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| Dust and sand blows on I-40 |
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| There must be a story behind the name of this town |
FLAGSTAFF, AZ - - We left our campground in Santa Fe @ 6:15am. A great bargain for 14 days @ $5 per with the 'geezer' card. I got mine for $10 13 years ago. The cost now is $80 and it's still the best bargain the government has put out for us 'senior' citizens. Now, I might have spent $70 (+ -) for firewood while in SF for Lydia's early-early morning campfires which was a good investment.
It was 30-degrees when we left and Flagstaff weather didn't promise anything much better. Once on I-40 the winds picked up and as the miles rolled the winds got stronger. This prompted some light dust/sand storms. Additionally, the wind shear / buffeting from 18-wheeler traffic had the 'Magic Bus' doing the wobbles.
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| BNSF hauling a line of over 100 cars |
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| Parked and waiting for a ride |
While interstate travel is boring but necessary to gobble up the miles, there are occasional perks: Like a major railway track running parallel to I-40 for quite a while. We saw 12 (easily 100 cars or tankers) long freights being pulled by 3 and 4 BNSF (Burlington Norther Santa Fe) locomotives. There were also long lines of cars waiting to move...the above photo shows 4 engines on the rear of a line waiting for a hook-up.
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