The Big Texan, Amarillo and Santa Fe

Our recent trek included stops in Amarillo, Texas and Santa Fe, New Mexico. This was along a route we have travelled many times.  Our first visit to Santa Fe was in 2006. Much has changed since then.  The streets downtown are as narrow as ever!  We were able to squeeze our Roadtrek through with no difficulty, although caution is always advised on narrow streets. 

Canyon Road, August 2006

These were brief , but leisurely stops on this trek. We arrived at the Big Texan at about 2:30PM, and that was in time for the lunch specials. I had a salad with ribs and brisket.

Big Texan Restaurant

After dinner we went to the nearby campground for the night.  The next day we continued on to Santa Fe, New Mexico.  We found street parking ($2.00 per hour) and walked a short distance to Cafe Greco, where we had an open air lunch. There was a pianist playing light music.  The weather was mild, but rain was forecast.  It was a lovely time.

Soup, Grilled Chicken Salad and Cherry Pie

After lunch we took a walk down Canyon Road and visited several of the art galleries.   This gave us the opportunity to stretch our legs and talk to some of the gallery owners and the artists.   I generally don't take photos of the art, because thieves will download the images from google or my blog and make unauthorized copies.  This is a much larger problem than many are aware of.

We made a stop at the Sun & Dust Gallery

With storms rolling in and the parking meter expiring we decided to dash through the rain and return to the Roadtrek. We then proceeded to the campground.

Our site was quite pleasant, with sculpture and flowers.

After a good night's rest we were up at dawn and ready for the day!

Note: No AI tools were used to produce this blog. Most photos are unretouched.

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