Bernilillo, NM

After breaking our overnight fast at Denny's we hit the road for TX and NM. One of the first things we noticed was how far away the horizon appeared to be. You could see for miles....seemed like hundreds of miles before the horizon dropped off. Seemingly the Earth was flat again! What causes this illusion?

Since the engine light was still on....and it was even blinking at one point this morning as we were leaving Oklahoma City, I decided to save some gas and draft a semi truck for about 40 to 50 miles. We picked the Good Hope Transportation truck. We sat in its draft for a long time to see if it would help out our gas mileage a bit. We've been keeping a spreadsheet on how many miles we are driving and how many gallons of gasoline we are consuming. After we plugged in the data we assessed that drafting the semi-truck did not do that much for our gas mileage. Will try again later if we get another opportunity.

Here are some windmills in Oklahoma. These things are HUGE! And there are a lot of them. It seemed like we were on an alien planet seeing a new landscape. Or, maybe I've been watching too many Star Wars movies lately. Emily has been watching Star Wars II and III on our trip.

We arrived in Bernilillo, NM early this evening. We set up camp at the local KOA. I had camped here back in 1994 and 95 for geologic field camp. Our site was very sandy. We broke out the new tent and set it up. There was plenty of room for us.

Then, we went to get something to eat. Friends back home recommended the Range Cafe! It was good! Emily tried the bean burrito and I had mine with veggies and chicken. We also tried some chips and queso. Yummy! Then, we had some of their home made ice cream and of course that was a hit with Emily. Back to the campsite for some much needed sleep. It looked like it was going to rain. Did it?

In the morning, we are going to take the CRV to the local Honda repair to check out the engine light situation. Hopefully it won't be too lengthy process.

Durango tomorrow! Look out!