DAYS 7-9: New Mexico, Arizona, California & Acute Viral Rhinopharyngitis

Sorry for the drop off in communication folks. We were seized by a terrible case of acute viral rhinopharyngitis, also know as the common cold. By the time we finished our adventures I had no energy to edit photos and write quaint entries. So where did we leave off... ah, yes, New Mexico!

After the Carlsbad Caverns we traveled back into Texas through the Guadalupe Mountains and down into the salt plains.. a whole day through the desert with no signs of life. We passed through El Paso, back into New Mexico where we stayed in Truth or Consequences! We spent the next day (Day 8) soaking in Hot Springs, and then up north through Albuquerque (scary town) into Arizona where we were blindsided by a blizzard and forced off the road.

Due to the snow (Day 9), our next day plans to visit Sedona were botched, but we did spend some time in Flagstaff, which looked nothing like Arizona and seemed very hip. From there we drove down into the Mojave desert and into darkness through southern California.