Aliens!!!
Day 120 October 7, 2014
Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, Albuquerque, New Mexico to Sedona, Arizona
Although the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta would continue through the week, this would be our last morning at the festival. We grabbed a couple of breakfast burritos from one of the vendors, and hung out to watch the balloon skills competition.
Early morning balloons…
Balloons & more balloons
Mark & balloons
Funny balloons
Fiona (the Space Shuttle) & balloons
Airstreams & balloons
Another one bites the dust…
One of many specialty balloons
Crowd control
Lining up to watch the skills competition
By 11:00 we were on the road, once again heading west towards home. We made a quick stop for lunch at Hotel el Rancho, in Gallup, New Mexico, and then, back on the road.
Gallup, NM
Lunch time!
The main drag in Gallup
Cool road side stuff….
More cool road side stuff….
Just moments before crossing the Arizona state line, we lost our FM radio reception to pure static. This left us in a bit of a panic, as we tried to ascertain whether or not we’d lost seven minutes of time. Not knowing whether or not we’d experienced time loss, left us also not knowing whether or not we’d been abducted by aliens. Too much X-Files?? Maybe!
Was it an alien abduction, or just a hoax?! We’ll never know.
Arizona!
Arizona…very friendly place…welcoming us twice!
Instagram art. Me, making photo art out of nothing.
If you need knives, I guess this is the place…
We missed the exit for Winslow, Arizona, so you’ll be spared from the usual corny photo and references to the old Eagles song (“….standing on a corner in Winslow, Arizona…yada yada…blah blah blah…”).
Before dark, we arrived in Sedona, Arizona, which was a good thing, ‘cause we got to see the beautiful red rocky peaks that surround Sedona. Pretty spectacular! We checked into Rancho Sedona RV Park. Exploration would have to wait until morning!
Almost in Sedona….
First glimpse of red rocks….
Just gettin’ in to Sedona
Very red……
Very cool……
Very beautiful….
Airstream Moho-A-Go-Go 