Day 65: Colors and Wood

Miles Driven: 262

Total Miles: 8697

We hit the road running towards the Petrified Forest. On the way we stopped for some Navajo food. After some quick research we found some authentic foods from a shepherd's butchery. Dine Grill and Meats had some delicious food. We even met a Navajo-born representative.

lamb and corn soup and fry bread

After lunch we made it out to the Painted Desert and the Petrified Forest.

Sitting in front of the reds

Route 66 intersecting the parks

Pueblo Ruins

The white ibis – or maybe the old tale of the giant bird that takes children away

James and I never found that bird…

Kiva – a ceremonial underground

The Tee Pees

The blues

Petrified Wood

Have you hugged a petrified tree today?

Family Portrait

Another sunset

Day 64: Puzzles, Destruction, and Glyphs

First thing we did In ABQ was the NM Escape Room. We all had a really great time! The room was one of their older rooms but was supposed to be easy enough for the littler players. We were able to figure out the room within the hour. The game master was really impressed with the boys because they actually participated the entire time. Not only that, but they also were giving input that other adults never figured out on their own. We all had an amazing time and will be looking for escape/puzzle rooms up in Portland area to do for family time.

The Champions!

After the Escape Room we headed over to the National Museum of Nuclear Science & History.

Little Boy and Fat Man

Fat Man with a Jude for scale

The fancy limo for the scientists working on the Manhattan Project

“Gadget” – a test atomic bomb

B-29 Superfortress

B-52 Stratofortress

All 3 B’s. B-29, B-52, B-47

I took this picture because it reminded me of my Grandpa. He flew both the B-52 and the commercial jet. It may be the wrong airline but I loved that they were both there.

280MM Atomic Cannon

We then travelled over to the Petroglyph National Park. The boys loved clambering up the hill and looking for the symbols carved in the rocks.

mmm… Yams!

Another amazing sunset

One of the super awesome cars at the campground