it was very straight.  We stayed on 285 to Pecos where we picked up 17 into Fort Davis, TX.  We did stop for lunch at a restaurant in Orla, TX.  We had a great lunch of chopped beef steak, mashed potatos and corn.  It was topped off with a piece of white cake with cherry bits and cream cheese frosting.
We arrved in Fort Davis around 4:30 and checked into the motel. 

Tomorrow we head for Sanderson via the River Road and Big Bend National Park.

Sorry, no pictures this post because for some reason they will not upload.  I'll try to put them in tomorrow.

Go West Old Man (Day 9)

Wednesday - October 14, 2009 - Day 9

Today is mostly and transit day which has us heading back in the direction of Houston.  We headed south on 160 and stopped for breakfast in Alma, NM, at the (don't be surprised) Alma Cafe.  Yes Bryan, I mean Brian, I did change is up a bit today.  I had Ham and EGGS, but with green chili peppers in the hash browns.

We stopped in Silver City, NM for a break so Doug could tour the local Quilt Shop.  Don't ask.  What's embarrassing is I went in with him and looked around.

We took 152 out of Silver City, and then south on 27 and east on 26 to the interstate.  A quick 40 miles to Las Cruces, and then 70 over to Alamogordo.  We checked into a great motel.  By far the best one on the trip.

Tomorrow we head for Fort Davis, TX.

Here are a couple of pictures I took along the way.

Go West Old Man (Day 7 - 8)

Monday - October 12, 2009 - Day 7

Happy Birthday Mom.....

The day started out like every other day, except we decided to head down the road for  breakfast.  This is view we had as we pulled out.



We stopped for breakfast in Tuba City on the Navajo Reservation.  We decided to eat at a place called Kate's Cafe.  Guess what?  I had eggs and ham.

After breakfast we headed east across the Navajo Reservation on 264.  We turned south on 87 and then cut acrossed to 77 on Tribal Road 15.  We stopped and gassed up at a fancy truck stop near Holbrook, AZ.  This place even had a Chapel in it.  We then took 180 and stayed with it to Alpine.  Here are some views we saw along the way.



Think there is room to stretch your legs here?



Tuesday - October 13, 2009, Day 8

We are staying in Alpine, AZ for two nights.  Today we plan to do a loop down 180, across 78 to 191, and then up the Devils Highway back to Alpine.  Not a lot of pictures today, but the weather was great the and scenery perfect.



Here is the view from our motel room door.



Tomorrow we head to Alamogordo, NM

Go West Old Man (UPDATE)

For the last several nights our internet connection is crap. Sunday night we were in Marble Canyon, AZ. Tonight (Monday) we are in Alpine, AZ. We plan to spend two nights here. Hopefully we will have a better internet connection on Wednesday night so I can do some updates.

Sorry

Go West Old Man (Day 6)

Sunday - October 11, 2009 - Day 6

The day started out as usual.  We had breakfast at the restaurant attached to the motel, and it was the same old grind of ham and eggs.  We pulled out of the parking lot at daylight, and this was our view.



We stopped in Cedar City, UT and gassed up and then headed east on Highway 14 towards Cedar Breaks National Park.  Below are the views that we had
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Resting our trusty steeds.



Cedar Breaks National Park near the visitor center.



We left Utah and went by the North Rim of the Grand Canyon, of course we didn't stop since we have seen it a number of times.  We stopped for the  night in Marble Canyon, AZ at the Marble Canyon Lodge.  We had an over priced hamburger steak for dinner, but the service was good.  The meal was actually good, just a bit, no I mean a lot over priced.

Tomorrow we head to Alpine, AZ.  Won't be an exciting day since we are driving through the Navajo Reservation.

Go West Old Man (Day 5)

Friday - October 10, 2009 - Day 5

Our day started the same as it has for the last four days. Up at 5:30, but this time there was a restaurant next door. I had the usual for breakfast, of course ham and eggs. We hit the road as the sun was coming up, and this is what greeted us.



We headed west on I-70. On the map this shows to be a scenic road, and I tell you what, it is. I think it is more scenic than I-70 in Colorado.

We turned north on Highway 10 and headed to Highway 31. What a road. The scenery was great, here is an example of what we saw.



We then took a road that Doug found on the map. Were not sure what the name is, but its a National Parks road that goes around MT. Nebo. What a great find. Here are some examples.





We ended up stopping for the night in Delta, UT. Not sure where we are going tomorrow, we are still discussing it.