Day 21

We left out of the truck stop in Phoenix, going to Tempe Arizona. We picked up our load there and headed back toward New Mexico with our ultimate destination of Missouri. Did I mention it was hotter than Hades here? Well, it is. Even early in the morning. Nothing really notable happened all day, just driving and driving through Arizona, which is exceptionally beautiful, like New Mexico. We did pass through Winslow Arizona and an ad on the radio mentioned that we could visit Winslow, stand on the corner and have our picture made with the girl in the flat bed Ford. Come on Eagles fans, you know what that means! I would have done it in a heartbeat, but well, you know, we are truckers not tourists. We also could have visited Meteor Crater Road and seen a 2.5 mile wide meteor crater. That would have also been cool and they do have trucker facilities, but even Bigfoot the space enthusiast would not slow down for it. Sigh…….. Visit my favorite www.roadsideamerica.com and type in Winslow Arizona for info on both things we missed.

We made it through Arizona, into New Mexico, and past Albuquerque to a little town called Moriarty. It’s claim to fame apparently is that it is on Route 66. When we got there, a horrible storm was brewing with the darkest clouds you can imagine and wind and lightning. I scrambled in to the bathroom before the flood gates could open and trap me in the truck for who knows how long. When I came out, I was sure I was in Kansas and the flying monkeys were on the way. The wind was whipping and howling and dust was blowing all around in little miniature cyclones. I could hardly open the door to get outside. I had to shield my eyes from the blowing dust and I high tailed it to the truck and grabbed Sparkle so she could get her business done too. We jumped in the truck, expecting a torrent of rain to close in behind us and it never rained a drop. Not one!

I got out the trusty cigarette lighter pan and whipped up another serving of my famous Big Rig Dirty Rice. It was the best EVER! I think I have my technique down pat now. We had to scarf down our meal, as once again we got a bum reefer unit and our 40,000 pounds of cheese is in peril. We have to turn around and go back to Albuquerque to ThermoKing to get it looked at/repaired. I feel like hell tonight for some reason, so I am going to bed NOW! Hope to see ya tomorrow.

Cacti in Arizona

Arizona, between Phoenix and New Mexico on I-40

Arizona, between Phoenix and New Mexico on I-40

Arizona, between Phoenix and New Mexico on I-40

Going down..........

I think this area was called Black Canyon?

Arizona, between Phoenix and New Mexico on I-40

Again, maybe Black Canyon in Arizona?

WEEEEE.......Bigfoot likes to coast down!

See the road ahead going down down down.....

So pretty........

Arizona, between Phoenix and New Mexico on I-40

We are UP there!

Standing on the corner in Winslow AZ, it's such a fine sight to see..........Sing it with me!

Arizona, between Phoenix and New Mexico on I-40

Dry river bed...........I don't wonder why it's dried up!

This is actually into New Mexico on I-40

This is actually into New Mexico on I-40

This is actually into New Mexico on I-40

This is actually into New Mexico on I-40

This is actually into New Mexico on I-40