Gallup, NM

Moving east along I-40 we came to the town of Gallup, sounded interesting so we stopped for a few nights. We chose USA RV Park because it was the first campground off the highway and it looked nice.

Park Office

Happy with our decision, the office people were wonderful and quite helpful. Finding our site was not difficult as the place was not all that big. Each site is close to one another however for a couple a nights it's perfect.

Our site

The campground is well maintained with ever amenity you can think of. There's a well stocked store with everything from Route 66 memorabilia to RV supplies.

Nice cabins

Chess anyone

The owner was really into wood carvings as he had a back room full.

Nice clean enclosed dog park

Every Saturday they have a large flea market in Gallup. Susan and I are not really flea market gals but we though we would check it out anyway. Being on Native American land they had amazing jewellery, blankets, and lots more. This was right up Susan's alley since she is so artsy.

Susan talking about making jewellery

Ponies rides for the kids...no takers yet

Yes we bought a blanket, it is so warm

I had never seen so many tires being sold in one place. Everyone seemed to have tires for sale. This guy even went a little further and was trying to sell his whole car for $2200.

I love Volkswagons...this one needed allot of work

Leaving the flea market we ventured into town to see the sites. We spotted a custom truck accessory place so why not we went in. I have wanted a front grille guard for Precious (my truck) since buying her. They just happened to have one in stock. Done deal they got Precious for 2 hours we went sightseeing. Gallup was founded in 1881 as a rail head for the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad. It is often referred to as "the Indian Capital of the World" because of it's location in the heart of Native American land. A large percentage of the world's native art is made in or near Gallup. In 2000, artists were commissioned to retell Gallup's history through a series of murals on the downtown buildings.  

This mural depicts multi-cultural women

Built in the late 1920's the El Morro Theatre was a gathering place for the community. Today, the nearly 500 seat theatre is used for political discussions, dance recitals and more.

El Morro Theatre

As we continued our walk on the streets of downtown Gallup many of the store signs indicated the store history. We went into Richardson's to look since it was one of the original trading posts. I fell in love with an Indian bracelet...only $3200...I passed.

One of several painted Indian clay pots on
the streets of Gallup

It's time to go pick up Precious and see her new makeover. Hopefully, now if we hit a deer we will be a little safer.

Look Precious has braces