Strange Weather in These Here Parts

Hurricane force winds this morning, 50 MPH gusts on a regular basis. Decided to leave Amarillo anyway and head to Albuquerque, NM. We’ll see how far we can go with the winds. Hard keeping her on the road. Locals say this is normal and today is just a little windy.

Prairies and plateaus, so majestic, purple mountains in the distance. I still cannot get over the vast expanses of farmlands and ranches. Cattle roaming. To be able to see miles and

miles of nothing and everything at the same time. Dust storms come up and they can block whole mountains.

Look at the base of the mountain, see the red dirt rising up.

This is The Panhandle Plains.

We’ve crossed into New Mexico, more plateaus and “hills”, the terrain is rockier and I think you can see further here than in Texas. It’s getting greener here with evergreen bushes and some trees vs.the tumbleweed type we were seeing in TX. Dare I say it’s becoming more beautiful? Excitement is growing inside me for NM is where I envisioned the vacation really beginning. I have always wanted to come here.

We stopped for lunch at a rest stop and when we got back on the road, the clouds were dropping fast. We are 60 miles east of Albuquerque and Yes it’s snowing again! Hope it’s just a snow squall.

Arriving in Albuquerque bring us sunny skies, snow capped mountains, and warmer temps to 52. Amazing how just 1 hour can change things so much here.

This is the view from where we are staying at Kirtland Air Force Base. Not to shabby!

So today we have had high winds, some rain, dust storms, snow, and sunny skies. Funny weather it these here parts.