View Texas/UTEP Game at the Sun Bowl The Pride of Barbados blooms in El Paso |
Musical Accompaniment while Viewing (551Kb) Drive by UTEP on the way to New Mexico |
The Franklyn Mountains are off to the east |
Crops on either side of Highway 28 |
Chili fields in the foreground and Franklyn Mountains in the background along Highway 28 in New Mexico | |
Arrive at our destination of La Mesa, New Mexico |
Pat & David must wait a few minutes til opening time |
Grab a table, make an order ,and finally, Brad is ready to dig into a Chopes combo platter |
David gets a colorado & verde enchilada combo with taco & world famous chili relleno |
Head next door to the bar for a 40oz Tecate and put it in an ice bucket to keep it cool |
The sun begins to set & the bikers start to arrive who wonder, "Why are all these longhorn fans here?" |
It takes big strong arms and hands to drive this baby! |
Time for the outsider longhorn fans to depart intact! |
Take the Hwy 28 Oņate Trail to Las Cruses and I-10 |
Pass through pecan groves on the Oņate Trail |
David toasts the host at Jaxon's Brewpub in El Paso |
See fellow Texas Ex Rick for the 2nd roadtrip in a row |
Rafa's burritos for Saturday morning breakfast |
Brad about to find out how good he is at spanish |
16 inch long, 4 inch diameter burrito for $4 |
Toss on the hatch green chili sauce & ĄAy, caramba! |
I'd climb a 12ft barb wire fence for another burrito! |
Buy a church key at the Budweiser gift store |
Pass by the Alamo Ballroom on 820 N Raynor |
The boys enjoy a pre-game feast at Kiki's Restaurant |
Brad orders the caldillo, a spicy green chile stew made with lots of meat, potatoes, green chilies, and Kiki's own secret seasonings |
David orders the machaca grilled with brisket, onions, tomatoes, & green chilies, egg, & covered with an addictive green sauce & cheese, plus rice & beans |
Take the Scenic Drive from town to UTEP |
Looking down on El Paso with Juarez in the distance |
The scenic drive is cut into the mountain side |
Tourists stop, gawk, and take photos |
Down in the west Texas town of El Paso |
Beyond the Rio Grand lies Ciudad Juárez |
Keep panning right to the hustling & bustling . . . |
. . . skyscrapers of downtown El Paso |
Zoom in to the Sun Bowl, site of tonight's game |
Look back to the parking area of the Scenic stop |
Include the tree & wall on the downtown photo |
A park with benches extends from parking lot |
The road was carved out of the mountainside . . . |
. . . paved in 1932 & reconstructed in 1992 |
Mount Franklyn Scenic Point, elevation 4,222 ft |
Time to head to campus and scout out scalpers |
Head back down the mountain past the radio towers |
Need a cold one or two after picking up some tickets |
Brad, Dave, and David start hitting the cold ones |
Pat, Brad, and Dave are photoed from the backside |
David focuses on an inspiration, Ernest Hemingway |
An intelligent man is sometimes forced to be drunk to spend time with his fools - E.H. |
The Jack Daniels' girls help Dave gain EH's mindset |
Dave is now ready to spend some time with his fools |
Brad's turn to concur with Hemingway's wise philosophy |
I never had to choose a subject, my subject rather choses me - EH |
Hesitation increases in relation to risk in equal proportion to age - E.H. |
So pour it on ladies, while we're young! |
I know that what is moral is what you feel good after & what is immoral is what you feel bad after - E.H. |
No, really, I feel great, let's get another round then head to the game |
View Texas/UTEP Game at the Sun Bowl | |
Return to Kiki's after Rafa's was closed |
Pat wisely choses a Machaca for lunch |
The Daves both go for the enchiladas Verde |
Nice view downhill beyond the Baca Liqores Store |
Check out of the Wingate by Wyndham |
Dave takes the Cadillac back to Albuquerque |
Drink beer & watch the Steelers whip the Texans |
David finds a Weinerschnitzel in Texas, Alleluia! |
Damn, what to get? Hot dogs, chili, & then what? |
Wow, I don't remember having so many choices |
Go for a kraut dog & chili cheese dog - so fine! |
This bag presents so many opportunities for fun! |
My first weinerschnitzel kraut dog in 11 years! |
Statue of Juan de Oņate y Salazar now called The Equestrian after Native American protested the honoring of Oņate, a brutal conqueror |
John Wayne's customized SUV at El Paso airport |
Southwest flight 697 is ready to take us home |