Southern Trippin

From Canada it was on the road again south to Kentucky and some friends in Louisville, where we indulged in some excellent food and drink before making our way to Tennessee. We moved through Nashville and onto Memphis where we attempted to check off all the necessities ~ a catfish sandwich from the famous Marlowes, the blues clubs and of course, the 70’s ‘splendor’ of Elvis’s Graceland. Managing the humidity of the south we now turned west towards Oklahoma and onto Santa Fe and New Mexico. Santa Fe was a welcome surprise ~ the dry heat replaced the humidity and this relaxed city provided the ideal location to explore some of the natural wonders nearby. The caves of an ancient Indian tribe carved into the wall of canyon, an immense crater provided and the birthplace of the atomic bomb provided plenty to do for the day before returning to town to explore the city center and eat our body weight in Mexican food. Then it was on the road again to Arizona and the very aptly named Grand Canyon.

Pictured: Lynns, Graceland, the caves and the crater, and Gus indicating that he too might be over the drive at this point.