🌵 回程 Day 7 · 9/8 周二 · ✅ 已走完

Palo Duro → 66 号公路中点 → Santa Rosa Blue Hole → Sandia Crest 日落 → Albuquerque · ~290 mi · 会议日 · 进山地时区
✅ 已走完(夜宿 West Mesa Walmart,22:30 到——写进了明天的教训)· Day 7 · 9/8 周二 · Palo Duro → Cadillac Ranch → Santa Rosa Blue Hole → Albuquerque(~290 mi)会议日,且今天跨进山地时区(−1 小时)。页面时间 ET(当地)。她 08:00–16:00 ET 上班;硬线 22:00 ET 到睡觉点,今天排 20:30 ET(18:30 MT),宽裕。
⚠️ 计划变更:Sandia 缆车今天不开。官方:每周二停运做安全检查与机械保养(9/8 正是周二)。改为 开车上 Sandia Crest 观景台——NM-536 一路铺装到 3,255 m,比缆车更高,看日落一样,而且不用买票(停车 $3–5,年票可覆盖)。缆车若还想坐,明早 9:00 起正常营业,但我们要走。
📞 今日会议(ET):🚗 09:00–10:15 Corporate Projects Review + Team Touchbase(可边开边开)· 🅿️ 10:30–11:00 GA4(停在 Vega 休息区)· 🅿️ 13:30–15:30 High End BU 两小时(停在 Blue Hole)。
临时会议停靠点(她工作时段内每 30–40 英里):Vega I-40 休息区(MM 36,有厕所/开阔天空)· Adrian 66 号公路中点站 · Glenrio 州界废镇 · Tucumcari 超充(6 桩)· Newkirk/Cuervo 出口 · Santa Rosa 超充(6 桩)· Clines Corners(大型休息站)· Moriarty 出口。

🗺️ 今天这一段(浅灰=全程 JC→湾区 · 橙=今天

⏱️ 时间表(ET · 括号内当地)

~时间在哪 / 打卡导航说明
09:00 (08:00 CT)出发 · Palo Duro 营地 拔电。她第一场会在车上开。回 I-27 北 → I-40 西
10:15 (09:15 CT)🚗 Cadillac Ranch(昨天已去,路过) 🚗 开过即打卡📍 导航
🚗 Tesla 输入:
I-40 出口 60 右手边。昨天喷过漆了,今天只是打个招呼
10:35 (09:35 CT)🅿️📞 Vega 休息区 · GA4 会议 📍 可停📍 导航
🚗 Tesla 输入:I-40 Rest Area, Vega, TX
I-40 出口 36 附近,西行侧。空调大厅、厕所、开阔天空——10:30–11:00 ET 的会停这里开。她开会,你走两步。35 分钟
11:20 (10:20 CT)🛣️ Adrian · 66 号公路正中点 📍 可停📍 导航
🚗 Tesla 输入:Midpoint Cafe, 305 W Historic Rt 66, Adrian, TX
I-40 出口 22。芝加哥 1,139 英里 ← 这里 → 圣莫尼卡 1,139 英里,路边一块牌子。10 分钟拍照(Midpoint Cafe 周二可能关门,牌子随时能拍)
11:50 (10:50 CT)👻 Glenrio · 德州/新墨西哥州界废镇 🚗 开过即打卡📍 导航
🚗 Tesla 输入:
66 号公路时代的汽车旅馆和加油站空壳,跨在州界上。I-40 出口 0,开过即打卡。第 10 个州
12:00 → 11:00 MT🕐 进入山地时区 🚗 开过即打卡📍 导航
🚗 Tesla 输入:
手机自动回拨一小时——今天多出来的这一小时正好喂给 Blue Hole
12:45 (10:45 MT)⚡🍽️ Tucumcari 超充 · 午饭 📍 可停📍 导航
🚗 Tesla 输入:Tesla Supercharger, 2624 S Adams St, Tucumcari, NM
I-40 出口 332。6 桩 150 kW,充到 80%(Santa Rosa 只有 60 mi)。Tucumcari 是 66 号公路霓虹灯之都,主街上老招牌还亮着。今天第一顿正餐,40 分钟
13:30 (11:30 MT)🅿️💦 Santa Rosa Blue Hole · 两小时会 + 跳水 📍 可停📍 导航
🚗 Tesla 输入:Blue Hole, 1085 Blue Hole Rd, Santa Rosa, NM
I-40 出口 275,镇里 5 分钟。直径 18 米、深 25 米的天然泉眼,每天涌 11,000 立方米水,能见度 30 米,常年 17°C——沙漠里一口冰蓝色的井。周二 10:00–19:00,停车 $10,游泳免费13:30–15:30 ET 的两小时会在这里停车开(岸边有信号、有厕所);她开会,你下水。会毕她也能游一下。2.5 小时
16:00 (14:00 MT)⚡ Santa Rosa 超充 · 补电 📍 可停📍 导航
🚗 Tesla 输入:Tesla Supercharger, 2516 Historic Route 66, Santa Rosa, NM
离 Blue Hole 3 分钟。6 桩,充到 90%(ABQ 115 mi + 上山 6,000 ft 爬升要多吃 15%)。20 分钟
16:40 (14:40 MT)⛰️ I-40 西 · Clines Corners → Tijeras 峡谷 🚗 开过即打卡📍 导航
🚗 Tesla 输入:
海拔一路爬到 2,250 m,最后从 Tijeras 峡谷穿过 Sandia 山进 ABQ。太阳在右前方,还高
18:00 (16:00 MT)🏔️ Sandia Crest 观景台(开车上山) 📍 可停📍 导航
🚗 Tesla 输入:Sandia Crest, Sandia Park, NM
I-40 出口 175 → NM-14 北 → NM-536 十三英里盘山公路,40 分钟开到 3,255 m(比缆车顶站还高 90 m)。停车 $3–5,年票覆盖。俯瞰整个 ABQ 和 Rio Grande 河谷,晴天能见 180 公里。日落 19:22 MT——19:00 到位。山顶 比市区低 15°C,带外套。有厕所和小卖部。2 小时(含上下山)
20:15 (18:15 MT)🍽️ 晚饭 · Cedar Crest 或 ABQ 东北 📍 可停📍 导航
🚗 Tesla 输入:
下山路上 Cedar Crest 小镇有几家馆子;或进城吃新墨西哥菜(green chile 是本地信仰)
21:15 (19:15 MT)🛏️🚿 Albuquerque KOA Journey 📍 可停📍 导航
🚗 Tesla 输入:Albuquerque KOA Journey, 12400 Skyline Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM
I-40 出口 166。订「tent site with water & electric」——收轿车,淋浴、洗衣、泳池。~$45。先打 (505) 296-2729。备选:Enchanted Trails RV Park(西侧,收帐篷);再备选 Walmart。夜 21°C,海拔 1,600 m——今晚不用 Camp Mode

🌤️ 天气闸

ABQ 今天35°C 晴,风 0–5 mph(NWS 9/8)——山顶约 20°C
ABQ 夜21°C 局部多云——海拔高,终于是个开窗就能睡的夜
明天 9/936°C 晴;石化林同样干热,进园在 17:00 关门前

📌 明天(Day 8 预告)

再退一小时(亚利桑那不夏令时)。她两场会都在营地开完 → 11:30 ET 出发 → 石化林 / 彩绘沙漠(年票 ✅,园区 17:00 关门前进)→ Holbrook。Day 8 页明早出。

✅ done (night at the West Mesa Walmart, in at 22:30 — the lesson behind tomorrow's early plan) · Day 7 · Tue 9/8 · Palo Duro → Cadillac Ranch → Santa Rosa Blue Hole → Albuquerque (~290 mi). A meeting day, and you cross into Mountain time (−1 h). Page times are ET (local). She works 08:00–16:00 ET; hard line 22:00 ET, sheeted for 20:30 ET (18:30 MT) — comfortable.
⚠️ Plan change: the Sandia tram is closed today. Official: closed every Tuesday for safety inspection and mechanical maintenance — and 9/8 is a Tuesday. Replaced with driving up to Sandia Crest: NM-536 is paved all the way to 3,255 m, higher than the tram's top station, same sunset, no ticket ($3–5 parking, covered by the annual pass).
📞 Today's meetings (ET): 🚗 09:00–10:15 Corporate Projects Review + Team Touchbase (drivable) · 🅿️ 10:30–11:00 GA4 (parked at the Vega rest area) · 🅿️ 13:30–15:30 High End BU, two hours (parked at the Blue Hole).
Pop-up pull-offs (every 30–40 mi across her workday): Vega I-40 rest area (MM 36, restrooms, open sky) · Adrian Route 66 midpoint · Glenrio ghost town at the state line · Tucumcari Supercharger (6 stalls) · Newkirk/Cuervo exits · Santa Rosa Supercharger (6 stalls) · Clines Corners (large travel stop) · Moriarty exits.

🗺️ Today's leg (grey = the whole JC→Bay Area run · orange = today)

⏱️ Schedule (ET · local in brackets)

~TimeWhere / checkpointNavNotes
09:00 (08:00 CT)Depart · Palo Duro campground Unplug. Her first call happens in the car. I-27 north → I-40 west
10:15 (09:15 CT)🚗 Cadillac Ranch (done yesterday, passing) 🚗 drive-by📍 Navigate
🚗 Tesla: type
I-40 exit 60 on the right. You already painted one; today is a wave
10:35 (09:35 CT)🅿️📞 Vega rest area · the GA4 call 📍 stoppable📍 Navigate
🚗 Tesla: type I-40 Rest Area, Vega, TX
Near I-40 exit 36, westbound side. Air-conditioned lobby, restrooms, open sky — this is where the 10:30–11:00 ET call happens. She takes it; you stretch. 35 min
11:20 (10:20 CT)🛣️ Adrian · the exact midpoint of Route 66 📍 stoppable📍 Navigate
🚗 Tesla: type Midpoint Cafe, 305 W Historic Rt 66, Adrian, TX
I-40 exit 22. Chicago 1,139 miles ← here → Santa Monica 1,139 miles, marked by a sign in the road. 10 min for the photo (the Midpoint Cafe may be closed Tuesday; the sign never is)
11:50 (10:50 CT)👻 Glenrio · the ghost town on the TX/NM line 🚗 drive-by📍 Navigate
🚗 Tesla: type
Empty Route 66 motels and filling stations straddling the state line, I-40 exit 0. State #10
12:00 → 11:00 MT🕐 Into Mountain time 🚗 drive-by📍 Navigate
🚗 Tesla: type
Phones roll back an hour — and today's bonus hour goes straight into the Blue Hole
12:45 (10:45 MT)⚡🍽️ Tucumcari Supercharger · lunch 📍 stoppable📍 Navigate
🚗 Tesla: type Tesla Supercharger, 2624 S Adams St, Tucumcari, NM
I-40 exit 332. 6 stalls, 150 kW, charge to 80% (Santa Rosa is only 60 mi). Tucumcari is Route 66's neon capital — the old signs on the main drag still light up. First real meal, 40 min
13:30 (11:30 MT)🅿️💦 Santa Rosa Blue Hole · the two-hour call + a swim 📍 stoppable📍 Navigate
🚗 Tesla: type Blue Hole, 1085 Blue Hole Rd, Santa Rosa, NM
I-40 exit 275, 5 min into town. An 18 m wide, 25 m deep artesian spring pushing 11,000 m³ a day, 30 m visibility, 17 °C year-round — an ice-blue well in the desert. Tuesday 10:00–19:00, $10 parking, swimming free. The 13:30–15:30 ET call is taken parked here (signal and restrooms at the rim); she works, you swim, and she can get in afterwards. 2.5 h
16:00 (14:00 MT)⚡ Santa Rosa Supercharger · top up 📍 stoppable📍 Navigate
🚗 Tesla: type Tesla Supercharger, 2516 Historic Route 66, Santa Rosa, NM
3 min from the Blue Hole. 6 stalls, charge to 90% (ABQ is 115 mi and the climb up the crest costs an extra ~15%). 20 min
16:40 (14:40 MT)⛰️ I-40 west · Clines Corners → Tijeras Canyon 🚗 drive-by📍 Navigate
🚗 Tesla: type
Climbing to 2,250 m, then through Tijeras Canyon between the Sandias and the Manzanos into ABQ. Sun ahead-right, still high
18:00 (16:00 MT)🏔️ Sandia Crest — by car 📍 stoppable📍 Navigate
🚗 Tesla: type Sandia Crest, Sandia Park, NM
I-40 exit 175 → NM-14 north → NM-536, thirteen miles of switchbacks, 40 min to 3,255 m — 90 m higher than the tram's top station. Parking $3–5, covered by the annual pass. The whole city and the Rio Grande valley a mile below; 180 km of visibility on a clear day. Sunset 19:22 MT — be in place by 19:00. The summit runs 15 °C colder than town: bring a jacket. Restrooms and a small shop. 2 h including the drive up and down
20:15 (18:15 MT)🍽️ Dinner · Cedar Crest or northeast ABQ 📍 stoppable📍 Navigate
🚗 Tesla: type
A few places in Cedar Crest on the way down; or into town for New Mexican food (green chile is a local religion)
21:15 (19:15 MT)🛏️🚿 Albuquerque KOA Journey 📍 stoppable📍 Navigate
🚗 Tesla: type Albuquerque KOA Journey, 12400 Skyline Rd NE, Albuquerque, NM
I-40 exit 166. Book a "tent site with water & electric" — they take cars; showers, laundry, pool. ~$45. Call (505) 296-2729 first. Backup: Enchanted Trails RV Park (west side, takes tents); last resort Walmart. 21 °C tonight at 1,600 m — the first night that doesn't need Camp Mode

🌤️ Weather gate

ABQ today35 °C, sunny, wind 0–5 mph (NWS 9/8) — about 20 °C at the crest
ABQ tonight21 °C, partly cloudy — altitude finally buys a windows-open night
Tomorrow 9/936 °C sunny; Petrified Forest is the same dry heat — be inside the gates before the 17:00 close

📌 Tomorrow (Day 8 preview)

Another hour back (Arizona doesn't do daylight time). Both of her calls finish at camp → out 11:30 ET → Petrified Forest / Painted Desert (pass ✅, inside before the 17:00 gate close) → Holbrook. Day 8 page lands in the morning.