Midpoint Café (in Adrian on Route 66, at the west edge of town) sits, not surprisingly, at the midpoint of Old Route 66 between Chicago and L.A., 1139 miles to each. Adrian is small (pop. 150), and so is the café menu, pretty much just sandwiches and dessert.
Author Archives: Deonne Kahler
Friday Food Day: Midpoint Café, Adrian, Texas
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Tagged Dying towns, Restaurants, Route 66, Texas
Halloween at the Tucumcari Flying J
Tucumcari, New Mexico is named after the mountain that sits nearby. It’s a town of about 6,000 people, on old Route 66. I stay at the Flying J truck stop for free in the parking lot. I don’t even unhitch.
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Tagged Holidays, New Mexico, Safety, Truck stops
Southern New Mexico: Recap
I’d rate my maiden voyage with Sadie a success, since a) I did not blow myself up lighting the stove, b) I did not run over animals or small children while pulling into a campsite, and c) Sadie did not come unhitched and go sailing by me on the highway. (Thanks for sharing that story, Ginger! Didn’t even know that was a possibility!)
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Tagged National Parks, New Mexico, Restaurants, RV parks, Scamping, State parks, Weirdness
Silver City, New Mexico: Where Even Straight Florists are Welcome
When I was at the Deming Luna Mimbres Museum, I had chatted with two women at the reception desk, one in her 20s and one probably in her 70s. When I said I lived in Taos and was on my way to Silver City, the young woman said, “Silver’s funky, like Taos. You’ll love it.”
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Tagged Bars, New Mexico, Restaurants
Artesia, New Mexico: If Only It Had a Cuddly, Beer-Swilling Bear
The day I went to Carlsbad Caverns, I missed two towns on my list. One was White’s City, which I’d heard good things about – something about a restaurant. And I thought, Hey, I’m white, so why not? But I ran out of time, what with all the lateness and scary cave exploring.
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Tagged New Mexico, Places I don't want to go back to
Carlsbad Caverns: Where Awe and Terror Meet
I’m claustrophobic. So when I was younger and considering careers, rejected options included astronaut, deep-sea diver, Houdini-like escape artist, coal miner, and competitive spelunker.
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Tagged National Parks, New Mexico, Terror
Deming, New Mexico: More Excitement Than I Bargained For
Know what I found in Deming? Death and terror.
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Tagged Cemeteries, Insects, Museums, New Mexico, Terror, Wineries
And Yes, I Think I Saw Them Move
Not only is Roswell the Dairy Capital of the Southwest (not the world, as reader Scooter LaHooter helpfully pointed out), it’s also home to a pocket of fine art goodness, with not an ET in sight.
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Tagged Museums, New Mexico