Yesterday, Nina and I went for a ride. We left around 11:00 and returned home shortly after 3:00. It was a nice ride but the lunch was just OK. We headed south from here on NM Rte. 3 and headed to Vaughn to have lunch at Penny’s Diner. It’s a retro style chrome building that has mostly counter seating and is probably known better for breakfast than lunch. We returned home a different way and we probably added about 200 miles to the bike.

I also passed my 2500 mile mark and I need to schedule the 2500 mile service at Harley. I’ll call tomorrow. I think it consists of a minor check up and an oil change. They also wash the bike, which is good.

Vaughn is an old railroad town that has seen better days. Dozens of closed buildings and we’re thinking of taking the Jeep there soon and take some pictures of the old buildings and ruins. The area is still a big railroad center, but Vaughn is pretty much out of the picture for the RR business. Moriarity to the west is now the epicenter for the RR stuff.

Moriarity also has a neat old hotel with several rooms outfitted with the old style claw foot bathtubs, one of which has 2 side by side overlooking the nearby mountains. The hotel also has a resident ghost. One of these days I plan on heading east along Rte. 60 that is the main east/west routes in that area. I’d like to see where that takes me/us.

That area of New Mexico has a special beauty that takes a special person to appreciate it and live in it. We are not that special, not even close.

Peace out dude!