Friday, July 6
We are in Gallup, New Mexico tonight tired after so many days of driving. When we came out of Tucumcari the landscape began changing and we drove among the mesas and plateaus of the west.
Lunchtime found us in Santa Fe, a town that contains only adobe-style buildings and homes. Its Main Street is picturesque but with touches of Disney to take away some of the charm.
Joy became excited about some pottery until she picked it up and looked at the bottom. "Made in China" forced her to quickly place the bowl down and move away.
The rocks became more colorful as we approached the western border of New Mexico. We decided to drive as far as we could because tomorrow we head to the Grand Canyon and want to spend some daylight hours exploring.
The skies of New Mexico seem wider and more expansive than anywhere else so far. We are mere specs on the highway and the relics of the past of Route 66 remind us that man's presence here is simply a short expanse of time in comparison to our surroundings on this ribbon of road.
Each of us faces new challenges in our life this year, but as we travel further west the pull of my life's difficulties seem insignificant when viewing the distant rocks that have withstood and witnessed the passage of centuries. And they survive.
And so will we.
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