Day 13 Santa Fe to Las Vegas, NM 72 milesThis canine met us at our rest stop. He seemed to pretty easy going. Not all the dogs in New Mexico are so laid back. A few people got chased today.
I knew nothing of Las Vegas, NM until I googled it. At one time it was quite a hangout for some of the wild west's most notorious people namely: Doc Holiday and his girl friend Big Nose Kate, Jesse James, Billy the Kid, Wyatt Earp, Mysterious Dave Mather, Hoodoo Brown, The Durango Kid, and who can forget Handsome Harry the Dance Hall Rustler! Not only that but one of my favorite movies "No Country For Old Men" was filmed here. If you saw the movie you know what the countryside around here looks like. And, going way back to "Easy Rider", Las Vegas, NM was where Peter Fonda and Dennis Hopper get thrown into jail and meet Jack Nicholson. Last but not least, Las Vegas was the place where Roosevelt's Rough Riders had their reunions.
Tomorrow we're off to Tucumcari, another place I had never heard of. We are out of the mountains now so we shouldn't have long climbs like today. It's 108 miles to Tucumcari. If the wind is right it will go fast. If not, it could be a killer.
May the wind be at your back tomorrow. Have a safe trip Sam. There is no concrete evidence that Big Nose Kate was Doc Holiday's girlfriend. Every little town has a story, what fun for us. You're doing all the work and we are enjoying every minute of the information. Have fun, we are thinking of you.
ReplyDeleteJim says the bird is a Stellar Jay.
ReplyDeleteBig Nose Kate? Hoodoo Brown? Slippery Slaby? Sure you aren't getting too much sun? By the way, Claybaby (typo) wouldn't know an Indigo Bunting from a Common Side-blotched Lizard!
ReplyDeleteAnyway, I think you are ready for a shot of tequila before you roam from the southwest. Tucumari sounds like the just the right place.
Keep pumping --- just pretend it is one big paper route.
to the great beaver, an indigo bunting is much smaller than a blue jay, (which i remember "the great lance" referring to the BIRD as about the size as a blue jay.....maybe it is a yardbird......you certainly are...
ReplyDeletefor sam it is a HUGE PAPER ROUTE, the only difference is that he has paid to ride on it and sam and harvey will not be meeting at "islays" (sp) to count their money
jimbo got the bird right and you are wrong as usual...............you are the dick (as usual)
is there anything that jimbo doesn't know?
ReplyDeleteHi, Sammie!
ReplyDeleteI'm thinking of you ! Just think of your next nine days as having "nine more lives"! Hold on, it could be a bumpy ride. Be safe!
i think it is "isleys"........is that right?......anyone, anyone?
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