NOTE: Although i didnt blog while i was crossing Texas and New Mexico..i did write in a little notebook...i'm piecing some stories back together from it
Thursday:
About a day drive north of Albuqurque I was directed to ShipRock, this natural castle of rock under a huge open sky. I guess it could be considered a lone ship in a sea of desert. I drove off the highway down a sand road. The way there took far longer than it appeared. The rock city seemed 2 kilometer away...but it was so huge it was probably 10! I got to the foot of this gigantic rock and i was struck by how beatifully cinematic the view was looking out. It also reminded me of that old puppets movie The Dark Crystal. I sat there and smoked a spiff i had gotten back at a bar in the wasteland of west texas. It was blazing hot so I got back on the way. I lost a hubcap on that road...luckily i wasnt billed for it!
