Route 66 RV Park, Edgewood, NM

Well, we had planned to try Bureau of Indian Affairs Highway 59 to cut the corner from US 160 to US 191, but we had conflicting directions from multiple guidance sources. None of the GPS sources like Apple Maps, Google Maps and Garmin wanted us to use BIA 59, so we drove on by and found these three tools still could not agree on a route. We went with US 191 since the Carrier’s Atlas indicated it was the closest approved carrier route. All went well down to I-40 where we then headed eastbound.

Sadly, just east of Gallop, NM at the Continental Divide all traffic came to a stop, and stayed stopped for an hour. A semi had suffered a blowout, crossed the median and struck a westbound Greyhound bus. There were numerous fatalities and debris completely closed the westbound lanes. We saw many ambulances heading west and law enforcement and ambulances passed us eastbound. It also appeared that two police escorted school buses were used to transport the less severely injured to the Gallop hospital. We were fortunate to be near the front of the backup and were eventually on our way with lessened traffic due to the congestion behind us. It was a tragic day for those involved in the accident.

We arrived at Route 66 RV in Edgewood, NM an hour late, but happy to be in one piece.

Campground entrance as you approach from the west on Hwy 333

Typical western campground on the interstate. Roomy, with friendly folks.