Started out this morning and it was a balmy 26 degrees, but the sun came up early and warmed the New Mexico road quickly!  Made a few stops along my way to Ash Fork, Arizona, and this is how it all started this morning!

Then, I made a pit stop for an hour loop around the Petrified Forest Nat'l Park:

Well, what good would a trip along historic Route 66 be without some cool beverages and a Navajo blanket!

And what trip wouldn't include a hike into Walnut Canyon Natl Historical Site?  Of course, it was worthy of a photobomb...

And I ended the day in Ash Fork, AZ, along Route 66, but it was late and photos will have to come tomorrow!

I leave you with: