I know I said I would blog more about my Route 66 road trip months ago, so my apologies that is has taken me this long to get around to it. I have decided to go through the states along the way in no particular order, starting with New Mexico.

I LOVE the New Mexico section of Route 66, even if it has been mostly consumed by I-40. It was great to have the GPS system in the car because my obsession with sampling biscuits and gravy at various Denny’s restaurants between Los Angeles and Missouri got us off track more than once. I know there might be plenty of diners and restaurants along the way that some people consider “better” than Denny’s, but I am not interested in those places. I am a huge Denny’s fan and I don’t care what anyone says. I didn’t care that someone scribbled anti-Denny’s graffiti in one of the rest rooms in Joshua Tree National Park, I still ate at that Denny’s later that evening. Which happened to also be Christmas Eve. THAT is how much I like Denny’s.

But anyway… my final point is that I believe the best biscuits and gravy were at the Denny’s in Santa Rosa, NM. That alone is enough for a ride through New Mexico along Historic Route 66, but here are a few more good reasons:

Gallup - Part of Natural Born Killers was filmed here! Also, there is a rumor that if you take a detour onto Highway 666 (now 491) north of Gallup, you might meet some ghostly hitchhiker, so consider yourself warned.

Albuquerque - Home of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

Tucumcari - Clint Eastwood has made many cinematic appearances in the area.