We woke up around 7 am and got on the road about 8am after a hearty icy Swiss Muesli for breakfast! Our plan was to visit the petrified forest outside of Holbrook and also the painted desert. We arrived there just at opening time and after cruising the gift store at the entrance went to admire the forest. This is really an amazing place. It is so incredible to see those tree trunks on the ground with those beautiful gem like colors inside. It is a bit like a fairy place.
We then continued our drive through the forest on to the painted desert.
It is hard to describe the colors of those hills in soft browns, amber, red, greens and gentle blue/grey. It was a bit dreamy and very spiritual. I so loved that area. Sadly we didn't see it in its full glory since some snow stuck to the hills on the windy side. The lady at the gift store explained that it is rather seldom that they have snow and especially this early in the winter. So we went on on our trip with the emergency weather announcement buzzing in for more snow and icy condition. No kidding, David never warmed up on this day even the heater going full force (the car heater was working when we drove, just the coach heater was down).
We then continuined on I-40 with the famous old Hwy. 66 parallel to us! The rest of the drive was..... you guessed it right.....boring. High desert brown and dry!
Again we found a small frozen RV park just outside Albuquerque, New Mexico. Meanwhile the weather had changed to a nice and comfortable 52 and with our trusted little heater we got it up to 57 which kept us going to bed early!
Pretty scenary. Plus wow, that's a massive tree behind you (you look good too, all color coordinated). And squeezing Trina in to her fat jacket. Poor girl and you guys lying about her being a doggy-in-training to get her in to the park - SNEAKY.
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