6\/17\/2019 Elevation 6654 Miles driven 111<\/p>\n
As we leave AZ crossing into NM heading \u00a0towards the HOT, HUMID and RAINY east we found ourselves back in Red Rock State park, just outside Gallup NM. Good sized town, large enough to have a Home Depot, Hobby Lobby and JC Pennies anong with many other stores.<\/p>\n
We\u2019re in search of new windshield wiper blades for RUBY, she came from the desert, where they\u2019re not thought about and of all the spare parts she came with wiper blades were not one of them.<\/p>\n
NAPA is about the only place to get them, you walk into one of the auto parts stores, with the old one in your hand, and all you get are blank stares.<\/p>\n
Looking at Maps, Gallup NM was the correct distance and they had a NAPA store.<\/p>\n
Knowing the part will probably need to be ordered, we got a spot for 2 nights, parked and\u00a0ran down to the NAPA store to get the wipers on order. The store that is \u00a0that was nowhere to be found. Called them thinking they moved only to find out the store had been closed for years…….. thanks a lot Maps!!<\/p>\n
So here we are for two nights, no complaints we\u2019re up high and it\u2019s going to get down to 44 degrees tonight. My teeth might be chattering by morning.<\/p>\n
The game plan is to watch the weather and make short hops while searching for another NAPA store, there is one 30 miles down the road, that\u2019s who answered when we called, so that will probably be our next stop.<\/p>\n
We know once we get east of the Rockies and out onto the plains we will probably be needing the windshield wipers, regularly.<\/p>\n
6\/18\/2019<\/p>\n
We stopped here on our way to Quartzsite last year, we had hopped to take a hike this time, but by the time we got our running around and shopping done it was after noon. While the temp is only in the low 80\u2019s there is NO shade of any kind so we just decided to hang out around here for the rest of the day. The trail is all up hill over basically solid rock so that means along with no shade anywhere blinding sun bouncing off the rock.<\/p>\n
6\/19\/2019<\/p>\n
After figuring out the circuit breaker was turned off, that little electric heater in the bathroom sure felt good this morning after a shower.<\/p>\n\n\t\t