Another Day Traveling East on I-40 (Before Easter)

Tuesday, April 7, 2026

We are presently parked at the Sayre City RV Park. We pulled in here on Easter and will leave on Thursday. More about that as I get the blog caught up into real time.

Good Friday, April 3, 2026

We pulled out of the Bar S RV Park in Milan, NM just after 10:00AM. This was not a bad overnight stop, as I think I mentioned in the last blog, but it is fairly close to active railroad tracks and if train noise keeps you awake then be sure to have earplugs, if you stop here. For whatever reason being parked where we can hear trains never seems to bother either Tom nor I. Our first stop this morning was the Love's just down the road to top off the diesel. 

This was parked just to the side of us when we were getting diesel.
Not sure what this was but definitely something to do with
 the 250th USA Anniversary. We caught up to and passed them a
short distance down the road. 

After our tank was full and the windshield was clean we headed towards I-40 and turned left and continued our trek East. For the first hour or so the scenery was very similar to yesterdays. Scenery, that I honestly can say, neither of us gets tired of seeing. 

Camping World does fly 
some great US Flags.

Then in the distance we could see Albuquerque coming into view.

Then we were on the East side of Albuquerque and going by Tijeras and the
 Exit for the Turquoise Trail. The first time we came this way we had our
5th Wheel, the Crusader, and stayed in Tijeras and we took a ride to Santa Fe
on the Turquoise Trail, nice memories.

Then the land became flatter and when this happens it seems like you can see forever.

Then something we had not seen in awhile, Turbines, came into view.

When we stopped for diesel then parked in the truck parking lot at Clines Corners to eat our lunch the turbine below was in our view. I just thought it looked interesting and decided to do some research to find out what kind of turbine it was. Some of the information I found is below. 

What I found out is this is a type of Vertical Axis Wind Turbine (VAWT) specifically a Darrieus wind turbine design often referred to as an "eggbeater" turbine. In 1931, French engineer Georges Jean-Marie Darrieus filed a patent for a vertical-axis wind turbine capable of spinning through aerodynamic lift, generated by the motion of its blades in the wind. At the time, Darrieus’s invention remained largely theoretical and on the fringes. It was too far ahead of its time and was quickly overshadowed by the rapid development of horizontal-axis wind turbines, which were easier to design for large-scale installations in wide-open rural environments. (There is a lot more information out there about the VAWT turbines and the Darrius Turbine but this is all I will make you read...lol)

The advantage of a VAWT is it does not need to be pointed into the wind to operate. This removes the need for wind-sensing orientation mechanisms. Plus, key components like the generator and gearbox can be located close to the ground, facilitating easier service and repair.

Santa Rosa is in the distance.

We had planned on stopping at the Pajarito Rest Area for the night. It was one we had stayed at in the past. Not the best one we have ever stayed at but it works. Pulling in we knew it was not going to work for tonight. It is parallel parking versus angle and there were no close to being level spaces available. So we kept going to the next rest area which is the New Mexico Welcome Center in Glenrio. 

What it looked like in the distance then as we got closer and
I zoomed in.

We said goodbye to New Mexico and hello Texas as we crossed
 over behind the sign to I-40 going west.
Then we crossed back into New Mexico, under one of my favorite
state signs and exited into the Welcome Center for the night.

The question could be asked why not stop at the next Texas Rest Area going East versus back tracking West? The answer would be the first rest area in Texas is the Amarillo Travel Information Center a nice stop but another 84 miles and we had, had a long enough day. 

It ended up being a 296 mile day, about 75 miles more than we had planned, but it was an uneventful drive. Those are the type of travels days when we park say, it was a good day.  

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If you have enjoyed the pictures I have put out there 

or the words I have added that makes me smile. 

If you have time to leave a comment they are always special to read. 

No matter what I am glad you stopped by!