Route 66 Through New Mexico

We are taking an RV cross country road trip adventure for the first time, from California to Key West and back.

We are heading back west and taking Route 66, a drive I have wanted to do for a long time. My original dream was to drive our old Nash Rambler the entire route, but this opportunity came up and I'm pretty sure this was the better way of doing it.

Most of the time we drove Interstate 40, taking exits to see the remains of Route 66 based on a list I had made.

Our stops were:
00:00 Intro
00:14 Tucumcari New Mexico - Vintage Motels
03:34 Route 66 Auto Museum, Santa Rosa
05:07 Whiting Bros. Moriarty
05:39 Musical Highway
06:37 Enchanted Trails RV, Albuquerque
07:54 Old Town Albuquerque
12:11 Route 66 Albuquerque
15:03 Rio Puerco Bridge, Albuquerque
15:45 Acoma Curio, San Fidel
16:16 Whiting Bros. signs
16:49 Continental Divide
17:17 Gallup New Mexico

My favorite stop on this leg of Route 66 was Tucumcari especially the Blue Swallow Motel. I also really like the beauty of Old Town Albuquerque, but maybe because of the time we were there it had a strange vibe.

We are continuing on Route 66 next time through Arizona and have a detour planned for Sedona, hopefully we will see you then.

*The answer to what song the Musical Road plays or played:

America The Beautiful

America! America! (Missing from road)
God shed His grace on thee,
And crown thy good with brotherhood
From sea to shining sea!