Gallup New Mexico to Winslow Arizona - Day 20

Gallup New Mexico to Winslow Arizona about 130 miles

A long drive thru desert not too many issues with only one broken dodge weapons carrier on the trailer at the end of the day with fuel pump issues which Paul dealt to in short order.

The lunch break was at a Petrified Forest park where we did a 30 mile park drive. The best part was the view from high ground of the Painted Desert. The desert is undulating massive and appears to have been painted red. We ended the day the day in Winslow Arizona famous for not much other than the eagles song " Take it Easy"

We spent the night in the info centre car park, punctuated by 9000 ton Burlington Northern Santa Fe trains shunting on the tracks beside us. The trains are MASSIVE, 120 flat cars double stacked with 40ft containers, five engines, running every 7 minutes..........

Peter and Paul

Well, I'm running down the road
Tryin' to loosen my load
I've got seven women on
My mind

Four that wanna own me
Two that wanna stone me
One says she's a friend of mine

Take It easy, take it easy
Don't let the sound of your own wheels
Drive you crazy
Lighten up while you still can
Don't even try to understand
Just find a place to make your stand
And take it easy

Well, I'm a standing on a corner
In Winslow, Arizona
And such a fine sight to see
It's a girl, my Lord, in a flatbed
Ford slowin' down to take a look at me

Come on, baby, don't say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love is
Gonna save me
We may lose and we may win though
We will never be here again
So open up, I'm climbin' in
So take it easy

Well I'm running down the road trying to loosen
My load, got a world of trouble on my mind
Lookin' for a lover who won't blow my
Cover, she's so hard to find

Take it easy, take it easy
Don't let the sound of your own
Wheels make you crazy
Come on baby, don't say maybe
I gotta know if your sweet love is
Gonna save me, oh oh oh
Oh we got it easy
We oughta take it easy