EXIT ZERO FOR GLENRIO to find yourself in the “high” desert at the Texas–New Mexico line. | THE TEXAS SPUR
SPOTLIGHT ON ROUTE 66 IN NEW MEXICO
REFRIGERATED AIR was a draw for pre-World War II travelers, as it still is today. | THE TEXAS SPUR
A JULY MIDAFTERNOON is not the time to idle for miles in an I-40 traffic jam. We bypassed that stretch of Route 66 instead. | THE TEXAS SPUR
MOTO PHOTO OP marks the drive through Grants, New Mexico. | THE TEXAS SPUR
SPOTLIGHT ON ROUTE 66 IN NEW MEXICO
BASKET CASE In Grants, an array of repurposed satellite dishes projects the beauty of native Acoma designs. | THE TEXAS SPUR
EL RANCHO preserves the “Charm of Yesterday” while providing the“Convenience ofTomorrow”in downtown Gallup—since 1936. | THE TEXAS SPUR
GO AHEAD, MAKE MY DAY “Dude Man” atop a Gallup used-car dealership was once a Paul Bunyan figure—but now he’s packing heat instead. | THE TEXAS SPUR
SPOTLIGHT ON ROUTE 66 IN NEW MEXICO
ORBIT (at right, not the figure in the Texas Spur cap) is the wacky mascot of the Albuquerque Isotopes baseball team, the only franchise in professional sports to get its name from a“Simpsons” TV episode. | THE TEXAS SPUR
SPOTLIGHT ON ROUTE 66 IN NEW MEXICO
AT 7,245 FEET the town of Continental Divide, Mexico, claims ZIP code 87312. | THE TEXAS SPUR
