Day Two

Day two: Grand Canyon, Painted Desert, Albuquerque, Santa Fe

Total miles driven: 970

Bundling up for the cold!

Woke up in chilly Northern Arizona, hopped in the car and headed north to the Grand Canyon.  Beautiful.

On our way back to I-40 we drove through the Painted Desert. 

We passed Indian reservations... Rows of plywood structures touting Indian goods for sale, although most of them looked abandoned. We didn't stop to take any peeks at wares.

Ecstatic at the Grand Canyon!

Talked to a Native American man collecting pinons (pine nuts) to sell at the local gas station for $6 per pound..

So much driving.

Beef jerky.

This American Life.

Crossword puzzle.

Mad-libs.

We realized we  hadn't eaten a meal in the last day and a half, so we stopped in Albuquerque and found a spot that didn't seem it would turn us away for being stinky and homeless looking.

 Ate a meal of weird combinations that tasted surprisingly amazing. Way to go, ABQ!

We gave up on listening to the steamy book on tape. An easy decision.

Staying at Fred's adobe house. Just watched his housemate build a successful fire. Fred made chocolate from scratch. Delisch!