New Coach Part II: back to Redlands

Picking up the drive from Elkhart to Redlands, we stayed with my sister Charlotte in Santa Fe for a couple of days. But first, the Route 66 car museum:

Karin and Charlotte at La Fonda on the Plaza (hotel):

Beautiful petroglyphs on private land:

Surprise snow the morning we left. Santa Fe is at 7000 feet, after all:

Excellent science museum in Los Alamos:

And a spectacular view of one of the two supervolcano calderas in the USA:

We stayed overnight at "Mom & Pop's" RV Park in Farmington NM.
Pop still makes tiny dioramas at age 84, painting without a magnifier:

Next, a quick stop at Monument Valley. The drive from Kayenta to the Valley is a treat for amateur geologists:

We drove to Sedona via the Grand Canyon and a quick stop at the "other" Planes of Fame museum. Not sure I've ever seen a P38 without it's wings and engines:

We went on Kim Carlsberg's UFO tour in Sedona, recommended!  http://www.sedonaufoskytours.com/ After the tour she pointed us to the Red Planet Diner; good food and fun decor:

Overnight in Las Vegas, then home through the Mojave National Preserve. More great geology and interesting WWII boom-town history:

Home again to lawn mowing and pool chemistry.

P.S:  We lucked out on timing. For example, it was 55 and sunny when we were at Mammoth Caves. 10 days later there was a foot of snow on the ground.