#1: Looking west to colored mesas, prickly pear and cholla cacti, mesquite, and tabosa grass
#2: Looking east
#3: Looking south
#4: The humorous ranch manager and the view to the north
#5: City slickers (duh!) and the confluence marker
#6: All zeroes on the GPS
#7: Here, lizard, lizard, lizard!
#8: Stunning view 2.5 miles from the confluence
#9: MINI Cooper at the Blue Swallow Motel in Tucumcari