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 |