Total KM = 439

Got an early start and had a much shorter, more interesting riding day today.

The morning saw us riding Highway 60 between Globe and Show Low on a very impressive motorcycling road through Salt River Canyon, twisting and turning down to the canyon floor then twisting and turning up again to the mesa above. Speed limit for this section was 35 miles per hour :) For the bikers in the crowd put it on your must ride list. Saw lots of motorcycles heading in the other direction - most likely heading to the Harley Davidson rally in Tuscon. Also saw several pronghorn antelope, very regal animals.

Stopped for lunch at Quemado, New Mexico for "New Mexico's best green chili burgers" - or so they claim on their sign outside the restaurant. Must admit they were very good - pretty close to home made. Got back on the road heading into El Malpais park (means bad lands) with again beautiful high desert scenery. The road cuts through an old volcanic flow (estimated to have occured 10,000 years ago) and you could see the lava "fingers" stretching down the hill in all directions. Of course, they are now growing vegatation. Stopped at La Ventana to view and photograph the natural arch.

Have stopped for the night at the Red Sky Casino hotel and will try our hand at a little gambling after dinner, if we have dinner after "New Mexico's best green chili burgers" .

All in all it has been a very good riding day. The green dots on the map that indicate scenic routes have proven right yet again. One very nice part of the ride was the lack of traffic. In fact at one point Norma started waving to the cows! She claims she was only waving at the ones that were looking at us! Gonna have to stop more often. . .