It seems that spring break dates used to be more uniform.  From district to district, state to state, it used to be more predictable when just about all students in the country would have a week for spring break.  This year, spring break weeks varied from early March to early April.  It seems that spring 'school accountability' testing schedules may be part of the explanation for this variance.  Businesses in spring break destinations no doubt appreciate the variance, as their crowds and 'high season' rates can now be spread over a full month.

My 6-year old daughter---Skye---had her spring break scheduled for this week, March 19-23.  Accordingly, I rolled the "Cycle of Education" out of Las Vegas on Day 73 in an excited hurry to pick her up from school four days later on March 19th.  The ride from Las Vegas through Albuquerque NM is just plain fantastic!  Route 66---"The Mother Road"---was the main route poverty stricken refugees traveled out west during the 1930s Dust Bowl.  It later became a famous vacation road for families doing much better than those depression era refugees.


Though the ride is full of beautiful pictures, my travel schedule dictated I 'make time' and get photos of this historic route to share when I pass through again during a later leg of "Education Ride 365."  In fact, after displaying "The Cycle of Education" at TASSP (Texas Association of Secondary School Principals) Conference in June, I'll be headed directly back to San Diego for the ISTE (International Society for Technology in Education) Conference in late-June.  That is likely when I'll pass west along Route 66 again, providing pictures on this blog along the way.


Flagstaff AZ may be the highlight of the route.  I road it wearing a t-shirt at 7000 feet with temperatures in the 50s, while snow still lined the roadsides and was very evident up on the mountaintop visible north of the picturesque city.  The entire route between Las Vegas and Tucumcari, just east of Albuquerque NM, was a site to behold!

Day 73: Las Vegas to Flagstaff
Day 74: Flagstaff to Albuquerque
Day 75: Albuquerque to Amarillo
Day 76: Amarillo to Corinth TX

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Riding Stats: Day 73---252.6 miles traveled, 4 hours and 16 minutes of moving time, 2 hours and 54 minutes of stopped time, 59.1 miles per hour average moving time, 35.1 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 91.3 miles per hour.  Day 74---325.6 miles traveled, 4 hours and 40 minutes of moving time, 1 hours and 31 minutes of stopped time, 69.8 miles per hour average moving time, 52.6 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 87.6 miles per hour.  Day 75---287 miles traveled, 3 hours and 56 minutes of moving time, 29 minutes of stopped time, 72.8 miles per hour average moving time, 64.8 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 89.9 miles per hour.  Day 76---385.8 miles traveled, 6 hours and 28 minutes of moving time, 1 hour and 29 minutes of stopped time, 59.6 miles per hour average moving time, 48.5 miles per hour overall average, and a max sped of 80.1 miles per hour.