Leave the interstate and cruise the next 15 miles on Route 66 through a sliver of the vast lands of the Laguna Pueblo. The Dead Man’s Curve west of Mesita was put in to eliminate a steep original grade close to where the roadside landmark “Owl Rock” is still perched.
Century old postcards of Laguna Pueblo give a glimpse of what can be viewed with respect today. Fenced off and difficult to find fragments of the original alignment frequent the ride toward Budville as rock structures remain and the bridge over Encinal Creek and blend into the landscape.
Leave the interstate and cruise the next 15 miles on Route 66 through a sliver of the vast lands of the Laguna Pueblo. The Dead Man’s Curve west of Mesita was put in to eliminate a steep original grade close to where the roadside landmark “Owl Rock” is still perched.
Century old postcards of Laguna Pueblo give a glimpse of what can be viewed with respect today. Fenced off and difficult to find fragments of the original alignment frequent the ride toward Budville as rock structures remain and the bridge over Encinal Creek and blend into the landscape.