Saturday we drove about 4 hours to Albuquerque, NM where Mike's parents have a house. The town is set in an interesting valley which is bordered by the Sandia range to the east and the Rio Grande to the west. To take our minds off driving, we decided to take the tram up to the Sandia peak and hike around a bit.
Albuquerque is about 7000ft in altitude and the weather is perfect. Up on the peak at over 10,000 ft, the temperature
drops about 20 degrees and there's a strong wind, making it quite chilly. I was really sucking wind on the hike at that altitude! We ate BBQ at The County Line. At this point, I think I'm done with BBQ for a while! 
Sunday we made our way from New Mexico into Arizona. Since it was a short day of driving, we decided to hit a few of the sites along the way.
First, we stopped to check out La Ventana Arch in the El Malpais park. El Malpais itself is a HUGE area of ancient lava flows that are pretty much impassable. There are a few trails in and around them, but the best view is from mesas above. The pictures I have didn't turn out well, but it was breathtaking.
After hiking and viewing a few other parks, we headed towards Winslow Az. Tonight we checked in and got settled before meeting a few of Mike's friends in Flagstaff. It was a good time, but we were both pretty exhuasted.
Tomorrow we start work at the Winslow Indian Health Care Center. I'm excited to start work and hope we can dive right in!
That's amazing!
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