We didn’t rush our start, so we didn’t leave Albuquerque till around 10:30. Drove out using old RT 66 (NM 333) to Moriarty and stopped at a couple antique/thrift stores on the way. Kelly loves looking around antique stores and I find them like small museums without the plaques explaining what I’m looking at.
Just before we got to Estancia we saw a Zipper ride sitting out in the middle of nowhere. We drove out to see if there was a fair, there wasn’t, just a house with a bunch of trucks.
In Willard we ate lunch at the Willard Cantina and Cafe. It was closed the last time I was here, so it was good to see it open. It was bought by Alma and Jerry, they had just reopened it. Kelly had a burger and I had the chicken fried steak, we both enjoyed out lunch.
After lunch we drove around Willard and I took some pictures.
We went back on NM 56 and I took some pictures of the old house on the edge of Estancia.
Then we headed for home.
My 03/19/26 postcard is a cluster of early spring growth pushing out from a weathered…
My 03/18/26 postcard features a single daffodil opening against a dark background, its white petals…
My 03/17/26 postcard comes from the bike trail west of San Mateo, where a lone…
My 03/16/26 postcard is a dried seed head. Its points radiate outward from a darker…
My 03/15/26 postcard captures a stem of violet blossoms stretching diagonally, each flower at a…
My 03/14/26 postcard is a tree bud just beginning to open, revealing a cluster of…
