Just before leaving the
hotel in Albuquerque I noticed this billboard off in the distance. I took a
picture with my iPhone, so it’s not too good due to the distance.
Anyway, looks like Saul has
competition in Albuquerque.
Aztec Motel
First order of business was
to go by the Aztec Motel. This is another one of those unique Route 66 hotels.
I stopped at the Aztec Motel in 2010 to take pictures and was looking forward
to showing the place to Judith.
When we arrived there was
nothing but a vacant lot! Whisky, Tango, Foxtrot!!
What happened??
Well, if I had looked on the
Internet I would have discovered it was torn down about a year after I last
visited in 2010.
About the Aztec: Aztec_Motel
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| Here's how it looked in 2010 |
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| Being demolished in June 2011 |
Onward and upward to Santa Fe
After drying the tears from
my eyes, we worked our way over to Hwy 14 via The Old Mother Road and onward to
Santa Fe.
We made a stop in Madrid
(MAD rid) for a small bite to eat. Madrid was a Lead and Coal mining town that
almost dried up and blew away. It’s been revitalized and is now a small
artist’s community without the flare of Santa Fe.
We stopped at the Madrid Old
Coal Town for a snack. It looked to be the local hangout with a few characters present.
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| This is not a local character in Madrid |
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| This is a local character in Madrid |
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| Mind your children in Madrid |
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| An old steam locomotive sits in the back |
After our snack we continued
on Hwy 14 into Santa Fe and found our hotel. Once we settled in we took a short
walk to look for a bar and a beer. We were successful.
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| This was not the bar we were hoping for... |
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| This is more like it |
Route 66 had traveled through
Santa Fe previous to 1937, but not too many people know about this alignment.
Tomorrow we might take a
ride up to the Los Alamos National Laboratory and then on to Taos. They are
both close to Santa Fe.
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