Oklahoma to uber-cool Santa Fe

We left Oklahoma around 7:30 am CST yesterday and got into New Mexico in the afternoon. The speed limit is 75 mph there -- a welcome sight after a close call with a cop in Texas -- so driving there felt like we were flying. Northern Texas was... blah, and there wasn't much in New Mexico until we reached Santa Fe.

Santa Fe is super-cool! We love it. Nashville was fun, but Santa Fe is far more interesting, with unique art and buildings. I've become a real architecture geek over the past few years, so I enjoyed checking out the historic basilica and sites around the Plaza. We stocked up on hippie-dippie handmade souvenirs like hemp shirts and a wall hanging of the patron saint of writers and editors, to protect me from burning or poisoning.

Oh, and have we mentioned yet that people are way more friendly outside the Northeast? Everyone from the shop-owners and street performers to gas station employees just seem so happy. I'll have what they're having. Even fellow travelers are helpful and friendly, sharing  road tips.

Momma Rigaz's Roadkill and Wildlife Report

DEAD
5 deer
2 coyotes
3 skunks
5 possums
3 hawks

ALIVE
1 pronghorn (looks like an antelope with more meat on its bones - cool, huh?)

When we left Oklahoma City, it was around 66 degrees. When we got to Santa Fe, the temps dropped to 53 and there was snow on the mountains. Today's trip to the Grand Canyon could prove to be treacherous. It's windy with a possibility of SNOW (sad trombone noise). We're getting an early start and hoping for the best.