I had some things I needed to do last week and decided that an old fashioned road trip would fit the bill and get me out of the house. I took four kilts with me. Two were 8 yard and 2 were 5 yarders for driving and hiking.
I had a business dinner in my Welsh patriot driving kilt on Wednesday in Phoenix. Then I wore my Black Watch 8 yd to a meeting on Thursday and then drove to Show Low (Named after a card game) Arizona. Still in the BW I decided to go to the bar and walked into a sea of Wranglers, and cowboy boots and hats. Everyone was drunk and singing karaoke. I was happy they had Guinness in bottles and scored a # of free drinks thanks to the kilt. Lots of nice young ladies, half my age, had the uncontrollable urge to talk to the old guy in the kilt. I only had to walk to my room and was feeling great. Got up early on Friday for my drive to Albuquerque. I continued w/ the BW 8yd because it was cold at 7000 ft in the mountains. I stopped a lot and got a picture of the VLA (Very Large Array) a radio telescope array in New Mexico.
Here I am in New Mexico w/ the VLA
Then I saw Kathy Lare to go over the measurement and details of my O'Neill
Tartan kilt.
I changed into my Clarke 8yd and then I went to O'Niel's pub in Albuquerque. I met some more people and a beautiful lady from Norway who ditched her date to stay and talk w/ me. That was a first for me. Another late night well spent.
Saturday I planned on driving to El Paso, Texas and then to Tucson for Another dinner engagement. I ended up finding New Mexico 152 West and driving through Hillsboro and Silver City. It was a great drive.
Just Inside Arizona there is a wonderful place called Texas Canyon.
This is a bedrock mortar where people used to grind Mesquite beans and such.
I had my dinner in Tucson and made it home about 2 am after 1300 kilted miles.
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