Alot of New mexico

FINALLY-we left NM!  It was a journey of 4 stops...wasn't planning on Taos, but worth the side trip..This is 3 days of NM...

September 10

Today, we drove down to Taos as a local in Steamboat Springs suggested we spend a little time there.  We approached from the north and as we entered New Mexico, terrain changed drastically.  No more mountians.  And a road that was the longest straight road I have ever traveled.  A huge valley, with distance peaks on each side.  Every once in a while, you would see a lone trailer in the distance-right in the middle of nothing.  Karen and I both thought we had entered the land of Breaking Bad-I was just waiting to see a man running down the 2 lane highway in his whitey tighteys.
Just as we made that observation, we passed by the Earthship community.  Oh yeah, right out of an alien film..strange houses built into hills. Got to hand it to them-total up-cycled homes that use solar and wind for power.  They may be the only community standing if we don't get serious about our planet...

September 11
Santa Fe- Such a cool little desert town.  Filled with adobe houses, Native American jewelry, and the coolest museum I have ever been in-the Meow Wolf museum.  George R R Martin ( yes from Game of Thrones) bought a 25,000 sq. foot building and invited over 200 artists to install art pieces that are interactive and well, very strange and quirky.  Fabulous experience and highly recommend..it took 4 hours to go through the whole thing.  And we probably missed some things, as it was room after room after room...

September 12
Albequerque..
Thought of passing through this fine city, but Karen wanted to see the petroglyphs and the Nativre American Cultural enter.  I also had the chance to catch up with Marlene, an old friend who was in my wedding.  We had some great quality time together and I had  chance to meet her hubby.  After the heritage center, in the hottest part of the day, Karen and I went out to the petroglyph National Park, which had some trails with many drawings from many many years ago-don't know how long, as I was more concerned with looking for rattlesnakes and keeping my balance on a mountain that challenged my vertigo.Karen enjoyed it, but the heat drove us back to the hotel for r and r and a swim.  We had dinner with Marlene and her hubby which was quite a nightcap for the visit,

Update on the miles:close to 6500 miles!