Wow, did we sleep well last night! We didn’t even wake up until almost 9:00 so we missed breakfast. Oh, well, we have oatmeal with us and that always works. We hit the road and the black sky was hard to ignore. The rain started right as we got away. Fortunately the traffic was light so we didn’t have to contend with all the spray from the semis. We seemed to be passing the storm as it moved east and north. Finally we saw a few sun breaks with blue sky right behind the clouds. Alright! We came into Texas a few weeks ago quite a bit lower in the state on slower roads. We are getting anxious to get home so we stayed on I-40, which is mostly Route 66 in northern Texas. We thought Texas was flat then. Well we found out what flat really means! We could see forever! Montana has nothing on Texas or New Mexico. I kept the speed close to the limit (maybe just a little above) because last night, on the way home from the church in Chico, we got pulled over. Finally! I’ve been speeding for almost a month now and finally got tagged. Turns out the night speed is 65, not 70; give me a break! Well when the nice patrol officer found out that we were from Washington and probably didn’t know any better and were leaving the state the next day anyway, he let us go. He did give us a warning ticket which means if we get tagged again, we’ll be in double Dutch! So I cooled it today….Hmmph! (The lower pictures are of Texas and the upper are of New Mexico) Once we neared the border, the terrain started changing and right as we crossed into New Mexico the mesas began to appear all around us. At one point we dropped off the high plateau and into a long valley between two of those wonderful mesas. We are thinking that our favorite state of all is New Mexico. Something about the terrain and vistas is so cool! What a pretty place. We reset our clock back an hour, but 6 ½ hours in the saddle is long enough. We found a room and set up camp. We turned on the news only to find out that there is another severe storm warning in south east New Mexico; tornados again and hail like baseballs! Yikes! We seem to be guided right out of the dangers because that’s the route we were going to take until yesterday. God apparently wants us to get home with minimal damage. Thank You God for Your guidance! Tomorrow should be fun. We’ll turn at Albuquerque and head towards the northwest corner of the state. If we make it that far, there’s a town called Shiprock which has some spectacular rock formations that we just can’t miss. If not, then we’ll at least get to Farmington, which has its own special and unique sights to see and then on through Shiprock on Wednesday. The road to the area is another scenic route and should be beautiful and at some point crosses the southern end of the Great Divide. Cool! The road eventually crosses the intersection of New Mexico, Arizona, Colorado and Utah. I’m told you can have one foot in 2 states and t’other foot in the other 2. If so, we’ll certainly get a picture of that! For now, so long, sleep well.