leaving santa rosa, nm
1956 formerly la fiesta cafe has a nice rt66 6 point shield
old r/r station
rt66 on i-40 west bound
road towards the rt66 santa fe loop
road to dilia, las vegas and santa fe photos to santa fe are on this route 84/i-25 old churches/gas/cafes etc.
along rt84 north
old church in dilia
maestas 1930s
see snow covered mts in far background in santa fe
san antonio church 1918
the fall color are beginning to show
old 1800s stone mining homes/cabins
rt84 meets i-25 in las vegas towards santa fe as i have said 100s of times, you have to drive these routes to see the beauty, photos DO NOT show it
rt66 skirts along i-25 roller coaster roads of old
tecolote
telcolote firehouse
old tin roof adobe church
tin roof homes
tight squeez, larger motor homes would have to return to i-44 some 20 miles back if they came this way...
notice i-44, the road is more level where rt66 goes with the contour of the land, back in the 1980s they didn't have the equipment to bring in fill rocks/dirt to level off
1916 era church in bernal original church 1850
old store on bernal - 1916
famous santa fe trail, tragic starvation peak
1950
wild horses roam the roads on rt66 towards pecos
fall takes shape w/colors
wow! another tight squeez under i-25 on the old rt66 road to san jose
1826 plaza church in san jose
1826 plaza church
all the churches along the stretch of rt66 never close or lock their doors and the donation boxes set wide open...
notice the tree fence
1921 thru-truss bridge over pacos river
pacos river
you find these everywhere in this religious area, the virgin mother mary
1930s gas/cafe/store along rt66 towards santa fe
ilfelds gas/grocery store
rowe, nm farm
church of 1800s
e.t. padilla's grocery and victory bar
e.t. padilla's grocery and victory bar note faded bottle beer and foamed beer glass
apache canyon old classic chapel
church cemetery
snata fe trail marker - rt66
our tonight's campsite near glorieta pass 7500' highest point on rt66