Agreed. You can shave an hour off of this by getting off I-25 in Hatch, New Mexico, which is where they grow the best Green Chilis in the world, and take the NM 26 shortcut to Deming to pick up I-10. It’s a good road for a state highway.
It’s official. I’m disappointed, but hey, the Rose Bowl’s not so bad. Plus, we get to beat up on a downtrodden USC team.