Monday, 4th of February 2008 at 09:53:13 PM

New Mexico Roadtrip Day 9: Mon Feb 4th: Canyon de Chelly-Route66-Las Vegas

In the morning big surprise: It had snowed the whole night and 8 inch of snow covered the road.  Before the Jeep tour I wanted to see Spyder rock from the south Rim drive. After breakfast, I drove with the rental car along the snow covered South Rim drive 14 miles to the end: Spyder Rock overlook.

 

 

View to Spyder Rock. The drive along the South Rim was very scaring for me. Road was uncleared from Snow and  I twice nearly lost the rental car. One time I was stuck in the snow, but I suceeded in freeing it.

 

 

 

Rental Car at Spyder Rock overloook: I couldn’t enjoy the view to Spyder Rock. I was so scared not to make it  back the 14 miles to he main road on the uncleared South Rim road. After this experience and seeing that it was still snowing I cancelled the Jeep tour down to the  Canyon and decided to drive back immediately to I-40 (70 miles on the snow covered I-191 south.) It took me 2 1/2 hours with 30mph speed.

 

On the drive on I-40 West it snowed heavily until Flagstaff. I was happy when the weather improved  the more I drove west.


The photo shows Seligman, where I left the I-40 and took the old Route 66.
In Seligman I filled up and took a coffee. Finally blue sky again after passsing Seligman. I had decided meanwhile to drive “home” to Las Vegas
this monday and enyoy three relaxing final days in Las Vegas

 


Hackberry Route 66 historic gas stop.

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