Las Vegas to Los Alamos

Las Vegas Nevada to Sky City New Mexico (515 miles)

Friday October 19 2018

As usual on departure day we woke up early, six happened to be the exact time this AM. No point in laying there waiting for seven so we started early. We had enough fuel that we didn’t have to stop until we got to the Flying J Travel stop in Kingsman Arizona. Crossing the state line saved us a few cents per gallon and flying J’s have dedicated RV fuel islands and parking for lunch and dog walking.

From Kingsman we stayed on I-40 all day and all the way to the Sky City Casino. We’ve stayed here before at their adjacent campground which has easy in and out pull thru sites for quick overnight stops. Sky City is about 50 miles west of Albuquerque New Mexico, our drive from Las Vegas to here today’s drive was 515 miles.

152 miles

Saturday morning, after a quick stop at the next flyingJ along the route we departed I-40 and took I-25 north thru Albuquerque. Santee Fe is the next city along the way to Los Alamos. We took the relief route around Santee fe and then 285 north to injun country. If you know what you’re looking for you can see Los Alamos over on the mesas on the far mountains. To get there you have to drive about twice that distance as you make your way thru the mountains.

Los Alamos New Mexico

A lot of this part of the route is on Indian reservations. Driving posted speeds is highly recommended. They always designate a stretch of road as a safety Zone. Violations in the zone are doubled and Indian police give no warnings to the paleface.

Paleface go that way!

Soon we were climbing the last mountain to Los Alamos. We disconnect the truck at the bottom and Millie drives it, it’s easier on the motorhome climbing to the 7000 foot elevation. We have to unhook it in town anyhow so I can back into Kamp Kolman. That’s RaeAnne and Dave’s driveway. Todays driving distance was 152 miles.