tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26086607639437632972024-03-21T18:48:37.118-07:00Follow Beth WestBethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.comBlogger95125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-52469898831538943062007-10-13T10:08:00.000-07:002007-10-13T18:24:33.603-07:00LaFonda, Santa Fe - 10/6 & 7The La Fonda is located kitty-corner from the Plaza in Santa Fe. The information provided in the brochure says that there has been an inn (or fonda) on this site since 1607. <br /><br /><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Among</span> La fonda's guests was Capt. William Becknell, who arrived at the hotel on the Plaza in 1821 at the end of a successful trading expedition from Missouri to Santa Fe, opening the Santa Fe Trail.<br /><br />Today La Fonda is known for its award-winning pueblo style <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Spanish</span> architecture and decor with thick wooden beams, latilla ceilings, carved corbels, handcrafted chandeliers, tin and copper light fixtures and a myriad of other details created by local artisans.<br /><br />The lobby, hallways and meeting rooms are filled with paintings, carvings, photos and other works of art that create a unique Santa Fe ambiance.<br /><br />There was a hotel staff artist, Ernest J. Martinez. Ernest <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">started</span> working at the La Fonda in 1954 and over the past 50 years has painted all of the 400 plus windows in the restaurant, plus dozens more windows and French doors as well as murals, furniture and tile murals. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSM77cRVtrXR0eadRxhEWunUGuYE351VWsudfQVkm02NCXrVmK4MWvQjvYoF2r2BLKW7bFPfKKufLAZ_69SiqFRWhH6cI2RivzRDhY7xjALQkuTCBJQR2MhPJIGSK-Y-r2Yo6dBgSMxw/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(9).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120988095902878482" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjSM77cRVtrXR0eadRxhEWunUGuYE351VWsudfQVkm02NCXrVmK4MWvQjvYoF2r2BLKW7bFPfKKufLAZ_69SiqFRWhH6cI2RivzRDhY7xjALQkuTCBJQR2MhPJIGSK-Y-r2Yo6dBgSMxw/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(9).JPG" border="0" /></a> Front Desk area, picture taken from the brochure.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg330rXEvxWakG1ByCo7jFwetgeWMR1xm37i3QcBB6P8IjMeh3jJHmyS6q0NEXsKST5tE_mstUVv_SbNSqJas4KSTBA5SiP3UYXcTH_tLkHZmdGumLU3rszVG-lVUAl-YI3Lwv7Vw7noQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures23.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120987765190396674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg330rXEvxWakG1ByCo7jFwetgeWMR1xm37i3QcBB6P8IjMeh3jJHmyS6q0NEXsKST5tE_mstUVv_SbNSqJas4KSTBA5SiP3UYXcTH_tLkHZmdGumLU3rszVG-lVUAl-YI3Lwv7Vw7noQ/s400/New+Pictures23.JPG" border="0" /></a>Dining Room, also taken from the brochure. Note the painted glass panes and mural.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJYB2aHS9SEKa9VGS06f2XMVacv9YGi_h8hiro1gKD3FapMY_C6tFXD5e7pSVloza5W4mwC8g9kf-UAGjmAn1ljS3NPYt8sd_6s_5vMBlQUwQsacqtHrFSCoLq_XfMymUHUwNTTCxqw/s1600-h/New+Pictures2+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120986021433674466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPJYB2aHS9SEKa9VGS06f2XMVacv9YGi_h8hiro1gKD3FapMY_C6tFXD5e7pSVloza5W4mwC8g9kf-UAGjmAn1ljS3NPYt8sd_6s_5vMBlQUwQsacqtHrFSCoLq_XfMymUHUwNTTCxqw/s400/New+Pictures2+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><div><div>This is one of many panes of glass that Ernest painted over a 50 year period.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2b09UBZ7-KiOSQ6H6uopMm6gjymiLaSe_ZsdjZQxGhgrAbYAswWPvY0kGsybbHMaUzCoQs5Kc2DdArGALkcnNKtYpxSWKBUQOugSD_e7OZRqxXpKi2gv4h86qu38UOMefSGvv4tF9Yw/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(24).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120982473790687938" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-mEhodksypwMUJWzu6BUeK5ZU4aK8iTaO7BYGMxWqHSetamdZJY0gl43YXZCGqXR3SCFUwZy4ULnPNBKDMCAzWfyCTQobCNo9p5OJpz-dnGqP-66Tzc1OJyRmREcsWjeneRwU3IJ56w/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(20).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPL9Cb9oZMTcoMgG4_lYOaYxUF7ra_aU2hiKck_3yGyO1kSgx2wo-rNKbNTmA5X-qs_up4W5549jFT6-0NeKIGkvp5FSnIWyprFCWS0ojppRMPNHduGBuCuBOqI9l0C3b453lvwOdCWA/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(19).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120982005639252626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPL9Cb9oZMTcoMgG4_lYOaYxUF7ra_aU2hiKck_3yGyO1kSgx2wo-rNKbNTmA5X-qs_up4W5549jFT6-0NeKIGkvp5FSnIWyprFCWS0ojppRMPNHduGBuCuBOqI9l0C3b453lvwOdCWA/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(19).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuX9ry5jo7t9dVWoIx8mm8BbRyX9skv_lphmZR4oke9h8fAIvJV9md5RQn0k0lb75pRI_oc9f7I_kll8DZdUrdrz7ltAEIrA0rcH-SPqXD6UZkTQ4Vsvolte8whwkI-qRNALd0rTgdA/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(18).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120981851020429954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSuX9ry5jo7t9dVWoIx8mm8BbRyX9skv_lphmZR4oke9h8fAIvJV9md5RQn0k0lb75pRI_oc9f7I_kll8DZdUrdrz7ltAEIrA0rcH-SPqXD6UZkTQ4Vsvolte8whwkI-qRNALd0rTgdA/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(18).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwzX-emuxLxpyUkM6qB69dMm0iitCj1PA5_008dYDkcDxK43jMn9fPj_hWokqV2SERTIH0D5_pYp7VeE_I7WnFfkpnvt8YVSL9KjxH6jF0xjtxvfRTC3vim9fktCQgcaYs6k_tB67cg/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(17).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120981696401607282" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKwzX-emuxLxpyUkM6qB69dMm0iitCj1PA5_008dYDkcDxK43jMn9fPj_hWokqV2SERTIH0D5_pYp7VeE_I7WnFfkpnvt8YVSL9KjxH6jF0xjtxvfRTC3vim9fktCQgcaYs6k_tB67cg/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(17).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2va4deYA_uzDvctmrsHfaRZD_UuIiXDjKf898QKgbHW0qIIsdYk7CtPY6IBG0Mm0gwwPWsyTIhThBMOwDRZK5eGhg4FiPoI0Nx90a6B0RFI05TB9jg7QYInRjmkE4bvLLeyV0X0zxzg/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(16).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120981554667686498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2va4deYA_uzDvctmrsHfaRZD_UuIiXDjKf898QKgbHW0qIIsdYk7CtPY6IBG0Mm0gwwPWsyTIhThBMOwDRZK5eGhg4FiPoI0Nx90a6B0RFI05TB9jg7QYInRjmkE4bvLLeyV0X0zxzg/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(16).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvL2Mci5LSD8NG-pwCNwGpT9-LQVjQR9JI75y1XWsXdsAPn1_sI2bmth06odp7nup8cynu5yO7YzZGChAmqvosHVWzcH-haFiXNrOLXswNtZB1WQSA8EDqoJQ3V21x7zMsGSe1O9GvQ/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(15).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120981322739452498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWvL2Mci5LSD8NG-pwCNwGpT9-LQVjQR9JI75y1XWsXdsAPn1_sI2bmth06odp7nup8cynu5yO7YzZGChAmqvosHVWzcH-haFiXNrOLXswNtZB1WQSA8EDqoJQ3V21x7zMsGSe1O9GvQ/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(15).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXp4s-W2eRggeDzc4nCJo9emPdCgRJS1FuvFyD5I5sfYjDyistNYy8x7_bH-oMp_zu-gKH9vLP_ooZw65fpVXx9O4_vgP5fivuvmTrJGkR7w9WHlS-GwlXDqIxb_6CFOyjeC2Y5aXYiQ/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(14).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120981168120629826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXp4s-W2eRggeDzc4nCJo9emPdCgRJS1FuvFyD5I5sfYjDyistNYy8x7_bH-oMp_zu-gKH9vLP_ooZw65fpVXx9O4_vgP5fivuvmTrJGkR7w9WHlS-GwlXDqIxb_6CFOyjeC2Y5aXYiQ/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(14).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMBp7s33GdUti9c199eEBDmGnp6f4s1ee2MHLgD5TFTw-u__2FC4pByDsmosogiO_VYOHNW62_XLlEnRoVwERVuL6hk6XEIbmiPTV5YGiISFDDi47Re_OK3fj9ArdioQ6zfDiMmB12w/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(12).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120980996321937970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoMBp7s33GdUti9c199eEBDmGnp6f4s1ee2MHLgD5TFTw-u__2FC4pByDsmosogiO_VYOHNW62_XLlEnRoVwERVuL6hk6XEIbmiPTV5YGiISFDDi47Re_OK3fj9ArdioQ6zfDiMmB12w/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(12).JPG" border="0" /></a>Paintings from the 1930's by Paul Lantz depicting life in a Mexican village are found throughout the hotel. I used the brochure for the first mural. There are several different angles of this mural.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-3x9eQJs2snKvzIZssOjFpKyy1DwLXysZZvNXQkpitGsg-5BjzvQdMbezLY2IUCbtv8rti_AzIVHCujD9PdNpswPWYvuQvZiznZ-tllTEbRAfv6uJF8qwpklooFHf9oAli8HZN6pkg/s1600-h/New+Pictures24.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120980558235273762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV-3x9eQJs2snKvzIZssOjFpKyy1DwLXysZZvNXQkpitGsg-5BjzvQdMbezLY2IUCbtv8rti_AzIVHCujD9PdNpswPWYvuQvZiznZ-tllTEbRAfv6uJF8qwpklooFHf9oAli8HZN6pkg/s400/New+Pictures24.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsllhLtEOB_2lP5mSfAeHdbDdzL9jX2uT7QODfNL2baBbjQxI0qgODm0K3TSlOYDTpdnwCzaGvroCnBZ6eeC17CgpeMHeWvjIQLKYBx-KdvH1ZTpplx3pik9cONmKts_Evz1HHCmvziA/s1600-h/New+Pictures25.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120980420796320274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsllhLtEOB_2lP5mSfAeHdbDdzL9jX2uT7QODfNL2baBbjQxI0qgODm0K3TSlOYDTpdnwCzaGvroCnBZ6eeC17CgpeMHeWvjIQLKYBx-KdvH1ZTpplx3pik9cONmKts_Evz1HHCmvziA/s400/New+Pictures25.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgl9wYSKSLnFaIYyPfsQv1ziGFjuqBMyLS2gi_5gCk-JDJdQ0HqBwfFimaMImjf7zcug3e2hpmXD0C6944FT6yr8yzQz7P7MA_xRNwptdO4-1kECp0HDwIvJaA46uIs5VOtmedp5obkg/s1600-h/New+Pictures26.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120980257587563010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgl9wYSKSLnFaIYyPfsQv1ziGFjuqBMyLS2gi_5gCk-JDJdQ0HqBwfFimaMImjf7zcug3e2hpmXD0C6944FT6yr8yzQz7P7MA_xRNwptdO4-1kECp0HDwIvJaA46uIs5VOtmedp5obkg/s400/New+Pictures26.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfNRDZDqQThP0jUjJlwAV2Fj_Pnk06GRq6TwsPZeaj7VX3Vj7ukPY81m2IZdyO6BHhQNkr2LnFTBSsvDkpBNnE_yrdPYiD_s1ysXUJxEnnzn1oTzNAM6G1nRyTNJ89Tov5ys7SjLiUw/s1600-h/New+Pictures27.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120980017069394418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtfNRDZDqQThP0jUjJlwAV2Fj_Pnk06GRq6TwsPZeaj7VX3Vj7ukPY81m2IZdyO6BHhQNkr2LnFTBSsvDkpBNnE_yrdPYiD_s1ysXUJxEnnzn1oTzNAM6G1nRyTNJ89Tov5ys7SjLiUw/s400/New+Pictures27.JPG" border="0" /></a>These is the murals from the dining room.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyg7y_Aq83ZknVXqOwOPwF_ohVsCcUa2e7Uyaxi7szXJgYjlulziCK60_GDC4HIvy2Bj1roqpLeziXZ_wH4x9CaGxiIE4C9R06koujzrrZjCKOxS9mIoyO6VjTihQLN4EUSkC-3SGDA/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(25).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120979798026062306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAyg7y_Aq83ZknVXqOwOPwF_ohVsCcUa2e7Uyaxi7szXJgYjlulziCK60_GDC4HIvy2Bj1roqpLeziXZ_wH4x9CaGxiIE4C9R06koujzrrZjCKOxS9mIoyO6VjTihQLN4EUSkC-3SGDA/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(25).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WjTeS1er3doyyxs-cZe7lViUZwiKKsJnGyAmTwJ891ti0930WJdbnUDINrea23dkXRXras6uRVVx6LH6ud9VgyLMUrHdB1BoO4Os7GtN4l0SKadYKmJ5TZ2sJ6g4MBFmTxnvw-Ajiw/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(22).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120979621932403154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2WjTeS1er3doyyxs-cZe7lViUZwiKKsJnGyAmTwJ891ti0930WJdbnUDINrea23dkXRXras6uRVVx6LH6ud9VgyLMUrHdB1BoO4Os7GtN4l0SKadYKmJ5TZ2sJ6g4MBFmTxnvw-Ajiw/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(22).JPG" border="0" /></a>This painting is of Kit Carson and hangs in the main lobby. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFk3xgDwOtvOEDasz9IUsuncpYYaQ4vHPIll6Nf0SOKECUKd5DQUaqcSdcQGqxx_H2ijoqrNZnuPfPQxQ8_1CZgv8wuxfPfjef5yNb4ujcuh6-DR29gxXv2cPlpdiUVkAdQaeLiYBj7w/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(32).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120875954306779586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFk3xgDwOtvOEDasz9IUsuncpYYaQ4vHPIll6Nf0SOKECUKd5DQUaqcSdcQGqxx_H2ijoqrNZnuPfPQxQ8_1CZgv8wuxfPfjef5yNb4ujcuh6-DR29gxXv2cPlpdiUVkAdQaeLiYBj7w/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(32).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92SzEonH3v1oaSvbnh_g606J_W9YAFwkS7BDbVcwwVAYH4BdtUrjcl3RLWOcLq_OH_1xyNZ5nYzEP7qb1rRyXfNYJXBEJpa-uwDv3zJZvXZ86Aw-UcgZ67DkFmeG1LsrBtNA6ghk1YA/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(29).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120875803982924210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj92SzEonH3v1oaSvbnh_g606J_W9YAFwkS7BDbVcwwVAYH4BdtUrjcl3RLWOcLq_OH_1xyNZ5nYzEP7qb1rRyXfNYJXBEJpa-uwDv3zJZvXZ86Aw-UcgZ67DkFmeG1LsrBtNA6ghk1YA/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(29).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRZfJg4ut1AfMjG7vTa0WKd93UU4JK-3EWMBc8PmE6ykwhb9THf9CXLmXYeezfW6S43d-nSMvvemJ2KbXccwqidKefA1i7PLNtnLRwg4cnmwWdXc9WzAvNkJGaoSk_DCUqYHoPredyw/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(30).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120875653659068834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilRZfJg4ut1AfMjG7vTa0WKd93UU4JK-3EWMBc8PmE6ykwhb9THf9CXLmXYeezfW6S43d-nSMvvemJ2KbXccwqidKefA1i7PLNtnLRwg4cnmwWdXc9WzAvNkJGaoSk_DCUqYHoPredyw/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(30).JPG" border="0" /></a>Wood <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">carvings</span> by Jonathan Kendall are found throughout the hotel. We had one in our room ... I failed to get its picture ... I <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">meant</span> to take it ... oops. This one was in the lobby.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceFt2Soe9cwjFhVx_GJqKi99NS-FDLGmyRx3Cb62EUem9784pDfrjMZRUvR2UuO1Xckxr3JMh3WGfl0OIKRcuUCCmOX8gYYzMsKFsl9J-MvEI-GaKDvgDp5lU_jltOI4gpNObxDa4-A/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(37).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120875456090573202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgceFt2Soe9cwjFhVx_GJqKi99NS-FDLGmyRx3Cb62EUem9784pDfrjMZRUvR2UuO1Xckxr3JMh3WGfl0OIKRcuUCCmOX8gYYzMsKFsl9J-MvEI-GaKDvgDp5lU_jltOI4gpNObxDa4-A/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(37).JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>This is an 18th-century Bolivian bulto of Nuestra Senora de la Purisima Concepcion and a New Mexican bulto, circa 1820.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwFeeGwIG9gOFEVBgaM-HVKhF-7SrA5cjZwp6rt0GHO8X5GGDlw-DW8T8jEXyE4JSfsqcTf4HBmL2VBWZGZ3bCON8MhSQwBVIt68ymf_wxsypmMfq9pYbtdYEIAJ6SOeQ0JZl_zPYyQ/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(35).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120875082428418418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwFeeGwIG9gOFEVBgaM-HVKhF-7SrA5cjZwp6rt0GHO8X5GGDlw-DW8T8jEXyE4JSfsqcTf4HBmL2VBWZGZ3bCON8MhSQwBVIt68ymf_wxsypmMfq9pYbtdYEIAJ6SOeQ0JZl_zPYyQ/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(35).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8C-WRFPSHz7oId7WX-6unda4hyphenhyphenog4vvSBRVzECXBJigUJyQj9yiNU0GFz9OeLJUclp4lNqw8SUIzF08BBaeJzqaQKeQYgNkECwflxRDrWOmX8DkEYQ2y02AjaeP3KQ8ZCH1f80FGo4A/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(34).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120874940694497634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8C-WRFPSHz7oId7WX-6unda4hyphenhyphenog4vvSBRVzECXBJigUJyQj9yiNU0GFz9OeLJUclp4lNqw8SUIzF08BBaeJzqaQKeQYgNkECwflxRDrWOmX8DkEYQ2y02AjaeP3KQ8ZCH1f80FGo4A/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(34).JPG" border="0" /></a>These were some of the lights throughout the hotel. They were really cool.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDMYsQHPtG6i_soQZ44JkHw9W-mU67o3Ea1ZUR3up1XfVU9td-qz9Tm9srwcJqUxurQurKfV3ywt40pV_DT10e6cCdvSc6n6FNRoUw3AAl2QKENiRery1Yg5hjwXLkgDbfA2BQDdzMA/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(36).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120874691586394450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZDMYsQHPtG6i_soQZ44JkHw9W-mU67o3Ea1ZUR3up1XfVU9td-qz9Tm9srwcJqUxurQurKfV3ywt40pV_DT10e6cCdvSc6n6FNRoUw3AAl2QKENiRery1Yg5hjwXLkgDbfA2BQDdzMA/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(36).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHO8jyQ1KEm1D7dxciH0iVhaqVay5ZcFgJ-St4U3MBQpms_yQAKDEKYhwhNKJ4du-49EIOfs1GqoORCf47jQcmauGvA4FPE4uUJ-cXeJlKrd5dR-Ixc7xHaDFKJkEBOsMKJeHFAFZy_w/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(7).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120874494017898818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHO8jyQ1KEm1D7dxciH0iVhaqVay5ZcFgJ-St4U3MBQpms_yQAKDEKYhwhNKJ4du-49EIOfs1GqoORCf47jQcmauGvA4FPE4uUJ-cXeJlKrd5dR-Ixc7xHaDFKJkEBOsMKJeHFAFZy_w/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(7).JPG" border="0" /></a>There was a French Creperie attached to the hotel. We had <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_17">breakfast</span> there and it was wonderful! They had great coffees.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjV3aj2fQqxiJk7PGkFJ3_v_SplfeHdIubPZ66crgV8dIvvuYkk1eAr_CMxIiCeFWv27e_Q4iENKxncc36VQsLfo0XcWudBtvKYmh_-BSa_Kg9yof-aouKkDWkAlM327j9AtOSmC7KQ/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(39).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120874201960122674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkjV3aj2fQqxiJk7PGkFJ3_v_SplfeHdIubPZ66crgV8dIvvuYkk1eAr_CMxIiCeFWv27e_Q4iENKxncc36VQsLfo0XcWudBtvKYmh_-BSa_Kg9yof-aouKkDWkAlM327j9AtOSmC7KQ/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(39).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZPb0PwPXlsVxYWB2XY9Vkfrvm5qRJ8w6xZXFTd4Rw__yn6DQjCKT0WzbZ3vTxL1_RwjY_-6-K5RuhQfDGrBMsJpAvS10S2y8IHmC7JhWeofu0luN2YtLUcol51xE8UvPT_o3t718ew/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(40).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120874047341300002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbZPb0PwPXlsVxYWB2XY9Vkfrvm5qRJ8w6xZXFTd4Rw__yn6DQjCKT0WzbZ3vTxL1_RwjY_-6-K5RuhQfDGrBMsJpAvS10S2y8IHmC7JhWeofu0luN2YtLUcol51xE8UvPT_o3t718ew/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(40).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFry35g0dgtVv7LSWwIMGNv6uBIHLqgPdHz4sEB_PqYBQM7pdiZOl2HOWp31W1itKDvDi2svKHzaNVPKANJf3zVWRxORNJYYPYiUExrtJ-nIHePh1aKNBR55nKlBS3jn9AzC1wICdpuA/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(41).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120873879837575442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFry35g0dgtVv7LSWwIMGNv6uBIHLqgPdHz4sEB_PqYBQM7pdiZOl2HOWp31W1itKDvDi2svKHzaNVPKANJf3zVWRxORNJYYPYiUExrtJ-nIHePh1aKNBR55nKlBS3jn9AzC1wICdpuA/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(41).JPG" border="0" /></a>The following pictures were taken in the parking garage and its stairway. No joke!</div><div> </div><div>When we stepped into the stairwell to go into the hotel, this light was in the corner. It went from floor to ceiling and was just delightful. <div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpZqviptAmjLUYoxMqUmTWI6wu2VBW3zsev8KF615OpbBNVwYN7XgIqcQTxyealUya6ZywI01Ut4vL8ULI-GVv_HEw5mUfRispYAuwebbfI8GvgBmd21w9HeRwthyTtBZ43YERkeWtg/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120873205527709938" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNpZqviptAmjLUYoxMqUmTWI6wu2VBW3zsev8KF615OpbBNVwYN7XgIqcQTxyealUya6ZywI01Ut4vL8ULI-GVv_HEw5mUfRispYAuwebbfI8GvgBmd21w9HeRwthyTtBZ43YERkeWtg/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a>All the steps in the parking garage had these tiles...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9lCp3YI1SYzR5g4Chb1Me9N3ii5V00AgPiuVlgvKMuKTDy3Ks6fq2O81Nc8OhHbJRYcjlOeZPI1qPKEsMIvEexjH6_3fEFgGz7HS6Dk-tlCdaO27-wyknoltJlcTQiLonrIEXYCgqQ/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120873068088756450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9lCp3YI1SYzR5g4Chb1Me9N3ii5V00AgPiuVlgvKMuKTDy3Ks6fq2O81Nc8OhHbJRYcjlOeZPI1qPKEsMIvEexjH6_3fEFgGz7HS6Dk-tlCdaO27-wyknoltJlcTQiLonrIEXYCgqQ/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe.JPG" border="0" /></a>Even the entrance to the stairways were painted.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqo46HZowJwTtjvO75NK8UgaFT3pzqd6peJJEGzWX11Ms8hq1MKSxrGzcW2QXRCaWXB8xlDFePvej6BzwgyRC_J8QiAFYG043d45bs6GEtch1_8uodlMWVOKiG4tSLdm2ZnTTkLmGQcA/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(5).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120872922059868370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqo46HZowJwTtjvO75NK8UgaFT3pzqd6peJJEGzWX11Ms8hq1MKSxrGzcW2QXRCaWXB8xlDFePvej6BzwgyRC_J8QiAFYG043d45bs6GEtch1_8uodlMWVOKiG4tSLdm2ZnTTkLmGQcA/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(5).JPG" border="0" /></a>For that matter, the entire garage was painted, from ceiling to floor. Take a look at these posts ... it was the best parking garage I've ever seen ... by far!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTg1LyKvtPPUmTSlRLPjltUDBbKTSzmGY1TDQwMD9qPu7Uf8hIao_-wiRGbuKr9ZA6MQcViLCVt0V2a_W1FBIU7d8c2DeKfDu6CZmN-Vff_kGjiDAXvOgoj5Le7pX1aeE6rYn8f5GQMw/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(3).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120872745966209218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTg1LyKvtPPUmTSlRLPjltUDBbKTSzmGY1TDQwMD9qPu7Uf8hIao_-wiRGbuKr9ZA6MQcViLCVt0V2a_W1FBIU7d8c2DeKfDu6CZmN-Vff_kGjiDAXvOgoj5Le7pX1aeE6rYn8f5GQMw/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(3).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYGWcIhSn6OAsvomeFb9FARWcs6tGn2waF9-5NRdMXol4CPIRR790AsseNoQkVI_YmrO0N-9drNLSKi7ru7OR95MJssXVSBBmcGxpwGTrv6YVFuHjl-9uppueL6P69AwyReRn1hIHNw/s1600-h/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(4).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120872578462484658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVYGWcIhSn6OAsvomeFb9FARWcs6tGn2waF9-5NRdMXol4CPIRR790AsseNoQkVI_YmrO0N-9drNLSKi7ru7OR95MJssXVSBBmcGxpwGTrv6YVFuHjl-9uppueL6P69AwyReRn1hIHNw/s400/La+Fonda+Hotel+-+Santa+Fe+(4).JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-85067952253078141882007-10-11T18:28:00.000-07:002007-10-11T18:38:49.807-07:00This one is for Carolyn...Carolyn has this little thing going for Kit Carson ... just kidding. We tried to go to the Home of Kit, the mildew was so bad (in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Taos</span>?) I couldn't stay in the entrance more than 2 seconds. Not kidding. Anyway, Carolyn proceeded to visit the site and watch a video. I think I can speak for her when I say the structure was a little disappointing. Not the video, but the '3' rooms she saw out of the original '12' were more than likely not too impressive and certainly not what was.<br /><br />So, after a little disappointment, we go in search of his grave. Yes, a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">cemetery</span> ... what I do for my friend. It is located in the middle of the city park and let me tell you, the park is rather large. We went into several entrances and were giving up. As we were watching the kids with their coach kick the soccer ball and run through the park at the same time ... what did I spy you might ask. Yes, a headstone. We hit pay dirt. Well, we found it anyway. The cemetery is literally in the middle of the park and not well marked ... if marked at all. So, Miss Carolyn, these pictures are for you!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bWL9KOu0EnE0OBR6BmCRiQSzQVq7A22-Z4D_y4repjfVA3qVQQ_IbC1FdNOO31drhYG3ZUMrczJq2GEWZwfwJdir1MoxT4vONf8Y2JTnNs7nSsFmJ5vs8tObnmqxRRzCHmSWewSpoQ/s1600-h/San+Franciaco+de+Asis+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120256718806943906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1bWL9KOu0EnE0OBR6BmCRiQSzQVq7A22-Z4D_y4repjfVA3qVQQ_IbC1FdNOO31drhYG3ZUMrczJq2GEWZwfwJdir1MoxT4vONf8Y2JTnNs7nSsFmJ5vs8tObnmqxRRzCHmSWewSpoQ/s400/San+Franciaco+de+Asis+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOQ330elnShhVcB6LUCZWkWvmpK_Y8up6conZNm9XNVrKDiLI6AJBUrfepZ50HagqfSi32gm0HPK-D89zOaTTeo0mS_xJ1XSuE1id9PpqLl0XWj0InI6DsQUXQS2GorSxcP1J6MDS6Q/s1600-h/San+Franciaco+de+Asis+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120256555598186642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHOQ330elnShhVcB6LUCZWkWvmpK_Y8up6conZNm9XNVrKDiLI6AJBUrfepZ50HagqfSi32gm0HPK-D89zOaTTeo0mS_xJ1XSuE1id9PpqLl0XWj0InI6DsQUXQS2GorSxcP1J6MDS6Q/s400/San+Franciaco+de+Asis+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-28306915284437195442007-10-11T18:18:00.000-07:002007-10-11T18:28:38.379-07:00Millicent Rogers Museum - Taos, NMMillicent Rogers (1902 - 1953) was the granddaughter of Henry Huttleston Rogers, a prominent New York industrialist. (Standard Oil Money somewhere in the family) She traveled and lived her life all over the world before settling in <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Taos</span>, NM. The history and landscape of the region attracted her to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Taos</span> and she assembled a stellar collection of Native American jewelry and textiles and superb examples of Hispanic religious and secular artifacts.<br /><br />OK, this lady had the money and know how when it came to collecting beautiful things. The 'stuff' in the museum was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">exquisite</span>. But what really touched me was the letter she wrote to her son. Now, if I could get my hands on that ... everyone in the world would benefit by reading it! It was amazing what tremendous <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">in site</span> she had regarding self and the human race. WOW.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSGH3PzSxDikscpGmJZI19OhDImLVfceSoiAMTwTU1eA6saBvHkj-FxkVf95Kebwbd_o_p1SbSTeVZWrhNzrb5BjNtNl2hiutb5lwZH6xVI5LL2Dd6bdSnYBWUMrCu2KAYQHJSlMC-g/s1600-h/New+Pictures2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120254193366173826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUSGH3PzSxDikscpGmJZI19OhDImLVfceSoiAMTwTU1eA6saBvHkj-FxkVf95Kebwbd_o_p1SbSTeVZWrhNzrb5BjNtNl2hiutb5lwZH6xVI5LL2Dd6bdSnYBWUMrCu2KAYQHJSlMC-g/s400/New+Pictures2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyMxsjoBbB-28hsP_Xe9oKzHytAo8V05dQGmc7kXyxTeeevoT1uXP0ZdtbOh6jy3VqwOmotH-IxFVzDd_rFbsj_tQapeTox_1Q4QVXpgHmMBoFevvnD2mTGuKbAvNgoOp42WtUGKh8g/s1600-h/New+Pictures3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120253987207743602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHyMxsjoBbB-28hsP_Xe9oKzHytAo8V05dQGmc7kXyxTeeevoT1uXP0ZdtbOh6jy3VqwOmotH-IxFVzDd_rFbsj_tQapeTox_1Q4QVXpgHmMBoFevvnD2mTGuKbAvNgoOp42WtUGKh8g/s400/New+Pictures3.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-45334013966982420972007-10-11T17:57:00.001-07:002007-10-11T18:17:23.673-07:00Toas Pueblo, NMThese pictures are from postcards. I must be honest and tell you that I didn't pay the fee associated with taking pictures.<br /><br />Taos Pueblo has been continually inhabited anywhere from 700 to 1000 years. It is also the only living Native American community designed both as a World Heritage Site and as a National Historic Site. It is situated at the base of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The pueblo is made entirely of adobe, which is earth mixed with water and straw. <br /><br />The Tewo Indians live in this Pueblo. On the ground level, there were many shops open to the public. On this property there are the ruins of the St. Jerome Church. It was originally constructed in 1619. during the Pueblo Revolt of 1680, the church was destroyed in an effort to remove Spanish reign from the territory. The revolt included all pueblos in New Mexico and was the only time in US history that a tribe was successful in removing a large group of foreign inhabitants. After Spanish reconquest in 1692, the church was rebuilt.<br /><br />In 1847, during the US War with Mexico, the US Army attacked <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">Taos</span> Pueblo in retaliation to the murder of <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">Taos</span> Governor Charles Bent. It was believed the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Taos</span> Indians participated in the murderous act that was led by revolutionaries looking to overthrow US government in a town where Spanish rule predated the existing command. During the dispute, sanctuary was sought inside the church by men, women and children of the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Pueblo</span> only to result in total destruction of the church and the people inside. The bell tower is what still stands today and the courtyard became a place of burial thereafter. <br /><br />In places these pueblos are 1-5 stories. The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Taos</span> Pueblo is known to have inspired what is now known as southwestern architecture. Each door is an entrance to a privately owned home. Homes are passed on from generation to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">generation</span> and maintained by each <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">family</span>. This maintenance includes plastering with adobe, roof repair and woodwork. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_X4vjqFjVpt8obM2pMlrjI04W1z_1ZjwDZMmhGyGsf_ToY-f2Vo_CAtWM1IdWON5EqY8y7QSqSWgw9X2jEnwmx_pXw4WwMmBW1k1lvex4KbhmLUbV0hQfjmiLEkaDp0yDTCPFDdB4sQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120248962096007250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_X4vjqFjVpt8obM2pMlrjI04W1z_1ZjwDZMmhGyGsf_ToY-f2Vo_CAtWM1IdWON5EqY8y7QSqSWgw9X2jEnwmx_pXw4WwMmBW1k1lvex4KbhmLUbV0hQfjmiLEkaDp0yDTCPFDdB4sQ/s400/New+Pictures9.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYux4-wSKuxzjbt1rMsqe7PM2BhZsL53OkMyzb16GSIU4RGWNMkdgmKBr8cWc3JiybncgV2Co_sVIxxHANq854kpZmNEcXWT5RA7SbFZ2ZncgHYILjFpyYzk92BhgpI28YI95c8ptGw/s1600-h/New+Pictures10.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120248828952021058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoYux4-wSKuxzjbt1rMsqe7PM2BhZsL53OkMyzb16GSIU4RGWNMkdgmKBr8cWc3JiybncgV2Co_sVIxxHANq854kpZmNEcXWT5RA7SbFZ2ZncgHYILjFpyYzk92BhgpI28YI95c8ptGw/s400/New+Pictures10.JPG" border="0" /></a>The domed shaped object is there oven.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUX-gnV1TM_L6k4z7zkscXPuD4fX-QyG-QyTT1yef-lgoMhJ6Y20ki5pJo5u2umLbLdiZPr9KxIx24yO0_fr5hLqFtkQY5TeLUoSL2X77AaCCYjoGMtHBoRfQ2KVj_zL0_zE_XSlO2Q/s1600-h/New+Pictures11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120248670038231090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCUX-gnV1TM_L6k4z7zkscXPuD4fX-QyG-QyTT1yef-lgoMhJ6Y20ki5pJo5u2umLbLdiZPr9KxIx24yO0_fr5hLqFtkQY5TeLUoSL2X77AaCCYjoGMtHBoRfQ2KVj_zL0_zE_XSlO2Q/s400/New+Pictures11.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-38645286226595381182007-10-11T17:39:00.001-07:002007-10-11T17:57:08.979-07:00Santa Fe, NMDo you think they have parking problems in Santa Fe?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvHWVInqMbfSZBmMdZ-I-9B3iPFct73E9AIu7ZGX78D-cxY12bn4yrZIsd7Vnl_m4QLVuBnOmuXv_FvgHPDfgdRQ7iIndwrc41LhgqIlIpvHWNUYW8N1TnzOIHA9H12RfPAgZwgX58A/s1600-h/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures+(13).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120245822474913826" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYvHWVInqMbfSZBmMdZ-I-9B3iPFct73E9AIu7ZGX78D-cxY12bn4yrZIsd7Vnl_m4QLVuBnOmuXv_FvgHPDfgdRQ7iIndwrc41LhgqIlIpvHWNUYW8N1TnzOIHA9H12RfPAgZwgX58A/s400/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures+(13).JPG" border="0" /></a>This is claimed to be the oldest house in America. It <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">allegedly</span> incorporates part of a puddled-adobe pueblo dating from about 1250A.D. The <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">vigas</span> (ceiling beams) date from 1740 to 1767. So who knows?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq54V2QVVRRo33PpAQeeeKM17kCrQsfLxjjoW3sRuNUTXyVpB4LQQ5uF7Ob1XPR346JM-A3fo58mrod0Gmtoa6ahLyjdkE4QBaeUVCDFSM9spMi0HTrvVowrkbQ78zjtPLUQlJ-yMu3w/s1600-h/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120245642086287378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq54V2QVVRRo33PpAQeeeKM17kCrQsfLxjjoW3sRuNUTXyVpB4LQQ5uF7Ob1XPR346JM-A3fo58mrod0Gmtoa6ahLyjdkE4QBaeUVCDFSM9spMi0HTrvVowrkbQ78zjtPLUQlJ-yMu3w/s400/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a>This is a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">monument</span> located in the heart of the Plaza. If you will notice a word has been removed; it is unknown who removed it. The word was "Savage".<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Nef-NvKCMrOAuo22cIR2DW0_YlzLgJGIyiC8qzuJlw-PPTw6N3Qc3yMSg7qu_palx2GK8CvY03qxXPv462aAgLCxKmq0iTNLZXtfLXIpFC3gWdLWRT00QWd6ahJZlKpZbhLQIA52og/s1600-h/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures+(4).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120245410158053378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3Nef-NvKCMrOAuo22cIR2DW0_YlzLgJGIyiC8qzuJlw-PPTw6N3Qc3yMSg7qu_palx2GK8CvY03qxXPv462aAgLCxKmq0iTNLZXtfLXIpFC3gWdLWRT00QWd6ahJZlKpZbhLQIA52og/s400/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures+(4).JPG" border="0" /></a>On a lighter note ... isn't he cute.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAu92W95L1aXsEm66TzyBt6TI8HslA5pstorAinzVIFt0ySqX_25qm8IxjdPBC2fmmJ46ZVaZ1jrOWgd7wDYGaDwz4WYO4R5KZftrgGuEqob2hYq2Ozv4QPis3WiJB1ylkbvGzdiFYQ/s1600-h/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures+(14).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120245216884525042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTAu92W95L1aXsEm66TzyBt6TI8HslA5pstorAinzVIFt0ySqX_25qm8IxjdPBC2fmmJ46ZVaZ1jrOWgd7wDYGaDwz4WYO4R5KZftrgGuEqob2hYq2Ozv4QPis3WiJB1ylkbvGzdiFYQ/s400/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures+(14).JPG" border="0" /></a>Flowers, flowers, and yes, more flowers.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuOmPcOEbhyAxDHqCR0VZGcnbILZ7XBNefhY_Qup3OtxFdfBcRerfbRb9O8B_ZEHa3OpF48nUDA4Jmu4G9QW3uoFI8j7fT-jSPHNFsEc0W8uZEbX8Ks3anmsQxNn0xUEll54_L4iN4A/s1600-h/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures+(12).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120244967776421858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTuOmPcOEbhyAxDHqCR0VZGcnbILZ7XBNefhY_Qup3OtxFdfBcRerfbRb9O8B_ZEHa3OpF48nUDA4Jmu4G9QW3uoFI8j7fT-jSPHNFsEc0W8uZEbX8Ks3anmsQxNn0xUEll54_L4iN4A/s400/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures+(12).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXgG5CWxtR4ATJrJUDwL5neS9cNFeATC77gHdcM6FTu749-FL38v6nQgSFkmDCLQzhWmBGbgB0pACjn7ErNSVPMo8ne3Nnqnb4AzbMwuFmOCBYxWOqobbg_QQBSQDEuuByR9oNNkeLQ/s1600-h/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures+(11).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120244787387795410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhoXgG5CWxtR4ATJrJUDwL5neS9cNFeATC77gHdcM6FTu749-FL38v6nQgSFkmDCLQzhWmBGbgB0pACjn7ErNSVPMo8ne3Nnqnb4AzbMwuFmOCBYxWOqobbg_QQBSQDEuuByR9oNNkeLQ/s400/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures+(11).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeqxSOwNJl9AqWoxTVYZsRugUTNCp3TpR1z5TcI-2J6ZJkRGdwEPd1MFR9FdgsEzmZW3x6UCzbne5EtaOo9I51p9jBX5kROddJ-o6XGSuY9Dm7Vfg8ajzimncB-r1lkZj6BtUmBF7Lg/s1600-h/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures+(10).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120244491035051970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDeqxSOwNJl9AqWoxTVYZsRugUTNCp3TpR1z5TcI-2J6ZJkRGdwEPd1MFR9FdgsEzmZW3x6UCzbne5EtaOo9I51p9jBX5kROddJ-o6XGSuY9Dm7Vfg8ajzimncB-r1lkZj6BtUmBF7Lg/s400/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures+(10).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GxbGAV4ne80bRwkraRqqpvLCpwUlaFjzOoSMFSvQZ41rXENSPsZBd0gSImM8C5qXcP8lQx82N8auF9gsnnCuMReopdx5my1vSry5Nej398R5lSOoid5cxXOz1U1vQJqUUfhj_8O9KA/s1600-h/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120244267696752562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4GxbGAV4ne80bRwkraRqqpvLCpwUlaFjzOoSMFSvQZ41rXENSPsZBd0gSImM8C5qXcP8lQx82N8auF9gsnnCuMReopdx5my1vSry5Nej398R5lSOoid5cxXOz1U1vQJqUUfhj_8O9KA/s400/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a>Double Hollyhock; and what it that? a snowflake? OK, no it's Dusty Miller.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJmmiyonq4M9fKcmdRhQrp8gHBuQyZhf4Z4bftjRUm5RXIymb5T45F8G2YTKbhYDKCiU0DyTs68KdI7wi3a8lHwS0n4O6ulCyQ4UdNxVnFA1xgXhhUr6P9fUGW8Dhifh6K8bqP0sk5A/s1600-h/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120244061538322338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigJmmiyonq4M9fKcmdRhQrp8gHBuQyZhf4Z4bftjRUm5RXIymb5T45F8G2YTKbhYDKCiU0DyTs68KdI7wi3a8lHwS0n4O6ulCyQ4UdNxVnFA1xgXhhUr6P9fUGW8Dhifh6K8bqP0sk5A/s400/Sante+Fe+General+Pictures.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-2747443283282469012007-10-11T17:12:00.000-07:002007-10-11T17:38:39.569-07:00Santuario de Guadalupe - Santa Fe, NMWhen we were in the church ... it was so very very dark ... these pictures came out so much better than what we actually saw.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmRGpnENXhY3e4-ajPCtcoEzraWsAbJw8BkIE9zOhPp35cONMdnMBzRsM9ODP4TIWRlZw_xxwDRIO4TjK11tRGQytUqXcK3lWHz4_Owv4Dvm47v14AePArPxdIbnzXGCTWb77XLyLVg/s1600-h/Old+Mission+Churches+-+NM+(84).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120242163162777490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYmRGpnENXhY3e4-ajPCtcoEzraWsAbJw8BkIE9zOhPp35cONMdnMBzRsM9ODP4TIWRlZw_xxwDRIO4TjK11tRGQytUqXcK3lWHz4_Owv4Dvm47v14AePArPxdIbnzXGCTWb77XLyLVg/s400/Old+Mission+Churches+-+NM+(84).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFQWexZ4r5yMxW5Ueut7jbhlzi_S2xW95M0g31JiCKH6xxuGTpz3tF-DFJHkRAQZS7ixg969lbfX5vAto6yUD2cV20xLBKPKAWSalGHKXBlr-dXRbw0oRWZ6AGVCch5RIG9XNgfD0Pg/s1600-h/Old+Mission+Churches+-+NM+(86).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120241969889249154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtFQWexZ4r5yMxW5Ueut7jbhlzi_S2xW95M0g31JiCKH6xxuGTpz3tF-DFJHkRAQZS7ixg969lbfX5vAto6yUD2cV20xLBKPKAWSalGHKXBlr-dXRbw0oRWZ6AGVCch5RIG9XNgfD0Pg/s400/Old+Mission+Churches+-+NM+(86).JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>This late-18th century church that has twice endured "remuddling." Originally a typical New Mexican adobe chapel, it was dressed up as a neo-Gothic New <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">England</span> church in the 1880's, then <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">recostumed</span> yet again as a drab California mission in 1922. But inside, where an astounding baroque altar screen depicts the Virgin of Guadalupe and a Holy Trinity of three identical men. The painted screen was signed Jose de Alzibar, 1783. (Information from our tour book, "Santa Fe".)</div><div></div><br /><div>When we walked to this site, the church was closed. Then Carolyn went to the main doors and pressed on them. A gentleman answered and let us in, what a break.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hzdfAkcPTUqeW2KdFtW2mMa0N036SjTXixT4rvcOH4bohyaMxQRxODvFLSUo9b_b1LgkwPbSVSdSGpRZpdpsnIl0EI6aEAC21jbVT1-69iiTMkHOOGbLZb5tljhpKukGCsjvw_esFg/s1600-h/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120238873217828722" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7hzdfAkcPTUqeW2KdFtW2mMa0N036SjTXixT4rvcOH4bohyaMxQRxODvFLSUo9b_b1LgkwPbSVSdSGpRZpdpsnIl0EI6aEAC21jbVT1-69iiTMkHOOGbLZb5tljhpKukGCsjvw_esFg/s400/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSw0d6IQFdKbgq_5hYXZHC49SotvKbPUoBlJAHsEPMbdiXKttAQSj3lmzZ5PKT3mSmpyw6vGqqFJuNe-BwJj8dB_5QNFDsdbnBwkAp7aPjVGPB06QC8mfIMVaEsVHoqIgcBk7GzR3mmQ/s1600-h/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120238735778875234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSw0d6IQFdKbgq_5hYXZHC49SotvKbPUoBlJAHsEPMbdiXKttAQSj3lmzZ5PKT3mSmpyw6vGqqFJuNe-BwJj8dB_5QNFDsdbnBwkAp7aPjVGPB06QC8mfIMVaEsVHoqIgcBk7GzR3mmQ/s400/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzXY_5-7lV7oMEI-0RHIhmG0CQ7JXqDZq9wY2w9gWoJMAni_i9impDWBNqWMJLNzVmypvto1sWhJzqAD4EJx1r_GbzaK-egNQHxXv728HjYB3-kNfkIVZbvxbclwO7Cu_wrWWKEgoIA/s1600-h/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(3).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120238581160052562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqzXY_5-7lV7oMEI-0RHIhmG0CQ7JXqDZq9wY2w9gWoJMAni_i9impDWBNqWMJLNzVmypvto1sWhJzqAD4EJx1r_GbzaK-egNQHxXv728HjYB3-kNfkIVZbvxbclwO7Cu_wrWWKEgoIA/s400/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(3).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAZ9YVKCom4tLpWjLYMujwoYu1qV52AT6RTt11oJoDGW8ImSlQErOxHwvbc3aAxirmJJCo3BlyN7zASCQ_eHb9mO_PGZ0kpbG1XrU1e1r4NwApnua-mB7AnMFpz-jIa33yKr0Wr0zsQ/s1600-h/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120238430836197186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYAZ9YVKCom4tLpWjLYMujwoYu1qV52AT6RTt11oJoDGW8ImSlQErOxHwvbc3aAxirmJJCo3BlyN7zASCQ_eHb9mO_PGZ0kpbG1XrU1e1r4NwApnua-mB7AnMFpz-jIa33yKr0Wr0zsQ/s400/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a>There was a back room off the main church that had these wooden carving in them. Way after I had already taken the pictures, I noticed a sign that said no pictures in this room ... oops ... they were kinda freaky!</div><div></div><br /><div>Jesus being lifted from His tomb.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1RqDvIheyFsEpuHMcHCu5sYWnIHJHTt7mWPaG660LX2w0GZfVGcbxTz9bQEZ8NHEm1e-e910E7-lN9rchNl4oU2sqCF0PyhQlSzAArCI4HDdlThgXP-mR3x8Sf41deZrlkY1_-F0Gg/s1600-h/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(6).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120238207497897778" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc1RqDvIheyFsEpuHMcHCu5sYWnIHJHTt7mWPaG660LX2w0GZfVGcbxTz9bQEZ8NHEm1e-e910E7-lN9rchNl4oU2sqCF0PyhQlSzAArCI4HDdlThgXP-mR3x8Sf41deZrlkY1_-F0Gg/s400/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(6).JPG" border="0" /></a>The back side of same piece above.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qcUKTf0BeuPmq5sKDFtujNkXND71Ke4n4qCnU_txc7SvgezD5ElKn8K5D1HgR0vdwshWoSKFwzL3hIhIYO8SB6d88tDDZn33TgA9enbMbLIDrnftjc0SC4kUAVgmOJY2Pl4CYDuH0A/s1600-h/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(7).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120238022814304034" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qcUKTf0BeuPmq5sKDFtujNkXND71Ke4n4qCnU_txc7SvgezD5ElKn8K5D1HgR0vdwshWoSKFwzL3hIhIYO8SB6d88tDDZn33TgA9enbMbLIDrnftjc0SC4kUAVgmOJY2Pl4CYDuH0A/s400/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(7).JPG" border="0" /></a>Just another view of the same <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">piece</span>.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwz2jf2XLs1BtGuZ2qKWEEaSacgHhSCn3FqnSiSFTHXWqOIwOUwVTTJSiy0Itc0rETcT31IeaPRk43nf1PkbMXU1PhwdzsYVIKVnlwbmDG1QOdA_LUmDY0y3gB85_PNx-ZzTKp4EP0bw/s1600-h/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(8).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120237893965285138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwz2jf2XLs1BtGuZ2qKWEEaSacgHhSCn3FqnSiSFTHXWqOIwOUwVTTJSiy0Itc0rETcT31IeaPRk43nf1PkbMXU1PhwdzsYVIKVnlwbmDG1QOdA_LUmDY0y3gB85_PNx-ZzTKp4EP0bw/s400/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(8).JPG" border="0" /></a>These you will have to <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">interpret</span> for yourself. I have my own thoughts.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbjTtMz_ceR7TRP5ZgSRXW-7b6fGllBTdTgR9Lz6WMkcuvjHQ4Dey4jgt8h6cFLcIuvVe1VN37dTEBCggLqgGfAHQ6RimNp4nV75nRNHu7-ZiHc-z2fTr1Z7pNSfUKOZOiK-Maf5OCg/s1600-h/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(9).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120237704986724098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMbjTtMz_ceR7TRP5ZgSRXW-7b6fGllBTdTgR9Lz6WMkcuvjHQ4Dey4jgt8h6cFLcIuvVe1VN37dTEBCggLqgGfAHQ6RimNp4nV75nRNHu7-ZiHc-z2fTr1Z7pNSfUKOZOiK-Maf5OCg/s400/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(9).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnreUtVsgD5aU-6R9jxaBBt7l6xEYA84dti8V5nLDDkug02r46WGtTde4FqKIYHvQ4wUGzQTWUMIhUB-qGCRRGNW5gYlrTisUFDkrVdtq_980KS1wPboC4pAxBg09Cxyv3CjAv9I38OA/s1600-h/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(10).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120237511713195762" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnreUtVsgD5aU-6R9jxaBBt7l6xEYA84dti8V5nLDDkug02r46WGtTde4FqKIYHvQ4wUGzQTWUMIhUB-qGCRRGNW5gYlrTisUFDkrVdtq_980KS1wPboC4pAxBg09Cxyv3CjAv9I38OA/s400/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(10).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBakzZxq_S26nerJdNq2vqc9x0nggjPUvJ5r-hi4fHWu44CQOEOWIimiBl-I16BOY1Q1ksIbI2tnfQyTBDtMLvIBc3EByvzs90gEC4y1RGDLuCScKuhJVY48zOLeNQ886eZ7DA0_2g2Q/s1600-h/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(11).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120237387159144162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBakzZxq_S26nerJdNq2vqc9x0nggjPUvJ5r-hi4fHWu44CQOEOWIimiBl-I16BOY1Q1ksIbI2tnfQyTBDtMLvIBc3EByvzs90gEC4y1RGDLuCScKuhJVY48zOLeNQ886eZ7DA0_2g2Q/s400/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(11).JPG" border="0" /></a>Roses filled the courtyard in front of the church.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayDSDlEUztKKq-tgaFaydBJoagPRbbi7eIyuPuAtC1DgCPyo0f5mYuS1IponeWIy3z0YTfcZeLcfAFI-XV2yLlkZ2JVtczlKE8gP0ng0di437P8czWem4FSkI6QJMJ2fN0xqRDS5xDg/s1600-h/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(5).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120237189590648530" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiayDSDlEUztKKq-tgaFaydBJoagPRbbi7eIyuPuAtC1DgCPyo0f5mYuS1IponeWIy3z0YTfcZeLcfAFI-XV2yLlkZ2JVtczlKE8gP0ng0di437P8czWem4FSkI6QJMJ2fN0xqRDS5xDg/s400/Sanctuario+de+Guadelupe+(5).JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com31tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-91016026363204713052007-10-11T15:00:00.000-07:002007-10-11T15:40:36.416-07:00Chapel of San Miguel Church - Toas, NMThis Chapel was destroyed at the start of the Pueblo Revolt. The Indians got tired of the "White Man" and got some revenge of their own. They burnt the church down with women and children inside.<br /><br />Within the present structure, built in 1710 and much modified over the years, is a carved and painted altar screen installed in 1798. When the chapel was last restored, in 1955, excavators found shards of ancient Pueblo pottery under the floor. (this is taken from our tour book, "Sante Fe")<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsOpyS2D-gCUu9jHg6j8Ff9zZrY6EhAY5Xlg4learY99lxuc0hDtCygOnMzwJI6uEbCTv2q1E7f8eycE_lWl7WoWyKBpIeBR-GOJ773YPdQF9YGYvbjKwX7I0qOA2lvzcM56DNYkw5A/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120208563633620674" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNsOpyS2D-gCUu9jHg6j8Ff9zZrY6EhAY5Xlg4learY99lxuc0hDtCygOnMzwJI6uEbCTv2q1E7f8eycE_lWl7WoWyKBpIeBR-GOJ773YPdQF9YGYvbjKwX7I0qOA2lvzcM56DNYkw5A/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ihH8FLNobWw8v3-qwbnqdaEMBix-BreHoPg9yM8xfHGJJ_Yq01tmUKG89OAj8uJjQQOQtkNykuvNlCLC6pVagB4hw4ntYHCeLp4aE3mFlX2ruCS9fDjV7HDvm8SDqM5nEHH_cI51-Q/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120208383244994226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7ihH8FLNobWw8v3-qwbnqdaEMBix-BreHoPg9yM8xfHGJJ_Yq01tmUKG89OAj8uJjQQOQtkNykuvNlCLC6pVagB4hw4ntYHCeLp4aE3mFlX2ruCS9fDjV7HDvm8SDqM5nEHH_cI51-Q/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HV8jZAOuaH6SLobV9k_rUGn6QfvHTJLAhzUBuEpKYJ3_uu46UkN_ji8x6HdpN1DuXVoH885XUeMKMFioD5zwgpQ5HA5CwCg4AnN4VUdf2XLP_JJCWKwRN2TaEPz-Wdhna12h73RQHQ/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120208258690942626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4HV8jZAOuaH6SLobV9k_rUGn6QfvHTJLAhzUBuEpKYJ3_uu46UkN_ji8x6HdpN1DuXVoH885XUeMKMFioD5zwgpQ5HA5CwCg4AnN4VUdf2XLP_JJCWKwRN2TaEPz-Wdhna12h73RQHQ/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a>The following is what remains of the oldest part of the church and it is the chapel today.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQepZNEOo6vU3G4ARLapaAHb04VsmQFrDdd3a23bH6DODs6PXFZlsNE5nQnEtG6bpQA1RMUpwzAXgkDCiIhanrBZ5F1lgzmadULrj81Cqxlyha00OtA1qwDg3XCTdg7BL-T2EwKT3VAA/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(3).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120208035352643218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQepZNEOo6vU3G4ARLapaAHb04VsmQFrDdd3a23bH6DODs6PXFZlsNE5nQnEtG6bpQA1RMUpwzAXgkDCiIhanrBZ5F1lgzmadULrj81Cqxlyha00OtA1qwDg3XCTdg7BL-T2EwKT3VAA/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(3).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq827j5mkKnb4qOHvbd71znWYq-dY_BeENtzeTyICCxR-MkYhP4qVeB-dkNCa1Jx0dPEOav8qPsOTK83GwyE7MYBjc1o7d4QyHSsIove4l9AYgn5n0LLbNBMDvpRUcYGrGv3T_nUUhOQ/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(8).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120207872143885954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq827j5mkKnb4qOHvbd71znWYq-dY_BeENtzeTyICCxR-MkYhP4qVeB-dkNCa1Jx0dPEOav8qPsOTK83GwyE7MYBjc1o7d4QyHSsIove4l9AYgn5n0LLbNBMDvpRUcYGrGv3T_nUUhOQ/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(8).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArq_0iZyc-PvHySbZfxjxIzaJJLnH4veG-XnORJQM8k1-tN9pM2odbs32kCRbkQMB7nubOhuCAW5auXspwbB1MqpZURKQuV3_yUPNWKeBHPdmyCSPl2DHGhu6qA7aEOchoABCmKOMgg/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(9).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120207708935128690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiArq_0iZyc-PvHySbZfxjxIzaJJLnH4veG-XnORJQM8k1-tN9pM2odbs32kCRbkQMB7nubOhuCAW5auXspwbB1MqpZURKQuV3_yUPNWKeBHPdmyCSPl2DHGhu6qA7aEOchoABCmKOMgg/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(9).JPG" border="0" /></a>The art in the church was very beautiful ... lots of Spanish/Mexican influences!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJJcOE1pnnlphGyULCZ_bL3BFwnNugkO_s2nL2OvSXEBW5yqChhcqiP41RQEDmfci4UdNLD3-Kc2_83AXzfxQVnC6jki_VqD_tqDeZqQhZEdDs7EmREXdxxa5_yqu426tZIFxJ4hl_w/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(10).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120207511366633058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOJJcOE1pnnlphGyULCZ_bL3BFwnNugkO_s2nL2OvSXEBW5yqChhcqiP41RQEDmfci4UdNLD3-Kc2_83AXzfxQVnC6jki_VqD_tqDeZqQhZEdDs7EmREXdxxa5_yqu426tZIFxJ4hl_w/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(10).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMUySHkWI6wr8fGQt1CKivQwkL_C2GXx9LY7bqN78E7kdZo-iDVa2SgWWhpg-b7YDrv3tmbZnNOKdcmk-EwzVa58H2xX4BjKjU9z_LDieOtsLQMcBG2BMimJkWIJ9WpwYXDfM7sES6gw/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(12).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120207382517614162" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqLY4FowmpuNqSiROJEbON2hpCiM-BPT9MM1tBsKea315QJtGa4zCBJkntkTLhU3R5dDAwkVeLQmj23Ai7W69iUgdzMA8KGmVnjl3mXm0VrOon-bwoYaPPXpZoCQieYrxGBwl-dpAt4w/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(18).JPG" border="0" /></a> The following are the Virgin Mary, St. Joseph & the Christ Child.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3p4KfPAfFKNYxW7Vz0McmN1VFKHvAKKtEEoosI2pDB5lVuzjZrCDEE1to5SuE2YoZpOw5A596eJ0j3Od7Lh_rqdnKOWa7GV8oqFY-b47IPvi84E0oQ1_36fKvx9Zq3_pD_tFBa7jTLQ/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(19).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120206824171865634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3p4KfPAfFKNYxW7Vz0McmN1VFKHvAKKtEEoosI2pDB5lVuzjZrCDEE1to5SuE2YoZpOw5A596eJ0j3Od7Lh_rqdnKOWa7GV8oqFY-b47IPvi84E0oQ1_36fKvx9Zq3_pD_tFBa7jTLQ/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(19).JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAcLbCvgyoGfFXo5yRdXA1V9a7f2jG6Gr72b2o3bVoz9AZrDf_fQ2uJhA3PTQeZcMJDf7A3FKzsTiaxo2jAJVm_MljcbORa9bC26v5Hq-ISxsIUwVX9Olu7pTqnYfal3n43uJixBcog/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(21).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120206600833566226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheAcLbCvgyoGfFXo5yRdXA1V9a7f2jG6Gr72b2o3bVoz9AZrDf_fQ2uJhA3PTQeZcMJDf7A3FKzsTiaxo2jAJVm_MljcbORa9bC26v5Hq-ISxsIUwVX9Olu7pTqnYfal3n43uJixBcog/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(21).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYxp-Acb3gsVY5DotBBVXc3KqSCljdL0zUQc5HroEzyVsrRO13Rn2vC5tIp_fRxrf4FLTZ6Ez16MDBW4d_mMd3lZ7-JKl9d0IShyphenhyphenMwD3GAV-fG_DKMJqJkCw5OMf-YPEDf4kLyrMiSg/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(22).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120206446214743554" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFYxp-Acb3gsVY5DotBBVXc3KqSCljdL0zUQc5HroEzyVsrRO13Rn2vC5tIp_fRxrf4FLTZ6Ez16MDBW4d_mMd3lZ7-JKl9d0IShyphenhyphenMwD3GAV-fG_DKMJqJkCw5OMf-YPEDf4kLyrMiSg/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(22).JPG" border="0" /></a>This was particularly beautiful!!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5x95fPtYNmdN1FRvOmuuYltGKiswKLmso3f8RQBuvdx3ppiqS9Df1iYe7V-VpMPizaEWwuGSnRT_pzz3IOYhFfqUPhGLfu-svCYTWx-UyEbAoLZUw9-ierou3G820lAysAklyu8aPg/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(24).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120206300185855474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhK5x95fPtYNmdN1FRvOmuuYltGKiswKLmso3f8RQBuvdx3ppiqS9Df1iYe7V-VpMPizaEWwuGSnRT_pzz3IOYhFfqUPhGLfu-svCYTWx-UyEbAoLZUw9-ierou3G820lAysAklyu8aPg/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(24).JPG" border="0" /></a>The stained glass was exception in this chapel ... enjoy!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTtgIf-x1DEBok2GpHscGQmlvXrWqz7_0uFEB3kpfWUOrmX5mJ7dYkStnpI7ydYapXXYvaZ0hYP7BfSDZSQcjgpTLV0g7KUnUcXKT3hIRYHyzgiYkbpMB-iouu26ZLZLgGdu-fUTa3Q/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(6).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120206128387163618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRTtgIf-x1DEBok2GpHscGQmlvXrWqz7_0uFEB3kpfWUOrmX5mJ7dYkStnpI7ydYapXXYvaZ0hYP7BfSDZSQcjgpTLV0g7KUnUcXKT3hIRYHyzgiYkbpMB-iouu26ZLZLgGdu-fUTa3Q/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(6).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiszySXfMBy5TuSWq_7WLQsfw7yQ4iPqGq4XOoFzBU5w100U3HSrmD3Ovi36Qm2P6TNH6zq7VICb2VgA3WATLQpodEZH-z-8eZkElfPvoiyVhscoOAVoPfmloqKiLS_j-u1mZHrpNcUmw/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(11).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120206008128079314" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4QJVh0FW-YOq51yFCQn9hc903abdM-9jyLL4W5acl294H-iiiRLGfZ1IK9lmkSnVZR3lZaphow-DGjyXo-tac7Vap6o_12nekMFMTz7posxjPWw_grMp19bmx-M8xInNfR74WeoOSJw/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(14).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYhPrrDtPOXeOoN39fF1ZPDM7wb441H9K33njCGRR05gb31EonpIKknyXslm0NczIsFSXQXC2-EMwxfu2k1qkRSDXIvU9C1tSQ1CAzMAJyVhhnavWubKgDJpt29nTqfjfP4IxH7fu6Q/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(15).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120205582926316962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLYhPrrDtPOXeOoN39fF1ZPDM7wb441H9K33njCGRR05gb31EonpIKknyXslm0NczIsFSXQXC2-EMwxfu2k1qkRSDXIvU9C1tSQ1CAzMAJyVhhnavWubKgDJpt29nTqfjfP4IxH7fu6Q/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(15).JPG" border="0" /></a>These two statues were also just lovely!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKah4W4lUzfHepN4bwjxQoO5oQAL-Ab7UWWx5BHbaiqZHmpIJ_wbctO77PvDqNkW7Qd-siA4Poqn2Rrsgi6Sp33DINZj2j6GDOqLRthDNqql945M6LPX5DM_poz8z_CQigICNnuG5qw/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(32).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120205449782330770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqKah4W4lUzfHepN4bwjxQoO5oQAL-Ab7UWWx5BHbaiqZHmpIJ_wbctO77PvDqNkW7Qd-siA4Poqn2Rrsgi6Sp33DINZj2j6GDOqLRthDNqql945M6LPX5DM_poz8z_CQigICNnuG5qw/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(32).JPG" border="0" /></a>This isn't the second one ... this is the one from the 1600's. Of course she has been 'redressed'.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi093Nn4pu2TiKDgUAH7aMFx6Y0LhWugXmAEvcOVD_HNRy3jHRb-fofeAP3SeqpUoQCq6jGdUQ_5iHdqRhrQEpPetdd7YypCkbInjsIWI4YvEegi7_wTvYEq7UCAjgiTMl3pA_niIGQnA/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(4).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120205256508802434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi093Nn4pu2TiKDgUAH7aMFx6Y0LhWugXmAEvcOVD_HNRy3jHRb-fofeAP3SeqpUoQCq6jGdUQ_5iHdqRhrQEpPetdd7YypCkbInjsIWI4YvEegi7_wTvYEq7UCAjgiTMl3pA_niIGQnA/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(4).JPG" border="0" /></a>This is the second one that I thought was just lovely. <div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOoaNOErpgMCp-rdECp1izYivz3YjUU1gO13QNRH5omqOsES1NXlTb2UxRsTvigbPr7CY85ANHSKJTSnJk_LtF-O58xwjZvJyKzrV7X52li0VzA0JeCanXH5Lytz54Ob-9VHV6WORqnA/s1600-h/Old+Mission+Churches+-+NM+(43).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120205093300045170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOoaNOErpgMCp-rdECp1izYivz3YjUU1gO13QNRH5omqOsES1NXlTb2UxRsTvigbPr7CY85ANHSKJTSnJk_LtF-O58xwjZvJyKzrV7X52li0VzA0JeCanXH5Lytz54Ob-9VHV6WORqnA/s400/Old+Mission+Churches+-+NM+(43).JPG" border="0" /></a>These holes were in the Altar floor ...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiWwfqpPcUxxvQY0Mn9NX6Y_nAQcYmjGd9yHpuYCESz4ONHQqh0s81nyFA265H8mbNY9y6yIsfvOtfz1IthpVJKC98_AbfzPnyTl8DT6ZVXzPYuOtV8z8w6BOL-VR8C7yB7oPCq5WtA/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(25).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120204925796320610" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLiWwfqpPcUxxvQY0Mn9NX6Y_nAQcYmjGd9yHpuYCESz4ONHQqh0s81nyFA265H8mbNY9y6yIsfvOtfz1IthpVJKC98_AbfzPnyTl8DT6ZVXzPYuOtV8z8w6BOL-VR8C7yB7oPCq5WtA/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(25).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMg54NSVhBk9PV0vJ2smY-csw3ffcCvew98UUhXjKUhE-oE4Vpe-oEIVvEmGmJQ1WLOuTYUEXWzh7Ec8aMfR9Y7BNXjvdrYD1Ps7dRqodeEtsErxjEJCr3nH-Sw18nuAHoEVR8Dw_xQ/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(26).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120204788357367122" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitMg54NSVhBk9PV0vJ2smY-csw3ffcCvew98UUhXjKUhE-oE4Vpe-oEIVvEmGmJQ1WLOuTYUEXWzh7Ec8aMfR9Y7BNXjvdrYD1Ps7dRqodeEtsErxjEJCr3nH-Sw18nuAHoEVR8Dw_xQ/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(26).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNH9XAVpkFBrAl1FgjBscliOTf5GzTqY-NJG-9z2iQwS9jebaJTjnslxYjthJIBz7s9rbSoIK4l7oGFNsHfBj6x9l7cXKb2baprrJK7kbBwUJiAloxBMLoDP0_zE1GC9nqUL4VYaFYA/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(27).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120204633738544450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNH9XAVpkFBrAl1FgjBscliOTf5GzTqY-NJG-9z2iQwS9jebaJTjnslxYjthJIBz7s9rbSoIK4l7oGFNsHfBj6x9l7cXKb2baprrJK7kbBwUJiAloxBMLoDP0_zE1GC9nqUL4VYaFYA/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(27).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdbBQ1x4AMNEX5usSXNEN9YLttJMJQXQwVXqVEvxzQ_M6ScXg2J5tZfgWdwSEUbCMZCb0qbU85VQkUIHWRUWGuuWTz1vKWcEqDIx1ZI1Tv5KF6Arn2Apjn_XZx_FJhQkH5OrQm2GodQ/s1600-h/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(28).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120204449054950706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdbBQ1x4AMNEX5usSXNEN9YLttJMJQXQwVXqVEvxzQ_M6ScXg2J5tZfgWdwSEUbCMZCb0qbU85VQkUIHWRUWGuuWTz1vKWcEqDIx1ZI1Tv5KF6Arn2Apjn_XZx_FJhQkH5OrQm2GodQ/s400/San+Miguel+Santa+Fe+(28).JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-11554879502351124562007-10-11T14:48:00.000-07:002007-10-11T15:00:47.606-07:00San Jose de Garcia - NMLas Trampas is located on the "high road" between Sante Fe & Taos. It wasn't opened when we visited, but it was still rather interesting. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1HbItHk_l10Ra57RrL5Kom-18e7fCjgsqJlVlm2AsEZLIkUhRZacnKM2M5DotCHj116PeoRHU3Gtp_FmhXmsQ86e1XNZg5FtZjJsiTCm0LBWJ7rrPQzr37YnKszal7WIHmfDpDtlIw/s1600-h/San+jose+de+Gracia+Church+(12).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120201322318759202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr1HbItHk_l10Ra57RrL5Kom-18e7fCjgsqJlVlm2AsEZLIkUhRZacnKM2M5DotCHj116PeoRHU3Gtp_FmhXmsQ86e1XNZg5FtZjJsiTCm0LBWJ7rrPQzr37YnKszal7WIHmfDpDtlIw/s400/San+jose+de+Gracia+Church+(12).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqtH9yz7IL1Uuy7T1zP7sqIvtx2Dy6QERyey4uamDg7gjNoigo1DNSyBsX6CMjmltMPIlHDDhALqJ_SGzTDXLgh1SSnemWpfR8-afqFVqaDSacu5UmMryk9gejUIfdN6ZGUddMpkGoQ/s1600-h/San+jose+de+Gracia+Church+(7).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120201163404969234" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPqtH9yz7IL1Uuy7T1zP7sqIvtx2Dy6QERyey4uamDg7gjNoigo1DNSyBsX6CMjmltMPIlHDDhALqJ_SGzTDXLgh1SSnemWpfR8-afqFVqaDSacu5UmMryk9gejUIfdN6ZGUddMpkGoQ/s400/San+jose+de+Gracia+Church+(7).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUDPNIELSUoL2g2Fm_DW-wKG40x36HSTBepBbbeCfRD2ADHSRpSzI7HmS9HfgZb6OFl8JJ6JzmoeO0323cJ5khG9C_6x8Fb0USI7B6x6NZ3Zf9rllCA7y0z8U7T5i4XqT_Oio7NRV9w/s1600-h/San+jose+de+Gracia+Church+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120200922886800642" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvUDPNIELSUoL2g2Fm_DW-wKG40x36HSTBepBbbeCfRD2ADHSRpSzI7HmS9HfgZb6OFl8JJ6JzmoeO0323cJ5khG9C_6x8Fb0USI7B6x6NZ3Zf9rllCA7y0z8U7T5i4XqT_Oio7NRV9w/s400/San+jose+de+Gracia+Church+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUewvI44gIPavFF36xP8XtTTGl28dFhLF0EBihW6TgOBu4Tyw2eTxRELCIHVXYCw9yAEBiSB6C7um47iR-PR2uAS2Q8XNfeeFLu7zzOQi2EM6X0rAbPNlGpUWiOasfJeArNzL78aChkQ/s1600-h/San+jose+de+Gracia+Church+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120200776857912562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUewvI44gIPavFF36xP8XtTTGl28dFhLF0EBihW6TgOBu4Tyw2eTxRELCIHVXYCw9yAEBiSB6C7um47iR-PR2uAS2Q8XNfeeFLu7zzOQi2EM6X0rAbPNlGpUWiOasfJeArNzL78aChkQ/s400/San+jose+de+Gracia+Church+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qbYgTMhfHnnBr5TY_zKMHiM62R55zau-bMIK6RrqfH-oV1SMOMLbf5nJUSnsccw0e5htJ1bH-o6a9jr_up5DW9nZQ0QxZN9aDtMadags6PtvtZsn3kb0UdFlDzvkHmz03rWwwF4ZLQ/s1600-h/San+jose+de+Gracia+Church+(5).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120200600764253410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7qbYgTMhfHnnBr5TY_zKMHiM62R55zau-bMIK6RrqfH-oV1SMOMLbf5nJUSnsccw0e5htJ1bH-o6a9jr_up5DW9nZQ0QxZN9aDtMadags6PtvtZsn3kb0UdFlDzvkHmz03rWwwF4ZLQ/s400/San+jose+de+Gracia+Church+(5).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03_BsKAbTMBDYIZnwtmwkoU-2KL0JhqQASsg0N82loF7bA1ePMpolLso_sRcAJiB8E4ssocFJvHQnkdLWI_AB8WzoMWGOZKT3loHteAz3CxXtyuvnJ0kpDNkGXQaOXDnfp2HDGTh5Yw/s1600-h/San+jose+de+Gracia+Church+(9).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120200454735365330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh03_BsKAbTMBDYIZnwtmwkoU-2KL0JhqQASsg0N82loF7bA1ePMpolLso_sRcAJiB8E4ssocFJvHQnkdLWI_AB8WzoMWGOZKT3loHteAz3CxXtyuvnJ0kpDNkGXQaOXDnfp2HDGTh5Yw/s400/San+jose+de+Gracia+Church+(9).JPG" border="0" /></a>It had a graveyard located on the side of the church. This was a very elaborate one ...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUV1h-druPgxaK9WXDPVHvBn2fakwi0gGLiU1vdgKpe051yuEfpXENuX8e1ZLOxj-eypfmEqkW9FZviVx3QKCDGhi94DyLrBsu9QeLWe4zm2sT4OIYpzNsxwODQebAuMNB8X4Xvdb1JQ/s1600-h/San+jose+de+Gracia+Church+(8).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120200201332294850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUV1h-druPgxaK9WXDPVHvBn2fakwi0gGLiU1vdgKpe051yuEfpXENuX8e1ZLOxj-eypfmEqkW9FZviVx3QKCDGhi94DyLrBsu9QeLWe4zm2sT4OIYpzNsxwODQebAuMNB8X4Xvdb1JQ/s400/San+jose+de+Gracia+Church+(8).JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-58883116743806748802007-10-11T14:22:00.000-07:002007-10-11T14:45:41.365-07:00San Francisco Church - Pictures OnlyThese are the cards & postcards as promised in the first "San Francisco Church" posting ...<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hhipzWQFcwjVEqPWywZpIKliIvYBbpkxU1pWwWM7xvsU0P8V66-IvI_3rSKWDUQ9Mi5_453dXaQuCx7UvJBHTMRELbkyrUXij7sE3_tVqcosp_j3cUaDFCi5-r7a5tmBeZB8vSPKyQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120195549882713250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9hhipzWQFcwjVEqPWywZpIKliIvYBbpkxU1pWwWM7xvsU0P8V66-IvI_3rSKWDUQ9Mi5_453dXaQuCx7UvJBHTMRELbkyrUXij7sE3_tVqcosp_j3cUaDFCi5-r7a5tmBeZB8vSPKyQ/s400/New+Pictures2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlQ7xqt3rWzIwsgNmzwVRHIZx5iieUqTpyZLK5Esafx4qfM29zh2hBjhPBUUPIdDKUJ6olgKmmDHBBcD2SyTJj3iUd8UdnKpvkEYraXsg7ACjLSZsGpF3YHoaU6YlVjPT90CZeBIOGw/s1600-h/New+Pictures1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120195421033694354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFlQ7xqt3rWzIwsgNmzwVRHIZx5iieUqTpyZLK5Esafx4qfM29zh2hBjhPBUUPIdDKUJ6olgKmmDHBBcD2SyTJj3iUd8UdnKpvkEYraXsg7ACjLSZsGpF3YHoaU6YlVjPT90CZeBIOGw/s400/New+Pictures1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_TDgiL3-aGQWTodv5XXzwhjU4QmXIwBUoqBH5au-BzJEs96DV7pJlTNS6PfDaF4VtfdkQ72AQ_48PhUHnVu8eLN2dGAZX2jdE9i6yVo5rLN-PgpCfHDmrPVFRK0AUBQRhLxRFe_Shw/s1600-h/New+Pictures4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120195287889708162" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9_TDgiL3-aGQWTodv5XXzwhjU4QmXIwBUoqBH5au-BzJEs96DV7pJlTNS6PfDaF4VtfdkQ72AQ_48PhUHnVu8eLN2dGAZX2jdE9i6yVo5rLN-PgpCfHDmrPVFRK0AUBQRhLxRFe_Shw/s400/New+Pictures4.JPG" border="0" /></a>There were two screens in the church, the main alter and the side chapel. Again, these are postcards...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zpTfnOnl-9IhB_S21473eK04K9WM8y6AF01V78qxMvqc7xbIM_dw6aP2zkaldnQQVIeO16S9HYvkbbNaSlwp14HPB9vGHsqd3HRb0AtZQHYGqtldXnKH7qTAPETVAaPe3TpeIZUUOg/s1600-h/New+Pictures5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120195133270885490" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8zpTfnOnl-9IhB_S21473eK04K9WM8y6AF01V78qxMvqc7xbIM_dw6aP2zkaldnQQVIeO16S9HYvkbbNaSlwp14HPB9vGHsqd3HRb0AtZQHYGqtldXnKH7qTAPETVAaPe3TpeIZUUOg/s400/New+Pictures5.JPG" border="0" /></a>Main Alter.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RWs2HedRjBr5Z5qYPIhMdJLoU0QJC8Cr1Kzyj-RpvUvkFAR0XVSaOEmCKNpdhbK5Qn5d0rH5x79GUCjD_XqTuMIbc_0vuxVd2t7wvsDYo8GrUzd1Vq3HXZfoxLrQfbREezgv896XlA/s1600-h/New+Pictures6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120194965767160930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_RWs2HedRjBr5Z5qYPIhMdJLoU0QJC8Cr1Kzyj-RpvUvkFAR0XVSaOEmCKNpdhbK5Qn5d0rH5x79GUCjD_XqTuMIbc_0vuxVd2t7wvsDYo8GrUzd1Vq3HXZfoxLrQfbREezgv896XlA/s400/New+Pictures6.JPG" border="0" /></a>Ernest Blumenschein painted this picture. He is famous for starting the TSA, Taos Society of Artist we think in the 1920's. He was an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">illustrator</span> for; Edgar Allen Poe, Joseph Conrad and many more. We went to his Museum the building which had been his home. Real interesting, it was maintained as when he lived in it. The original of this picture was there.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbluyTbwF63GgdGTGFwnsFX7KA6yMZsNN9BKq8D0ErHOhyQoQQF2aD7n7-cH0VKDgs07KD59n8W7xEDtWuBCC1upCk3f4oQx28iUJxn-1K50Bv_4kn4aCRFov36rEpUdbXhM7zf52hyw/s1600-h/New+Pictures7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120193509773247570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbluyTbwF63GgdGTGFwnsFX7KA6yMZsNN9BKq8D0ErHOhyQoQQF2aD7n7-cH0VKDgs07KD59n8W7xEDtWuBCC1upCk3f4oQx28iUJxn-1K50Bv_4kn4aCRFov36rEpUdbXhM7zf52hyw/s400/New+Pictures7.JPG" border="0" /></a>According to the postcard. In daylight it is a portrait of Christ on the shore of the Sea of Galilee. In darkness the background <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">luminescence</span> and the shadow of a Cross appears over the shoulder of the silhouetted figure of Jesus. Painted in 1896, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">years</span> before the discovery of radium, the cause of the luminescence remains a mystery.</div><div> </div><div>The painting was first exhibited at the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904 and later throughout Europe. It now resides and can be seen at the Church Rectory Hall in Ranchos de Taos, NM.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyeEYp28GwEKfGhhl6theQk2O6uiKCZNsTYtm2vZ30k189k_omnvwipYl-duPkvDgnaNsPVMUqkWdfUgzVvqkVuk6mKn5w27zK94sMN9C3u_Q_IYWnLkAc93GNxz0esS-DqHdbMyV4g/s1600-h/San+Franciaco+de+Asis.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120193346564490306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyyeEYp28GwEKfGhhl6theQk2O6uiKCZNsTYtm2vZ30k189k_omnvwipYl-duPkvDgnaNsPVMUqkWdfUgzVvqkVuk6mKn5w27zK94sMN9C3u_Q_IYWnLkAc93GNxz0esS-DqHdbMyV4g/s400/San+Franciaco+de+Asis.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-85663155280512967772007-10-11T13:31:00.000-07:002007-10-11T14:06:58.405-07:00San Francisco de Asis - Taos, NMThis is considered to be the most photographed church in New Mexico. When we were there, everyone had a camera. Because of its a hand-sculptured adobe-buttressed back it is considered to be one of the purest architectural forms in North America. Because sunlight changes the feel of this church, G.E. Kidder Smith wrote in "The Architecture of the United States" that "one almost shakes in its presence."<br /><br />This church was painted by Georgia O'Keeffe. She wrote, "I had to paint it. The back of it several times and once in the front. I finally painted a part of the back thinking that with that piece of the back I said all I needed to say about the church."<br /><br />It is known that this little church moved Ansel Adams to take up a career in photography. In 1930, he was going to be a concert pianist and changed his dedication to photography.<br /><br />No Pictures were allowed inside, so we bought cards and postcards, I'll take pictures of those and put them in a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">separate</span> posting.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHcBK65UrjkafV9amSHCHwuzPKqXGSnSQ97lxhhCdrqkRkS2Wof8XjbSeSbQ-gEgoexWsjrDfLrV2Ka4dbSnSK9kmf0s7B4gGE74oEkIzyqJjFl4Wj_PeGO1uHy81yX-_0Gxjx2YE5A/s1600-h/New+Pictures18.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120184636370814002" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilHcBK65UrjkafV9amSHCHwuzPKqXGSnSQ97lxhhCdrqkRkS2Wof8XjbSeSbQ-gEgoexWsjrDfLrV2Ka4dbSnSK9kmf0s7B4gGE74oEkIzyqJjFl4Wj_PeGO1uHy81yX-_0Gxjx2YE5A/s400/New+Pictures18.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6l5i3vL_V6EBzjdaYWJ-XxhubHRBYturDVY2PKLwGEhuQqWpFvY5TzLLI7Abkz-d2IothMaRe1cvr6pq4MU2s5YjHnJxJQ8DUfPxNg5MkSIMe7YjLVRU5-B3HSoT18Tt9HqLapSK6g/s1600-h/New+Pictures23.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120184498931860514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgd6l5i3vL_V6EBzjdaYWJ-XxhubHRBYturDVY2PKLwGEhuQqWpFvY5TzLLI7Abkz-d2IothMaRe1cvr6pq4MU2s5YjHnJxJQ8DUfPxNg5MkSIMe7YjLVRU5-B3HSoT18Tt9HqLapSK6g/s400/New+Pictures23.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDfdBpZiF-HZUWkfxEL4pOPLQ9BQ-PvyHr2fKP8CDkZJ0QzcDsJDoUFFX4UdIR1xrpk67tcRP_SECdvGXzffiKShCnJgS5ra7cGG738kK63MwFR08UjWEGZXKL3_IzV-uXUsaOJ17tQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120184344313037842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZDfdBpZiF-HZUWkfxEL4pOPLQ9BQ-PvyHr2fKP8CDkZJ0QzcDsJDoUFFX4UdIR1xrpk67tcRP_SECdvGXzffiKShCnJgS5ra7cGG738kK63MwFR08UjWEGZXKL3_IzV-uXUsaOJ17tQ/s400/New+Pictures9.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfc4kgn6ZoAWAbrHZ6dH2zA0RaD0sMKdp7KVCYe5uPad27I9MPH_WAK2U_GPKxarEku4MpHcDUuePbJrq1WqLctJNFIETNonf8_Kr0-Kd_E_nvEZJUzh7jAqmZ1UOYCN3IZqUkajymLw/s1600-h/New+Pictures16.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120184185399247874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfc4kgn6ZoAWAbrHZ6dH2zA0RaD0sMKdp7KVCYe5uPad27I9MPH_WAK2U_GPKxarEku4MpHcDUuePbJrq1WqLctJNFIETNonf8_Kr0-Kd_E_nvEZJUzh7jAqmZ1UOYCN3IZqUkajymLw/s400/New+Pictures16.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTonufQoFz2nXi835tfU-Xz7smc3nHSiPQv3ZawzUkrKQ8KKEWIDvFxQCUBENknimsWR0Wdxs8FPqRnMlfDrgEefWsD6mIZ9Zd0NrE6Kr5m7zHkESrdj7XD8wy8MpBnIV1GyNTpJJEZg/s1600-h/New+Pictures13.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120183747312583666" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTonufQoFz2nXi835tfU-Xz7smc3nHSiPQv3ZawzUkrKQ8KKEWIDvFxQCUBENknimsWR0Wdxs8FPqRnMlfDrgEefWsD6mIZ9Zd0NrE6Kr5m7zHkESrdj7XD8wy8MpBnIV1GyNTpJJEZg/s400/New+Pictures13.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlLSpteJtQ_yahyphenhyphen2yhQt5UotGYn_R98WjmX9kETkeNJZYt0VYxNIsVQuQl9wjdX6Z7kIDNQxk-oNaUfsUmzo8odxO1rmnxy7knpYA3h0p2_0sxdkVpKVpc4dSvmEW6-tLrDt3uPp1sQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures19.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120182948448666594" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhlLSpteJtQ_yahyphenhyphen2yhQt5UotGYn_R98WjmX9kETkeNJZYt0VYxNIsVQuQl9wjdX6Z7kIDNQxk-oNaUfsUmzo8odxO1rmnxy7knpYA3h0p2_0sxdkVpKVpc4dSvmEW6-tLrDt3uPp1sQ/s400/New+Pictures19.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbP46Rl_RaMCAEXIjUgz8v-gwQuJ5iSXWZ1K2CLVTU23BipRJvF3C_Ra6TlJusvl5grKbZIMKWT_BQaNUMp2-vg3DvaDGxdrCPbNrsDCmEPHEmPbJ4EH4TG_rboIGW_h6DoYED_mx2PA/s1600-h/New+Pictures15.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120182527541871538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbP46Rl_RaMCAEXIjUgz8v-gwQuJ5iSXWZ1K2CLVTU23BipRJvF3C_Ra6TlJusvl5grKbZIMKWT_BQaNUMp2-vg3DvaDGxdrCPbNrsDCmEPHEmPbJ4EH4TG_rboIGW_h6DoYED_mx2PA/s400/New+Pictures15.JPG" border="0" /></a>These were 'old' adobe structures that were on the sides of the church.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeymePopja4O2u1axHFCzu4D24bk16-gGhdKsBKE3dhzEP811BXZq0hiwpHJzKYo8F_39IrhJDDG1YMonDaqC_uXgML_vPIP1A0-V-hea1wn3176oUohAUc5GYAA8nk19E6kujCWWEA/s1600-h/New+Pictures8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120182239779062690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHeymePopja4O2u1axHFCzu4D24bk16-gGhdKsBKE3dhzEP811BXZq0hiwpHJzKYo8F_39IrhJDDG1YMonDaqC_uXgML_vPIP1A0-V-hea1wn3176oUohAUc5GYAA8nk19E6kujCWWEA/s400/New+Pictures8.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwarPUwWVe0BWpU7eA876gF70CKVkr4o4Ljc9SILUKVb0EUdQtBt2ZEq_-MnN3BapXWhDm_GhUlPnfJ4iKDS_C_UZkC8EkUWaLo4a68Gzd3TO-mRefPy1Upv3T5a3E2uKbYlL6mMHrqg/s1600-h/New+Pictures7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120182063685403538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwarPUwWVe0BWpU7eA876gF70CKVkr4o4Ljc9SILUKVb0EUdQtBt2ZEq_-MnN3BapXWhDm_GhUlPnfJ4iKDS_C_UZkC8EkUWaLo4a68Gzd3TO-mRefPy1Upv3T5a3E2uKbYlL6mMHrqg/s400/New+Pictures7.JPG" border="0" /></a>Then on the other side of the church, this little home existed.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JvLFObSV9z0ccw0_IRMJEibpNgb1YWglmZoSLEkd5lASU7GLBitNNOTNtTUrF928mne7VYXZENCusFNXuIuPzXDj9OYey3XoHPowWM0qCGa3Io_mQKZ67A31jJurbTIPR2_ed2FKBA/s1600-h/New+Pictures26.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120181853232006018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-JvLFObSV9z0ccw0_IRMJEibpNgb1YWglmZoSLEkd5lASU7GLBitNNOTNtTUrF928mne7VYXZENCusFNXuIuPzXDj9OYey3XoHPowWM0qCGa3Io_mQKZ67A31jJurbTIPR2_ed2FKBA/s400/New+Pictures26.JPG" border="0" /></a>and then there are the flowers...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCz0m5K77uDqe2QLsP8nsEUBRhP0g9yq8Kvd7_jUP_KFmTmDCWdqN77X1zIGaI8JXDUDbMZw2rcoBVnvwSHiN-b418BIIizdgbGhJ36weZO4umqoZgIlBjVlCDc0Omw1yMMG4msIwK4w/s1600-h/New+Pictures29.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5120181642778608498" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCz0m5K77uDqe2QLsP8nsEUBRhP0g9yq8Kvd7_jUP_KFmTmDCWdqN77X1zIGaI8JXDUDbMZw2rcoBVnvwSHiN-b418BIIizdgbGhJ36weZO4umqoZgIlBjVlCDc0Omw1yMMG4msIwK4w/s400/New+Pictures29.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-85774131784638853112007-10-05T06:29:00.000-07:002007-10-05T07:03:25.917-07:00Rancho de Chimayo - Restaurante 10/4The Jaramillo family settled around present-day Chimayo in 1695; nine generations later their descendants run this popular restaurant in a rambling hacienda. How popular? Well, it serves 300k meals a year. If you plan to eat here in the summer, go on off hours. The book says hundreds of bus tours come through here.<br /><br />Carolyn & I ate at 4PM, it was wonderful, very few people. The staff is so friendly and helpful and oh yeah, the food was GREAT!<br /><br />The pictures are of the entrance and courtyard. The peppers hung all the way around the courtyard were so festive. Really fun and oh so colorful.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIeLUo3NqMNND2J_kkZk3prjF4xWWiK0SGRkpexyNaBMXL3Yecb5VL7rZ1y-NcCwvz1GbZxvsrXxQUBPbYHV9C55jE7z-YcMNvFApTKl3HfINopTHDNxHpKW-tYw_5vNhtzdYC8EWUQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures37.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117847388182774626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIeLUo3NqMNND2J_kkZk3prjF4xWWiK0SGRkpexyNaBMXL3Yecb5VL7rZ1y-NcCwvz1GbZxvsrXxQUBPbYHV9C55jE7z-YcMNvFApTKl3HfINopTHDNxHpKW-tYw_5vNhtzdYC8EWUQ/s400/New+Pictures37.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqmGu8I98PytCP5araKHfDaIkWrNQNm0ZkMHaejosDW2KJ6jOlo2wbB8O0127yDVA0wunNC5FSG73Dlwm8qdJFOPdLf_8CPsbeeZ7b5-BRGcgpvqqCcVoholgzdMIjPKrEMfI5_Mqzw/s1600-h/New+Pictures38.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117847194909246290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhqmGu8I98PytCP5araKHfDaIkWrNQNm0ZkMHaejosDW2KJ6jOlo2wbB8O0127yDVA0wunNC5FSG73Dlwm8qdJFOPdLf_8CPsbeeZ7b5-BRGcgpvqqCcVoholgzdMIjPKrEMfI5_Mqzw/s400/New+Pictures38.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35WddWeVLPXffVsKaZcN-nOXuckYY5A8U9byHqgJOX7UumhOXhu5AKQLCR3FnMP2pOAKRu_7IMiLMFfhSK7h6U2f6Vvucc883zXMYzL9AmyKjFVTeWBZfvMmpwgALRnOXDonILbOVxA/s1600-h/New+Pictures40.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117846997340750658" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh35WddWeVLPXffVsKaZcN-nOXuckYY5A8U9byHqgJOX7UumhOXhu5AKQLCR3FnMP2pOAKRu_7IMiLMFfhSK7h6U2f6Vvucc883zXMYzL9AmyKjFVTeWBZfvMmpwgALRnOXDonILbOVxA/s400/New+Pictures40.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5hdehj_LCrL9Uogcqa4FSxgT1SNkfbv-GutHx0Zktmz2HVD2s5eFNPLvVW7zYVWZVTE0616SBlpy12Y_sEOx-VL1bRIIo9NZ4TKCwJIk6S6uY4HuUAa3YlCXOwvTEloxZNKifwfFYQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures41.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117846825542058802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5hdehj_LCrL9Uogcqa4FSxgT1SNkfbv-GutHx0Zktmz2HVD2s5eFNPLvVW7zYVWZVTE0616SBlpy12Y_sEOx-VL1bRIIo9NZ4TKCwJIk6S6uY4HuUAa3YlCXOwvTEloxZNKifwfFYQ/s400/New+Pictures41.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87RwbcW_uGeKafHcesBP5z8V-c5XqHLUFhzh2xT6IeV2kgb_z4ao8tvns3pD-X7xHSAQblhgX8B0pkccDKhUviSuLwBI6-YlfNzhCN_5hUpl8s5QI9qIV4CNMrKepKoKGerkoELnugg/s1600-h/New+Pictures42.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117846623678595874" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj87RwbcW_uGeKafHcesBP5z8V-c5XqHLUFhzh2xT6IeV2kgb_z4ao8tvns3pD-X7xHSAQblhgX8B0pkccDKhUviSuLwBI6-YlfNzhCN_5hUpl8s5QI9qIV4CNMrKepKoKGerkoELnugg/s400/New+Pictures42.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_iUBef2d9kpL_vMd6lyXYWLDlBkg-kQUaJastiyatAhvrOVy3EU_u61di-ASSeP9XZ1GM-v51UnYLDNO519dIV-yWj5QMlVg80myGrYUxa81tpymnmkJsLiG8vkRPg7CyanxvCHnMQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures43.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117846417520165650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5_iUBef2d9kpL_vMd6lyXYWLDlBkg-kQUaJastiyatAhvrOVy3EU_u61di-ASSeP9XZ1GM-v51UnYLDNO519dIV-yWj5QMlVg80myGrYUxa81tpymnmkJsLiG8vkRPg7CyanxvCHnMQ/s400/New+Pictures43.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-63732779252984931982007-10-05T05:29:00.000-07:002007-10-05T06:29:23.274-07:00Santuario de Chimayo, NM 10/5This church is known and "the Lourdes of America". There have been many <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0"><span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">healings</span></span> in this Catholic church. There is a room with a hole in the floor where people take the blessed dirt. While I was in this room 2-different people came into the room with <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">their</span> little jars and removed dirt.<br /><br />The following is from the book: Santa Fe by Compass Guide<br />In the 1700's, there was a Tewa-speaking pueblo in this valley. According to Indian legend, a pool here, perhaps a hot spring, held water or mud with healing properties.<br /><br />The present Santuario de Chimayo may have inherited that site, Archaeologically interesting remnants have been found here and some historical accounts have the chapel's interior smelling of an 'earthen dampness,' rather than dry earth and dust.<br /><br />More mystery swirls about the chapel's origins. On the night of Good Friday in 1810, says another legend, a Chimayo settler named Bernardo Abeyta was performing the customary penances of the Society of Penitentes when he saw a bright light shining from a hole in the ground near the Santa Cruz River. (It runs right by the chapel.) He walked over and picked up a crucifix of the Black Christ, similar to that in the Cathedral of Esquipulas in Guatemala-a shrine 2k miles away that was believed to have miraculous powers.<br /><br />As the story goes, the crucifix was taken to the church in nearby Santa Cruz, but would not remain there. Twice it returned-of its own accord-to the place where it had been found.<br /><br />Abeyta got the message: he petitioned the priest in charge of New Mexico missions for permission to build a private shrine on the site. Completed in 1816, the Santuario remained in the family until 1929, when it was turned over to the Archdiocese of Santa Fe.<br /><br />Just one more tidbit ... 10k people do a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">pilgrimage</span> to this site during Easter, 300k people visit the church annually.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcV2EDx_WlN_k-D-b1DcmfCGPbU1Ll3XKRpyWoJN-P1Wwm5P0Po7nFS7abJw35EYYxkYZOnJ1AEuzwEadx0a90uhi3QPe0Tni5-LO2tIIZlAjYomhMHlgptZ095GfrSwc4tGrSPo2Mxw/s1600-h/New+Pictures28.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117834980022256386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcV2EDx_WlN_k-D-b1DcmfCGPbU1Ll3XKRpyWoJN-P1Wwm5P0Po7nFS7abJw35EYYxkYZOnJ1AEuzwEadx0a90uhi3QPe0Tni5-LO2tIIZlAjYomhMHlgptZ095GfrSwc4tGrSPo2Mxw/s400/New+Pictures28.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhuADye3wdHylGagEtx4QxWmUv4Rp6RAiuvguH36QJihCNnmDpdhzAZK5AwvsEfvfurzUYFGX-uq3ddfPIvEagKnSwkS58R0hyphenhyphenTzBgl4AfwMWpTWlwCN1AOX5FVWKewMS-stn3qxAFQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures30.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117834713734284018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhuADye3wdHylGagEtx4QxWmUv4Rp6RAiuvguH36QJihCNnmDpdhzAZK5AwvsEfvfurzUYFGX-uq3ddfPIvEagKnSwkS58R0hyphenhyphenTzBgl4AfwMWpTWlwCN1AOX5FVWKewMS-stn3qxAFQ/s400/New+Pictures30.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-YGDd_pDiAhGm3Pw3hOkhbAeHJPLppWXmZr5DSlqaJ3gHu63BKP3JYPgbXAVHDRVwphyQ1NRVwk6pthWLnay-R3QnqqDqHUGrwwcxKSIpJ8p3U7dA6gfxyi7b1HMBfj6abtAulZHMw/s1600-h/New+Pictures21.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117834391611736802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN-YGDd_pDiAhGm3Pw3hOkhbAeHJPLppWXmZr5DSlqaJ3gHu63BKP3JYPgbXAVHDRVwphyQ1NRVwk6pthWLnay-R3QnqqDqHUGrwwcxKSIpJ8p3U7dA6gfxyi7b1HMBfj6abtAulZHMw/s400/New+Pictures21.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWAUta8kOWQyy6M4ZBr1ZPB8oOy6-ddoNdstqf-XuWSFL6dgBatbxTGT35ykk9LLWMa0p_A3jlYn4zueelrreTPNcxoL9eGgy7-4aQ0cArVvbQsNCdqPRy2PvXUgFL17EBBMrB1TwaQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures26.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117833841855922882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxWAUta8kOWQyy6M4ZBr1ZPB8oOy6-ddoNdstqf-XuWSFL6dgBatbxTGT35ykk9LLWMa0p_A3jlYn4zueelrreTPNcxoL9eGgy7-4aQ0cArVvbQsNCdqPRy2PvXUgFL17EBBMrB1TwaQ/s400/New+Pictures26.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDZs2mh4KcIvuGZIxT7bK2vSUf2ofOjALp0zyDDopLMx5AiLTIfeHqJ0J8VbOKrLzwNxXW36A8cdeltZUgHY_KqhTFpDhDOmXy53CMVt_pwRXGlU5bqKxqc28Wo_8xoHSyrLfRTTXZQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures27.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117833627107558066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYDZs2mh4KcIvuGZIxT7bK2vSUf2ofOjALp0zyDDopLMx5AiLTIfeHqJ0J8VbOKrLzwNxXW36A8cdeltZUgHY_KqhTFpDhDOmXy53CMVt_pwRXGlU5bqKxqc28Wo_8xoHSyrLfRTTXZQ/s400/New+Pictures27.JPG" border="0" /></a>There was a restriction on taking pictures in the church. I took this from a postcard.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyd5zI9xz5pyfWxziVvbvQroBk3teMDzJkQ__aNwBS5rONMVngixjieCUa_EaQRXDRJ8bSzE5GuEFhJtXAZmoxhRovB0xbynXHKYNsGZSaknpFrSMX7GEvHhWZww0dOwY7Vix6On8cA/s1600-h/New+Pictures5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117833382294422178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGyd5zI9xz5pyfWxziVvbvQroBk3teMDzJkQ__aNwBS5rONMVngixjieCUa_EaQRXDRJ8bSzE5GuEFhJtXAZmoxhRovB0xbynXHKYNsGZSaknpFrSMX7GEvHhWZww0dOwY7Vix6On8cA/s400/New+Pictures5.JPG" border="0" /></a>There are so many visitors that there is a restaurant on the premises. <div>I just loved the peppers.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghqmq1vqqRwkDbQ8QT1-_ERlFnqjhqFqRB-ZFf9ERGkURVSkn8WmZkrTI6RrKkgDWPTj00jfGMV0mjEHrv3nXFSz0snFDC3TG06NvxQFDn_Cb3tvtIOdbiXOjRydf062N4Oxak_sW9wA/s1600-h/New+Pictures32.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117833154661155474" style="DISPLAY: block; 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MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvCD-Nu8mq6obCnIpy-S6VTtdItuiW4eXZw_hCMw_Ri5Mi48MEpjQEfByTADQul4MWDeNeDKmlRY3qmXJGHntPjG0qidn4PzL3WMAJ7fqSL2f3voW_K6FUfAIw5G2XJIZ61RXqX_3swg/s400/New+Pictures24.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghF59jbUpX3T6U_-CqA-67onuD5-1EtpCK640kQFC9N3AeXpx4kaR_SY7zEtPsUtUrGAQLpj81O97IEsoeGge7-hf2As0ozK-mO247XhlEI0GHd0Xi71MX0fYPh4mCkK8Ao_jkeIwtvg/s1600-h/New+Pictures22.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117831239105741378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghF59jbUpX3T6U_-CqA-67onuD5-1EtpCK640kQFC9N3AeXpx4kaR_SY7zEtPsUtUrGAQLpj81O97IEsoeGge7-hf2As0ozK-mO247XhlEI0GHd0Xi71MX0fYPh4mCkK8Ao_jkeIwtvg/s400/New+Pictures22.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH75dSMJGPN5YUnyMfozRpQjYxw0GcQN3IcKtXnCjSBhAf9K0yECNYvFt-MoM2TQbQW-tjsTjMJAg8Q2awIsFlvcuJWebjh-xg-T5QtKhFk5LEQa8SCpvmZ5xm7D9Pw4a9E7gElNGgdQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures25.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117830216903524882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH75dSMJGPN5YUnyMfozRpQjYxw0GcQN3IcKtXnCjSBhAf9K0yECNYvFt-MoM2TQbQW-tjsTjMJAg8Q2awIsFlvcuJWebjh-xg-T5QtKhFk5LEQa8SCpvmZ5xm7D9Pw4a9E7gElNGgdQ/s400/New+Pictures25.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-74808684349046747612007-10-04T16:59:00.000-07:002007-10-04T17:47:40.409-07:00Anthony's Inn at the Delta - RoomsGo further into this posting for information regarding the Inn. This is an example of some of the art in this place.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcPvfnrBxdln51dYSpqIi_BnK0wT43NDHxBUd0F4q-5TZ2wYDJybozZ5G_cU1gHxYeSMasqz0UUTrO53hsFwx7DMdkU6lbH1ZFtx2k9DF9iC-g_SMk8NYWyz9-1laqvIXcpBp7HEJHg/s1600-h/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(20).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117645262726857218" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjcPvfnrBxdln51dYSpqIi_BnK0wT43NDHxBUd0F4q-5TZ2wYDJybozZ5G_cU1gHxYeSMasqz0UUTrO53hsFwx7DMdkU6lbH1ZFtx2k9DF9iC-g_SMk8NYWyz9-1laqvIXcpBp7HEJHg/s400/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(20).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQA04ABWdlc0njc8uoRH68qRbRsEVOVO8tmxTwndecPuGmjV9G7F4QNnHV5BeCBghjZe8uYuYWT_o2MNnLlj6PN6gjk79m0eh_H0UBmDKVHU-mO3cfUfUGwfLT-skKcpLMVkUoXkxSw/s1600-h/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(19).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117645039388557810" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYQA04ABWdlc0njc8uoRH68qRbRsEVOVO8tmxTwndecPuGmjV9G7F4QNnHV5BeCBghjZe8uYuYWT_o2MNnLlj6PN6gjk79m0eh_H0UBmDKVHU-mO3cfUfUGwfLT-skKcpLMVkUoXkxSw/s400/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(19).JPG" border="0" /></a>This was in a cabinet in the restaurant. They are no bigger than an egg.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBhyphenhyphenTKTV5hrVYNyuUxiy9nx5xRSnquSqHldNmZJhJb3d6Ma70v8K6_rHz86iJ35MOxSTBBc3kJgIAaZVlzZnJIljrp0V7YkT83RuZfTHtmr_y0V2y6BcEJ2xjsFwtSmG56L9WNoKORg/s1600-h/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(16).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117644622776730066" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXBhyphenhyphenTKTV5hrVYNyuUxiy9nx5xRSnquSqHldNmZJhJb3d6Ma70v8K6_rHz86iJ35MOxSTBBc3kJgIAaZVlzZnJIljrp0V7YkT83RuZfTHtmr_y0V2y6BcEJ2xjsFwtSmG56L9WNoKORg/s400/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(16).JPG" border="0" /></a>These little figures were only about 1 1/2 inches maybe 2.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmeNoRShhGJnuW787nrNUelF1s15lXZswmxmrkNSccjtHWaFyfWPi23WJ-5ZD8TuE7zEolXBG5MqtXoU7kfMDxrMLeqA4pSqf1WMJUlsTBMUMR55rnGa7Tfz3BlG0SgI1IaG6u6MYvw/s1600-h/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(15).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117644433798169026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmeNoRShhGJnuW787nrNUelF1s15lXZswmxmrkNSccjtHWaFyfWPi23WJ-5ZD8TuE7zEolXBG5MqtXoU7kfMDxrMLeqA4pSqf1WMJUlsTBMUMR55rnGa7Tfz3BlG0SgI1IaG6u6MYvw/s400/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(15).JPG" border="0" /></a>This area has many rug weavers. One family in the area has 8 generations of weaving experience. How about that?<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrzcCZHREzZl7klYnT_jwSsgX7inQlh2giU_VgT3jEgP-xOsDLlEjEa7KPFRCK-EEuQYqLxdVRPfd_3hh5m96-2jOtSXbpT0M264f6MRt6SkdNMS2yem2icX72r_TWkZ53NvKIvSvgg/s1600-h/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(13).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117644193280000434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyrzcCZHREzZl7klYnT_jwSsgX7inQlh2giU_VgT3jEgP-xOsDLlEjEa7KPFRCK-EEuQYqLxdVRPfd_3hh5m96-2jOtSXbpT0M264f6MRt6SkdNMS2yem2icX72r_TWkZ53NvKIvSvgg/s400/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(13).JPG" border="0" /></a>This <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">crucifix</span> is from the 1300's. I have a picture of the back but have decided to not post it, Jesus' back is completely bloodied.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ84_A6iCJjBjjsS3bvjX_X6QhmDrqaPeprwx2FBwmJHYOH8Kiz3sWGGCYgkRAQl80qP3EXN1h44tV17GKFFaw8oBzwb8OI4Gr5RByGsoavBpPGzc0cR3cG-a8weReY3UU236nbL0m3g/s1600-h/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(9).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117643952761831842" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ84_A6iCJjBjjsS3bvjX_X6QhmDrqaPeprwx2FBwmJHYOH8Kiz3sWGGCYgkRAQl80qP3EXN1h44tV17GKFFaw8oBzwb8OI4Gr5RByGsoavBpPGzc0cR3cG-a8weReY3UU236nbL0m3g/s400/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(9).JPG" border="0" /></a>God of wine.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54qIyYd7_-KiibTgdlqOQC-IntFb_8to68YXkmzosA1iJeEl0mg3yA1GEBeuOPgd1NNoTHr5ksZ39Hl4CEzu9xb4sbR4EzGS_fV3exUONzbpaVUiz6Z0aTlhggYkSp2n5ZOONZnZmxQ/s1600-h/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(8).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117643759488303506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj54qIyYd7_-KiibTgdlqOQC-IntFb_8to68YXkmzosA1iJeEl0mg3yA1GEBeuOPgd1NNoTHr5ksZ39Hl4CEzu9xb4sbR4EzGS_fV3exUONzbpaVUiz6Z0aTlhggYkSp2n5ZOONZnZmxQ/s400/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(8).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoEVQ8nZqCMYe-pTyFTdHwUqUpQy-VIkpn5Rxb-A1384oO8PCw8AVNNSDSz3jVvPocpuOoEDrIuyL3l_BanMK8yrNXiX5GPWsTRCEPSlrHH2vCfBwgVE7z7lgD1zFavj8ki9MVdwbVg/s1600-h/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(7).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117643566214775170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJoEVQ8nZqCMYe-pTyFTdHwUqUpQy-VIkpn5Rxb-A1384oO8PCw8AVNNSDSz3jVvPocpuOoEDrIuyL3l_BanMK8yrNXiX5GPWsTRCEPSlrHH2vCfBwgVE7z7lgD1zFavj8ki9MVdwbVg/s400/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(7).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHRfssc566_bk4pCjEVWw2D8KuLmIWEd9W6JB-Y0M9adbiFzIfiTREx7J41dGW2wJKSFMV5QWrjEiJKu2B7crAmfpmIt9yQnm0nJrTQUCqLaZdxiYM3Fe07sjHFKbznxGfahdNEWFNg/s1600-h/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(3).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117643368646279538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgxHRfssc566_bk4pCjEVWw2D8KuLmIWEd9W6JB-Y0M9adbiFzIfiTREx7J41dGW2wJKSFMV5QWrjEiJKu2B7crAmfpmIt9yQnm0nJrTQUCqLaZdxiYM3Fe07sjHFKbznxGfahdNEWFNg/s400/Anthony's+at+the+Delts+-+Espanola,+NM+(3).JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>This place is gorgeous!!!! You won't find it in the AAA book; but, let me assure you it is unbelievable. It is considered a B&B; but, let me assure you it is stunning. The bedroom area is 30 x 40, the living room 15 x 20 and then there is an entrance way. All of the furniture is of the Mexican style, wood and hand carved. The bathroom is <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">exquisite</span>. It has hand painted tiles in blue and green. The sink has little birds flying around the drain, I'll <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">provide</span> a picture later. There is a jacuzzi tub that is just <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">marvelous</span>. We are under 30 miles from Santa Fe. I should also mention that breakfast was fantastic. If anyone is interested in staying here, I would be glad to share the price with you ... it is REALLY reasonable. Almost too good to be true.</div><div></div><br /><div>This place is filled with wonderful art. The breakfast room has these charcoals of various <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Indians</span>. The living room of the main building has floor to ceiling display cases, all kinds of pottery & baskets. I'll get pictures of that tomorrow. What a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">magnificent</span> place.<br /></div><div>This place is family owned. The sisters work together on breakfast, one makes burritos & <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">chili</span> sauce and one makes breads. The gardens are beautiful with flowers, a brother maintains the beds. What a place... to think we get to stay here 3 nights!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMcz9-08mcUTfKV8w1woetoBdcwvlLus1V72CLbyEYoBmzpxmE3As4brpLbr-9BXWJ4jWWSnJ-qZ-k66rliUMI5A9STj1kr9Y6J2ZrQLuo2OjxUaVL5dM4Rb4uTTyp17hDN7fDIj3gQ/s1600-h/Inn+at+the+Delta+-+Breakfast+Room.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117639756578783586" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzMcz9-08mcUTfKV8w1woetoBdcwvlLus1V72CLbyEYoBmzpxmE3As4brpLbr-9BXWJ4jWWSnJ-qZ-k66rliUMI5A9STj1kr9Y6J2ZrQLuo2OjxUaVL5dM4Rb4uTTyp17hDN7fDIj3gQ/s400/Inn+at+the+Delta+-+Breakfast+Room.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRv0vU3j-H7HGDJmMkdjQfTuXkRgmlugHlMetMbZCLcK55xWBCm4l3h1FRFfNOvwDy8Gg1Li1o9fZ9ulM6fDTh_H6kA3XhJOp4DMvC-7WE6DbRLCaKbn0K8sRsKzL2IG_J6N7xKkldjA/s1600-h/Inn+at+the+Delta+-+Breakfast+Room+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117639537535451474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRv0vU3j-H7HGDJmMkdjQfTuXkRgmlugHlMetMbZCLcK55xWBCm4l3h1FRFfNOvwDy8Gg1Li1o9fZ9ulM6fDTh_H6kA3XhJOp4DMvC-7WE6DbRLCaKbn0K8sRsKzL2IG_J6N7xKkldjA/s400/Inn+at+the+Delta+-+Breakfast+Room+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24inWgHj2SBDMfi4FETSOajvdDVNq9o14sdeGhDlPiIj_PLmkcBxBKx0TItrogIwXap6pIyxmMef7NIY3ENrmkWWCLTb4MskSvTps-2G4ZZZA1lh_7B7crz79RdE337ysFjY4qVF_pg/s1600-h/Inn+at+the+Delta+-+Breakfast+Room+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117639262657544514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi24inWgHj2SBDMfi4FETSOajvdDVNq9o14sdeGhDlPiIj_PLmkcBxBKx0TItrogIwXap6pIyxmMef7NIY3ENrmkWWCLTb4MskSvTps-2G4ZZZA1lh_7B7crz79RdE337ysFjY4qVF_pg/s400/Inn+at+the+Delta+-+Breakfast+Room+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a>This mirror is in our <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">living room</span>.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBUtinLb12T5-AQZVc3_MdfD6PGfHcBRj_OB4qedJqaGFdzZlj4RL6zLrI5wm00QmtgD1rUDPv_9sjCTYuGwTiKRSLGifDC9jj79GYy-Fz6XIynJbEgi-IMKQ5lHLIEl-c2J60-KNVA/s1600-h/Inn+at+the+Delta+-+Room+(3).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117639073678983474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtBUtinLb12T5-AQZVc3_MdfD6PGfHcBRj_OB4qedJqaGFdzZlj4RL6zLrI5wm00QmtgD1rUDPv_9sjCTYuGwTiKRSLGifDC9jj79GYy-Fz6XIynJbEgi-IMKQ5lHLIEl-c2J60-KNVA/s400/Inn+at+the+Delta+-+Room+(3).JPG" border="0" /></a>This is in a depressed place on the wall... just beautiful.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIfD7QmgngndQXqbWnwTAfbPXtIr7wG8i70lGUaXZNOu_RDo2zDH2-i5_Ovm5kXXycRn67lA2vLbpOytsK4kRTqFAzVGYP7IQ0MgjBKfVEIfuU_EyfQBYb-xDJo_5eOOtmgAX6RdNBg/s1600-h/Inn+at+the+Delta+-+Room+(4).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117638854635651362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHIfD7QmgngndQXqbWnwTAfbPXtIr7wG8i70lGUaXZNOu_RDo2zDH2-i5_Ovm5kXXycRn67lA2vLbpOytsK4kRTqFAzVGYP7IQ0MgjBKfVEIfuU_EyfQBYb-xDJo_5eOOtmgAX6RdNBg/s400/Inn+at+the+Delta+-+Room+(4).JPG" border="0" /></a>This is the entrance way.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9iIkBOslIno5fh-7I3eUFFieoRyAhRp0Ocq5gaML6wPE8gZdDpnIrMJZCCxZj-PH8O1DooiQMMRbVexiG8HkCk29bcsTOuE-RSdfGnUznfn7cAbIKCT1NEv0X4rw0kOq6U6viBjjcg/s1600-h/Inn+at+the+Delta+-+Room+(5).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117638605527548178" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL9iIkBOslIno5fh-7I3eUFFieoRyAhRp0Ocq5gaML6wPE8gZdDpnIrMJZCCxZj-PH8O1DooiQMMRbVexiG8HkCk29bcsTOuE-RSdfGnUznfn7cAbIKCT1NEv0X4rw0kOq6U6viBjjcg/s400/Inn+at+the+Delta+-+Room+(5).JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-6365797493338561312007-10-04T12:56:00.001-07:002007-10-04T13:05:18.766-07:00Los Alamos, NM - 10/3What a beautiful city. We went to the historical museum where it explained about the scientist that worked on the bomb, their families and how they lived and were <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">censored</span>. Also, the life of the soldiers that were here to protect. There was a gate and once you went beyond the gate, you didn't leave. Understand that the entire area was behind the gate so the families were there for the duration.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0QW2A5B3fiHu9cuga_RRTFJ9qi0hv4c9L_T8K5PlVL164vq6xPieZA5LiyNakyUJFrxhe8Jb8LTBUfFBiKOSiR17jiNOKVtrtcRD9MGfPs3noF3KN4FPIaOPPDCv5FTBID7JwmoN3A/s1600-h/Loa+Alamos,+NM.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117573777291182338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf0QW2A5B3fiHu9cuga_RRTFJ9qi0hv4c9L_T8K5PlVL164vq6xPieZA5LiyNakyUJFrxhe8Jb8LTBUfFBiKOSiR17jiNOKVtrtcRD9MGfPs3noF3KN4FPIaOPPDCv5FTBID7JwmoN3A/s400/Loa+Alamos,+NM.JPG" border="0" /></a> This was the Baker house where one of the physicist lived with his family. The pictures in the museum were extremely interesting when all factors are taken into consideration.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56y2Q7isHs-9g95rytdGsRANjQWvLI7YLYvzUJm5JAqN36R9clsTubitLt25ko8tDdEb7za-NWTkrirgpnBSfH7aJZ-9n5zQS-43zROKxTSRc6KwkKxfyKy0_LmrXcVnaCdwvqYvFoQ/s1600-h/Loa+Alamos,+NM+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117573416513929442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh56y2Q7isHs-9g95rytdGsRANjQWvLI7YLYvzUJm5JAqN36R9clsTubitLt25ko8tDdEb7za-NWTkrirgpnBSfH7aJZ-9n5zQS-43zROKxTSRc6KwkKxfyKy0_LmrXcVnaCdwvqYvFoQ/s400/Loa+Alamos,+NM+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a>This building was used as a dormitory. Today it is a famous lodge.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVnxnIJcnVfRm3PSaoZmJNXHV89PpS5WoxWFTFCWGr0OuRUyBIX_Q7glmHUPWEZMrSl6m5jq8AK5ZdCbOiTAZ-MOQxWZOY_QNlqJGrIwKBohsGD2A9k9YlHdi8VMzSL5ywHJk80bAQQ/s1600-h/Loa+Alamos,+NM+(3).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117573180290728146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwVnxnIJcnVfRm3PSaoZmJNXHV89PpS5WoxWFTFCWGr0OuRUyBIX_Q7glmHUPWEZMrSl6m5jq8AK5ZdCbOiTAZ-MOQxWZOY_QNlqJGrIwKBohsGD2A9k9YlHdi8VMzSL5ywHJk80bAQQ/s400/Loa+Alamos,+NM+(3).JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-47955573784673668562007-10-04T11:09:00.001-07:002007-10-04T12:56:08.510-07:00Chimney Rock Hike - Ghost Ranch - 10/3Today's hike was taking me to the tip of the mesa, overlooking Chimney Rock. I had a couple of hills to get over and then the trail went up the backside of the mesa. At the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">trailhead</span>, the sign warned to stay away from the edge and that the trail was not 'maintained'.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3QMWQM3aaO2sv0fu5932OXewciUGLwjKisBwbjh5vPI1c_KwYOHY7DImJ9yWs1LrfphGU7xkAG8kiOZ0z7zz1r4m0Jti56NzvQ2jAOM0YwiYiEWxFNBBBgkl27vs2IPFNOEJKHW-bXA/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(6).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117568331272650946" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3QMWQM3aaO2sv0fu5932OXewciUGLwjKisBwbjh5vPI1c_KwYOHY7DImJ9yWs1LrfphGU7xkAG8kiOZ0z7zz1r4m0Jti56NzvQ2jAOM0YwiYiEWxFNBBBgkl27vs2IPFNOEJKHW-bXA/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(6).JPG" border="0" /></a> The next 4 pictures are of the actual 'trail'. It was quite a challenge as the trail was often nothing more than a <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">gulley</span> wash. Actually, the challenge came when I tried to get off the mountain, more later.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChssqqld_lluI8aexf-djYAmg_0XAsXJSqGr-yjC_9o4XuCKNJEhBEBlUiVi-wkuCmLfuc0nk_H70gQQE3rxjuxtnYUttvbWmTZG0LxsT_O1KrdtOHabzQcEX1gxUvmDk-96XcBcaXg/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(45).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117568129409188018" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgChssqqld_lluI8aexf-djYAmg_0XAsXJSqGr-yjC_9o4XuCKNJEhBEBlUiVi-wkuCmLfuc0nk_H70gQQE3rxjuxtnYUttvbWmTZG0LxsT_O1KrdtOHabzQcEX1gxUvmDk-96XcBcaXg/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(45).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOXsLnAKHwvTILFePXmuFI7uDEtybrN0IAEjJiTfNlsoU5tIK5BMK6XBWxh2al5FMv9ojj1JC6ihNkXx9iUFuby3QTrvn3v-mDwqzladCY7dnhet1Q-TwO884eOca1PG0tPvi25yEaQ/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(44).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117567876006117538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOXsLnAKHwvTILFePXmuFI7uDEtybrN0IAEjJiTfNlsoU5tIK5BMK6XBWxh2al5FMv9ojj1JC6ihNkXx9iUFuby3QTrvn3v-mDwqzladCY7dnhet1Q-TwO884eOca1PG0tPvi25yEaQ/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(44).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuvmzawrnJQ1RvNdwHACbuJgSGAAssu03Iq8q_fqceAbeV64DB3UFejOKVdE54XT2JkzUZYSyidkYokSiQzrnME3Brn_Cg-0aYYOJpmzxV__VcdL6-jF-qp-6t94DQGNY_4RauD6U8w/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(13).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117567304775467154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheuvmzawrnJQ1RvNdwHACbuJgSGAAssu03Iq8q_fqceAbeV64DB3UFejOKVdE54XT2JkzUZYSyidkYokSiQzrnME3Brn_Cg-0aYYOJpmzxV__VcdL6-jF-qp-6t94DQGNY_4RauD6U8w/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(13).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qLIVZymnjpP_Vo2wvgEuIAsaV0g5bAldk26Uq4kq3Yh1-RCWbujwkezHCA7IEL8Yc8qtcQCxxr7j3puXElBh03QHi0VCYb81ddYsD5G-fZYPfHEmwLjldLOc6t_m6UyIAHBfcgooUQ/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(3).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117567090027102338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7qLIVZymnjpP_Vo2wvgEuIAsaV0g5bAldk26Uq4kq3Yh1-RCWbujwkezHCA7IEL8Yc8qtcQCxxr7j3puXElBh03QHi0VCYb81ddYsD5G-fZYPfHEmwLjldLOc6t_m6UyIAHBfcgooUQ/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(3).JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Because the path was so undefined, I got lost when attempting to come back down. I found the downward path; however, at the first gulley people had created another path that took you around the mesa and brought you back out at the tops edge. Boy, was I surprised when I looked up and realized that I was back at Chimney Rock. I just started laughing. A couple was sitting up there and he told me ... just keep going 'down'. OK, I made it, but what a trip.</div><div> </div><div>This picture was taken from the edge of the mesa. The views were <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">magnificent</span>.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALDvLOJvLeTb40JmAZqS9AubEA9BbOxnw4-9f8ejX6eOdUzzBn4wg5_7NHNaCZsw4rcvBRNg-4MP82vlFRzzmOVg3YBkLtd8LmDQtAfcfWujkw-N2r2j-BCH_qo8_2zmAT8vA9cUrEw/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(35).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117566879573704818" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgALDvLOJvLeTb40JmAZqS9AubEA9BbOxnw4-9f8ejX6eOdUzzBn4wg5_7NHNaCZsw4rcvBRNg-4MP82vlFRzzmOVg3YBkLtd8LmDQtAfcfWujkw-N2r2j-BCH_qo8_2zmAT8vA9cUrEw/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(35).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEJE-MGn0vtVsR-yntGXkog0_MCQjQc_XTQNpjUWlzUpIhwpj3eZQXzfiJvZCnW_HlaK0Od-vDwR0xgp0Gtmlu2tFe9YDMEK-V3iqA2hBDQ21LtptmIsgoQ2R4R7063julbhJERccGg/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(37).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117566626170634338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDEJE-MGn0vtVsR-yntGXkog0_MCQjQc_XTQNpjUWlzUpIhwpj3eZQXzfiJvZCnW_HlaK0Od-vDwR0xgp0Gtmlu2tFe9YDMEK-V3iqA2hBDQ21LtptmIsgoQ2R4R7063julbhJERccGg/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(37).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mHY7pCniJ1yNGhV3YXtYDH5CVZ_iBHXnqhzf9AoHCbakpm7O8toDV60uVZCsisXHju4hJs09cmsw4maQOmPVwmiDkOdasA5lK90r5vDvbXf90YfJ0QQZ5JZpuI0qEC0O3tXuK6TqSQ/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(21).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117566394242400338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5mHY7pCniJ1yNGhV3YXtYDH5CVZ_iBHXnqhzf9AoHCbakpm7O8toDV60uVZCsisXHju4hJs09cmsw4maQOmPVwmiDkOdasA5lK90r5vDvbXf90YfJ0QQZ5JZpuI0qEC0O3tXuK6TqSQ/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(21).JPG" border="0" /></a>These shots are of the 'other' side of Chimney Rock. Again, I took them from the edge of the mesa.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEIlTnMv9ZKri6uZO98mWlLwyuZYzpPd-pw1Er0hrlUw5lXXpMztqaAOPFJPinmHAnv2-hO2p6UVeayOkkxP0F2RS-Hv829YEeEuhGVNAO52bNfIT_-56YodhCAOgslQNyWSFkPB8Sg/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(32).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117566145134297154" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOEIlTnMv9ZKri6uZO98mWlLwyuZYzpPd-pw1Er0hrlUw5lXXpMztqaAOPFJPinmHAnv2-hO2p6UVeayOkkxP0F2RS-Hv829YEeEuhGVNAO52bNfIT_-56YodhCAOgslQNyWSFkPB8Sg/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(32).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcyTlYgf2pRoZxkMnNjm075T5XV1EbHhJQuSr-oX6ULAXou1-UdGw6mQOY5UiBdiI_lgmjSrdyMPDmz63r2TZt-bhzSyJgTZyIORML0O62nuii0rhyphenhyphenuQZKStsaueLNso_ippB0k_VCg/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(39).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117565883141292082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimcyTlYgf2pRoZxkMnNjm075T5XV1EbHhJQuSr-oX6ULAXou1-UdGw6mQOY5UiBdiI_lgmjSrdyMPDmz63r2TZt-bhzSyJgTZyIORML0O62nuii0rhyphenhyphenuQZKStsaueLNso_ippB0k_VCg/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(39).JPG" border="0" /></a>The following are twisted wood. I would normally have called this type of wood 'drift' wood; however, in this case I think it should be called, 'wind' wood.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQFDygIOpyulgtOVpUJ9wiQ4q9dBQoTzbW1am3u9duIqouWOxS3huVpwXh55G8-uajE3i9SXeKR4U3g_0EPBHA6k3ejo6usdi3s78Ef5kEhYh1npq10qhsZYbKk1xeLA-mVqdwsdbTQ/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(36).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117565423579791394" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzQFDygIOpyulgtOVpUJ9wiQ4q9dBQoTzbW1am3u9duIqouWOxS3huVpwXh55G8-uajE3i9SXeKR4U3g_0EPBHA6k3ejo6usdi3s78Ef5kEhYh1npq10qhsZYbKk1xeLA-mVqdwsdbTQ/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(36).JPG" border="0" /></a>This wood still had life in it...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3eRtMwfJkUqaJbB6HwIf4KQwl_6jA5PMUZAo9jR8A69dm-Iv4blVweRv8HaRdRm99suea9cRM8t6SL3JkIJb6VrVf-txGF-hZI8Axf2h1urD7Xigwsl-Tg3WAqRzkk8DtAyW7m_oxA/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(25).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117565174471688210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB3eRtMwfJkUqaJbB6HwIf4KQwl_6jA5PMUZAo9jR8A69dm-Iv4blVweRv8HaRdRm99suea9cRM8t6SL3JkIJb6VrVf-txGF-hZI8Axf2h1urD7Xigwsl-Tg3WAqRzkk8DtAyW7m_oxA/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(25).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-VJbdC-l58du9LEGOXYWIKtxxv9w1GqvF4KFRPdSDcm6RWAKFNYVOnzMi446tNxPH6sg-UkcRSn08anCo7v6RAqrTgrXJ8F8FixeK5dFV-5YVbC-xSLFxreLZkBFB6O-cpMRgYqwJA/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(17).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117564886708879362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5-VJbdC-l58du9LEGOXYWIKtxxv9w1GqvF4KFRPdSDcm6RWAKFNYVOnzMi446tNxPH6sg-UkcRSn08anCo7v6RAqrTgrXJ8F8FixeK5dFV-5YVbC-xSLFxreLZkBFB6O-cpMRgYqwJA/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(17).JPG" border="0" /></a>These flowers are so little; maybe about the size of 3 pin heads. Notice the cracked earth this little <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">daisy</span> is trying to grow in ... amazing how stuff adapts.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nSULQPVBIkIDGERtsd-0VIdgfPmRfEH1vVxz8OUNB1pKE4gSnKTpktNPL-7ysIl0lq3xPKKr9DSlyprQsElbwVUiXQRw5j5gNBB3q8DuCgNjmXeamGuQjjaUH-TJK-WOHJfGfuJZmg/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(41).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117564538816528370" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_nSULQPVBIkIDGERtsd-0VIdgfPmRfEH1vVxz8OUNB1pKE4gSnKTpktNPL-7ysIl0lq3xPKKr9DSlyprQsElbwVUiXQRw5j5gNBB3q8DuCgNjmXeamGuQjjaUH-TJK-WOHJfGfuJZmg/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(41).JPG" border="0" /></a>These little flowers might have been the size of 2 pin heads.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwx1hsLWjoXk95eb-bYf8CNK5tsxGazWiog-6O7Tpe3j4iPA8RDeQ-2iIgO2Str5MOxl1glsAhq_QvHedPHKypHh885pwGzr74J2Cpnb3l5XjcnPLDNst9vmC6f4L2ngsxpuBJvF_9Tg/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(23).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117564289708425186" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwx1hsLWjoXk95eb-bYf8CNK5tsxGazWiog-6O7Tpe3j4iPA8RDeQ-2iIgO2Str5MOxl1glsAhq_QvHedPHKypHh885pwGzr74J2Cpnb3l5XjcnPLDNst9vmC6f4L2ngsxpuBJvF_9Tg/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(23).JPG" border="0" /></a>Juniper in full berry mode. I've never seen so many berries on a Juniper at one time.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfO7v-u3w283lRmbbFT0Kg4rENAiPpJ8eTU52dVZLkNvpOx2wXYD9Pb80yBVapQVEQFESD3tHqnO1Sh8QcLdV0Ys3kNdWpOLXkuNGjrZyiKsAxn2a4wmlwXuCReuLn-Sd8m4QdMQ4Xbg/s1600-h/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(11).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117563954700976082" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfO7v-u3w283lRmbbFT0Kg4rENAiPpJ8eTU52dVZLkNvpOx2wXYD9Pb80yBVapQVEQFESD3tHqnO1Sh8QcLdV0Ys3kNdWpOLXkuNGjrZyiKsAxn2a4wmlwXuCReuLn-Sd8m4QdMQ4Xbg/s400/Chimney+Rock+-+Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(11).JPG" border="0" /></a> <div> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-47072896187418495112007-10-04T11:05:00.001-07:002007-10-04T11:09:01.798-07:00Ghost Ranch for Gator FansGo GATORS! OK, Ghost Ranch has one of the top 10 dinosaur museums in the nation. This guy was just begging for me to put him on the blog.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylwSt4xNnXKgU5-GsjeTWzDUzMIdzPzU4LX_KoDYM7e5RyucamobPGPoC6x1TEtEH_Hq_CkLvJtf9PijiitkUNSS56nNP0uKIcpJoqTSdtrFXhxt4INmkllMSQI4faDXKPnemnj6ZqA/s1600-h/New+Pictures83.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117544812031737794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhylwSt4xNnXKgU5-GsjeTWzDUzMIdzPzU4LX_KoDYM7e5RyucamobPGPoC6x1TEtEH_Hq_CkLvJtf9PijiitkUNSS56nNP0uKIcpJoqTSdtrFXhxt4INmkllMSQI4faDXKPnemnj6ZqA/s400/New+Pictures83.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxiAnPMt0uqd5lf5igYzShSDQ7b0356yfEfVj_JTqrtrmExOywavPFLE-msNLd7yUv_ri9w7NU85IBr9ABAk39B6h65p84oy6OK_fWlC4ENPO3-jy_afSwhoBZMKUTtvsFVSeH1KMLw/s1600-h/New+Pictures81.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117544605873307570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYxiAnPMt0uqd5lf5igYzShSDQ7b0356yfEfVj_JTqrtrmExOywavPFLE-msNLd7yUv_ri9w7NU85IBr9ABAk39B6h65p84oy6OK_fWlC4ENPO3-jy_afSwhoBZMKUTtvsFVSeH1KMLw/s400/New+Pictures81.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-12018477020630393552007-10-04T10:28:00.000-07:002007-10-04T11:05:18.752-07:00Ghost Ranch, NM - Georgia O'Keefe - 10/3As I'm sure most of you are aware, this site is where Georgia <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">O'keefe</span> did much of her painting. She had a home on this ranch. It is currently owned by the Presbyterian Church and is used as a retreat and <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">convension</span> center. It is one beautiful place!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBzu4PB2FnRr0JdhS-N11u4klGtnf0OmCcm8VvHzO4uuF_TLY6UeLqxwdFJRk-11gvtJ7E4_38zSCCsASOyXZvx05QVEIi1j20R-cNK6B1EZyiKbYAfJomXOeM48gsjgNccri9CiJhg/s1600-h/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(33).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117541818439532450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQBzu4PB2FnRr0JdhS-N11u4klGtnf0OmCcm8VvHzO4uuF_TLY6UeLqxwdFJRk-11gvtJ7E4_38zSCCsASOyXZvx05QVEIi1j20R-cNK6B1EZyiKbYAfJomXOeM48gsjgNccri9CiJhg/s400/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(33).JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>We stayed in this room; it was very simple, cement floors with minimal furniture. It was <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">truly</span> lovely. It was on top of the mesa and the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">views</span> were terrific. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6j42Xbm5tbcuiBvcMCsymGdce-GanRVUDCukKAUu1eM4Qy3gw1Y2dFgT2vvqseCZV0zWoF9AXgwiPouVtZgwr78VbBV_SErJFPO_iZ6BVO2bIzVi9WGC1cPU1PgjGBmrIPghWe0PbLA/s1600-h/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(3).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117541513496854418" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6j42Xbm5tbcuiBvcMCsymGdce-GanRVUDCukKAUu1eM4Qy3gw1Y2dFgT2vvqseCZV0zWoF9AXgwiPouVtZgwr78VbBV_SErJFPO_iZ6BVO2bIzVi9WGC1cPU1PgjGBmrIPghWe0PbLA/s400/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(3).JPG" border="0" /></a>The cow skull was used by O'keefe and is currently the Ghost Ranch's logo.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdx7iz-NFAbpeGjmNy6-AXw4MN8yGjkk4GwgIer5q-VdgtejRDMNnwUNg7c8wm5XPGhv-lH_SAed4tdK6GfTIo5zmWDC-E47dUDOO3_JGAICg7X2lDiGgITSRmxOjv067R4cG3yfrjg/s1600-h/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(6).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117541187079339906" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdx7iz-NFAbpeGjmNy6-AXw4MN8yGjkk4GwgIer5q-VdgtejRDMNnwUNg7c8wm5XPGhv-lH_SAed4tdK6GfTIo5zmWDC-E47dUDOO3_JGAICg7X2lDiGgITSRmxOjv067R4cG3yfrjg/s400/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(6).JPG" border="0" /></a>I tried to get Carolyn to give the skull a kiss; but she just wasn't buying it.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0jY1Q3fhrZrxt53LD4r73OZ3GuNDkEa-4oLruYUvoacKcj2DYaV7lbd1AOuMqnohL7x-mGLPjrq0TLkhNb9TM9D2qiAq00KqCTXji8_nQo6DtZEACKzsbTQgFs9eonZOpdvjCUE-iA/s1600-h/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(8).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117540877841694578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt0jY1Q3fhrZrxt53LD4r73OZ3GuNDkEa-4oLruYUvoacKcj2DYaV7lbd1AOuMqnohL7x-mGLPjrq0TLkhNb9TM9D2qiAq00KqCTXji8_nQo6DtZEACKzsbTQgFs9eonZOpdvjCUE-iA/s400/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(8).JPG" border="0" /></a>This is sunset from our room...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqbTP_gHALbr2gk23fTjIx56TdoM-BkAg4txk0lAmbgYa6amkHKvpY8wahaV6QkkP1BK7AUCLLZI30nWrPvuneOiHlwxdEjbGipPk8gSgxSVpMs6AoIwQpHPpyb9M76RsU7qijAuuGQ/s1600-h/Ghost+Ranch,+NM.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117540620143656802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtqbTP_gHALbr2gk23fTjIx56TdoM-BkAg4txk0lAmbgYa6amkHKvpY8wahaV6QkkP1BK7AUCLLZI30nWrPvuneOiHlwxdEjbGipPk8gSgxSVpMs6AoIwQpHPpyb9M76RsU7qijAuuGQ/s400/Ghost+Ranch,+NM.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVCRoMhgoRw4nSHA4sdgO9FhMnLazH5SX5Q0sX6k1QQvMSG4F_XYgvAZL2ke2mhNr6fwpGZxKQvoMfZdUmdoJJofJxm081I9IQna1sjeFuk1zIdBrdTiC9Lr32YG7g5VW_lRUVhNhkg/s1600-h/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117540332380847954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhpVCRoMhgoRw4nSHA4sdgO9FhMnLazH5SX5Q0sX6k1QQvMSG4F_XYgvAZL2ke2mhNr6fwpGZxKQvoMfZdUmdoJJofJxm081I9IQna1sjeFuk1zIdBrdTiC9Lr32YG7g5VW_lRUVhNhkg/s400/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a>This rock is painted by many and is a prominent ficture on the ranch.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLHPcgjpNpJZdZPlst3FI5Lu0FAiqJonOP-7QBADrru_dArOFv25fIbvqA41T2T0jtQfTYmOQNJ8-nxve9K7kQhVJXTVl4kvOD-VnzZBFTMMrqD_w5aV06uV6CaQCze2sE4FdStYoJA/s1600-h/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(4).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117540126222417730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvLHPcgjpNpJZdZPlst3FI5Lu0FAiqJonOP-7QBADrru_dArOFv25fIbvqA41T2T0jtQfTYmOQNJ8-nxve9K7kQhVJXTVl4kvOD-VnzZBFTMMrqD_w5aV06uV6CaQCze2sE4FdStYoJA/s400/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(4).JPG" border="0" /></a>Carolyn loved this mountain...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga14tYff6aDRTAg7g8SMbmyxUgpnJenNRwqfSnWwTDovoNT_aPaZYRGSrIv0hEn009N81gBRzbPs4upAcJOUohVLNMbEktJcYgInSCVsE531zxZbkbPWdwrytSug40xSrqkQTk9pIUbg/s1600-h/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(19).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117539907179085618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga14tYff6aDRTAg7g8SMbmyxUgpnJenNRwqfSnWwTDovoNT_aPaZYRGSrIv0hEn009N81gBRzbPs4upAcJOUohVLNMbEktJcYgInSCVsE531zxZbkbPWdwrytSug40xSrqkQTk9pIUbg/s400/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(19).JPG" border="0" /></a>This was in the courtyard at the office ... just thought it was cool.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeRZhnFGOO-OtRv0sfFDMy8Fp-2x7r2mSbWkynzXOShZacu6cou_eJC5t09o7jf6hwpLFYO8VX8NLktm-WEZuQb7fXPyD7VysyzvlNI1S3P_oNa-Z5EF7cz99b0N_C0NILjd7wchWsw/s1600-h/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(18).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117539597941440290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSeRZhnFGOO-OtRv0sfFDMy8Fp-2x7r2mSbWkynzXOShZacu6cou_eJC5t09o7jf6hwpLFYO8VX8NLktm-WEZuQb7fXPyD7VysyzvlNI1S3P_oNa-Z5EF7cz99b0N_C0NILjd7wchWsw/s400/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(18).JPG" border="0" /></a>The flowers on the property were wonderful ... so ... here I go again ... more flowers. I just love cosmos.<br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgec3TZhOf6bBN1buKlgVonSjR7ci8qJSBj8HrxwpvA94z9Gb1YGuKly1-hUDnS34dKMjFJytgdukWBHEKVf4HwzeRK2lm1sfSo5G3ulzzgxNwfPxKb_0cA1J7fBg_9-tFyGAueRFwvSg/s1600-h/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(10).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117538932221509378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgec3TZhOf6bBN1buKlgVonSjR7ci8qJSBj8HrxwpvA94z9Gb1YGuKly1-hUDnS34dKMjFJytgdukWBHEKVf4HwzeRK2lm1sfSo5G3ulzzgxNwfPxKb_0cA1J7fBg_9-tFyGAueRFwvSg/s400/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(10).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WlUb3ML4aFpaBcYpjnbgsPXyRM3pKRmcY8tCAVd6NED2tgpiLUXXtf-5axrGES7rhUcoN2yXhGgJ08rz88zA-KIw2SSu-UUTCMXVLow0mf1FroRryjjr4_XqctvW7_yvGwujdu4QQA/s1600-h/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(11).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117538601509027570" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1WlUb3ML4aFpaBcYpjnbgsPXyRM3pKRmcY8tCAVd6NED2tgpiLUXXtf-5axrGES7rhUcoN2yXhGgJ08rz88zA-KIw2SSu-UUTCMXVLow0mf1FroRryjjr4_XqctvW7_yvGwujdu4QQA/s400/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(11).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_4PmFUs7-Q5N0NaSDLZs-XnuRmDP4YNWI2Jcol1E4c6FG9WYBKY5skalh1c3uDKrKLhmrR5wTqEdJ4J3BrP2R4nM3BdikZCtulQCZWamSgU-fIGc-TDSGsHLmbmQWsnDFTxsJ9jcdA/s1600-h/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(14).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117538360990858978" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX_4PmFUs7-Q5N0NaSDLZs-XnuRmDP4YNWI2Jcol1E4c6FG9WYBKY5skalh1c3uDKrKLhmrR5wTqEdJ4J3BrP2R4nM3BdikZCtulQCZWamSgU-fIGc-TDSGsHLmbmQWsnDFTxsJ9jcdA/s400/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(14).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuJUexiWNNuaQ_X41NNfl4D_Oxr_S2cziwkuJm7eqZj1M7hcC3oHb_kEiQZ1LElrUbgc6HQA3nFn5RrNgUh3shngl4GgtiTpDdLeClav5hRRcCpilFfgNMYWz5DfZt2kbIGoGfzdoQg/s1600-h/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(17).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117537871364587202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsuJUexiWNNuaQ_X41NNfl4D_Oxr_S2cziwkuJm7eqZj1M7hcC3oHb_kEiQZ1LElrUbgc6HQA3nFn5RrNgUh3shngl4GgtiTpDdLeClav5hRRcCpilFfgNMYWz5DfZt2kbIGoGfzdoQg/s400/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(17).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6D3bsS4pf51aeHTXEEDE0HkJqXp6OKdcgxKtlNnI13yv7_0mNbrj8ZwpsjUl4QuRMbBShoeN1w4GuB86MdN2CN4p6oE5IXiTSzBADCARBQfSb6uvMRnZ0-CP0ZPKgUCSXKTEXRTnrLw/s1600-h/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(24).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117537493407465138" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6D3bsS4pf51aeHTXEEDE0HkJqXp6OKdcgxKtlNnI13yv7_0mNbrj8ZwpsjUl4QuRMbBShoeN1w4GuB86MdN2CN4p6oE5IXiTSzBADCARBQfSb6uvMRnZ0-CP0ZPKgUCSXKTEXRTnrLw/s400/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(24).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHshdloUrhyDjXqifPVqjfWS_2cdD67vMK2XyLJ4QsoCnURFjz9ipOxqHMm06LA645w4p3dKChdc_UO07LG5OGmN_CcxYzlnvEaqa4BSx5gEvBfhctG5cKmkWz5Sa772cZqF03A4Hd5Q/s1600-h/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(25).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117536930766749346" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHshdloUrhyDjXqifPVqjfWS_2cdD67vMK2XyLJ4QsoCnURFjz9ipOxqHMm06LA645w4p3dKChdc_UO07LG5OGmN_CcxYzlnvEaqa4BSx5gEvBfhctG5cKmkWz5Sa772cZqF03A4Hd5Q/s400/Ghost+Ranch,+NM+(25).JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-66641585413081766272007-10-04T09:14:00.000-07:002007-10-04T10:28:49.606-07:00Chaco, NM 10/3We took a ranger lead tour (actually Kelly was a volunteer, the seasonal ranger had already left the area.) through this ruin. She was wonderful. One could tell right away that she loved this place. As you go through the pictures, know that the tops of the ruins have been stabilized by Indians that are hired by the park system. Kelly, emphasized how talented the Indians are for the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">stabilization</span> effort.<br /><br />She talked a great deal about the early <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">excavations</span>. Hundreds of thousands of relics were taken from this area in the 1920's. They can be seen in New York and at the <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_2">Smithsonian</span>. The museum at the visitor's center has very little in this respect.<br /><br />The park system knows of ruins in the area that will not be excavated; as excavation <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">practices</span> continue to improve, they want to save ruins for the future.<br /><br />They say that Pueblo Bonito had 600 rooms. When it was built, there was no wood in the general area. It has been proven that they brought tree trunks from far away as 60 miles and that they were carried. Geologist have proven that they were not rolled. Folks, we're talking about serious tree trunks. The wood still exists in the pueblo, <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">scientist</span> took cores and dated them. They sampled over 2000 logs. They also have determined that over 200k trees were brought into the pueblo.<br /><br />There is a theory that they created teams of 8 to carry the logs. Each team would go 20 miles and pass the log off to the next team; then go back for another log. The communication and support system had to have been tremendous. It had to have been quite a sophisticated society. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GvX-8dNCFeZhzj8gj35gCyaBwac8on7onFHWNZTetmhkVtkuwmMWCe9yfqe1El8CL09XDH-MLp1izkxXvM_qSRW48Pa0abRarqCM8h0GM_FDNvlGQ4tdEAtdIq4tCFM9kXzuV0qd_w/s1600-h/Chaco,+NM.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117528443911372434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3GvX-8dNCFeZhzj8gj35gCyaBwac8on7onFHWNZTetmhkVtkuwmMWCe9yfqe1El8CL09XDH-MLp1izkxXvM_qSRW48Pa0abRarqCM8h0GM_FDNvlGQ4tdEAtdIq4tCFM9kXzuV0qd_w/s400/Chaco,+NM.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLncxjF9_Zau4BTJ4rz7pyp52VV5CgtS7_6rsWKomPbUCL0eGxnI6AL6Eq-RREEW1NJZ85GXrx4JZgcpQ5fzYE9IlyIwqLf197iqZotNvDECr4vUcOADnNbveZNLT07q8y_edK-Cjdsw/s1600-h/Chaco,+NM+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117528272112680578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLncxjF9_Zau4BTJ4rz7pyp52VV5CgtS7_6rsWKomPbUCL0eGxnI6AL6Eq-RREEW1NJZ85GXrx4JZgcpQ5fzYE9IlyIwqLf197iqZotNvDECr4vUcOADnNbveZNLT07q8y_edK-Cjdsw/s400/Chaco,+NM+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZxK02vZLkoYXAMQhFmzy3oCBtaDHAQdFVzuIOPAeU7RPksSoa1TqtcANO8QEnCQ3uusx4ldzSi7D7RP5q3q7Z6qvICcfSAXjna5mcVdjwSr2IjP9KaLqWE47u2-rf_IMAE0ydOG1Rw/s1600-h/Chaco,+NM+(2).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117527614982684258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeZxK02vZLkoYXAMQhFmzy3oCBtaDHAQdFVzuIOPAeU7RPksSoa1TqtcANO8QEnCQ3uusx4ldzSi7D7RP5q3q7Z6qvICcfSAXjna5mcVdjwSr2IjP9KaLqWE47u2-rf_IMAE0ydOG1Rw/s400/Chaco,+NM+(2).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_D_YUC0OIXiPhHGZLszDRygFWq4NsdoCem57VJVnmKMFjSQOaOQFAPyx1dPX4hDW7WxMY3GhPpwgoT2s-u4fXPFcWKWuTesL0AzURsngGJn9SPf5JtoDhXnznYuIQNMD-nH7CBSKUag/s1600-h/Chaco,+NM+(4).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117527275680267858" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_D_YUC0OIXiPhHGZLszDRygFWq4NsdoCem57VJVnmKMFjSQOaOQFAPyx1dPX4hDW7WxMY3GhPpwgoT2s-u4fXPFcWKWuTesL0AzURsngGJn9SPf5JtoDhXnznYuIQNMD-nH7CBSKUag/s400/Chaco,+NM+(4).JPG" border="0" /></a>The plug that you see in this picture is where the core was taken for dating the wood.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_OKOuTAivfjdw5tt9wbzjUc6Mhw151HBqgX9d4bDIxv7xKl3Ahcy6tU3dY1Ymd_SHLirquvFCxDrqpxB_BMHIjBXOTrBd3mBfPuBfZdxMtDxgOIjy297NBsQcPBncc2zL2FWkqcnRg/s1600-h/Chaco,+NM+(8).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117527069521837634" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6_OKOuTAivfjdw5tt9wbzjUc6Mhw151HBqgX9d4bDIxv7xKl3Ahcy6tU3dY1Ymd_SHLirquvFCxDrqpxB_BMHIjBXOTrBd3mBfPuBfZdxMtDxgOIjy297NBsQcPBncc2zL2FWkqcnRg/s400/Chaco,+NM+(8).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65HeXSFjCGQWqeRijnhSwzq24mzm85y0vScI8mm9WzKGa3dUSM_vG0ItYFXYcRLj4P_BhCXx2VWCOTIqtjmPa-ZuohA2Ub_HI1WFhFeBYKaNAWIK4J5_XS9QtiwgSmot97j5_uXPDYw/s1600-h/Chaco,+NM+(15).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117519153897111058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh65HeXSFjCGQWqeRijnhSwzq24mzm85y0vScI8mm9WzKGa3dUSM_vG0ItYFXYcRLj4P_BhCXx2VWCOTIqtjmPa-ZuohA2Ub_HI1WFhFeBYKaNAWIK4J5_XS9QtiwgSmot97j5_uXPDYw/s400/Chaco,+NM+(15).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qtwDlB64jlbSPsARAR5hyykzGcPgpLzWGz4KRpwKrFUsEog89raqc9_jlApOC_ov0w4CSv_Q99C6matYVK1eNqu9qEYcKbxhatcTTbgF6_M3IZUNlQNL5JffGnKDYRHzpqgMOuP7fA/s1600-h/Chaco,+NM+(16).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117518909083975170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5qtwDlB64jlbSPsARAR5hyykzGcPgpLzWGz4KRpwKrFUsEog89raqc9_jlApOC_ov0w4CSv_Q99C6matYVK1eNqu9qEYcKbxhatcTTbgF6_M3IZUNlQNL5JffGnKDYRHzpqgMOuP7fA/s400/Chaco,+NM+(16).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLMuM0OkvffhOj_d3nDTzHHHbbEJH4Kx_6wpDTsX0_rLmWEAM3UqSyLGdjRlvA-0cEMdAvHtil2Bi3JK-XIuMv5EcA2ML_yTkAfaQ8aPLqw7gFJDELTUvDWXAFYhcXPvxEh5VgJUE_g/s1600-h/Chaco,+NM+(30).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117518539716787698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizLMuM0OkvffhOj_d3nDTzHHHbbEJH4Kx_6wpDTsX0_rLmWEAM3UqSyLGdjRlvA-0cEMdAvHtil2Bi3JK-XIuMv5EcA2ML_yTkAfaQ8aPLqw7gFJDELTUvDWXAFYhcXPvxEh5VgJUE_g/s400/Chaco,+NM+(30).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjM8d75B0bSTkCEN5_nOEX0ti4CGxn9Z-ryBGRgtae10INSMs3DB0_JO0I-Z6_umqYJT5iycPzlkU711suVvTrPrWPx3Df4zHmR8CUHsdaRY8c2i9_JtgtahY-zFfaUGt1_aT5i8QlQw/s1600-h/Chaco,+NM+(34).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117518226184175074" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjM8d75B0bSTkCEN5_nOEX0ti4CGxn9Z-ryBGRgtae10INSMs3DB0_JO0I-Z6_umqYJT5iycPzlkU711suVvTrPrWPx3Df4zHmR8CUHsdaRY8c2i9_JtgtahY-zFfaUGt1_aT5i8QlQw/s400/Chaco,+NM+(34).JPG" border="0" /></a>This is a 'T' shaped doorway, it is believed that there was trading with Mexico, as this is a door <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">shpe</span> used by Mexicans. <br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUjWAtc6YuJozmmwpM_Bv15YvJOLuAnNDd3rROSC9XD4L4p3YtqsoNyk2Nbw_CC2eCjuJZS0LtESYjtXOk6wGBYPGEMFPdGSIsbB-yCBhWJ1qY_yIN58nkXobKTHv3aba5OjbcFKSxQ/s1600-h/Chaco,+NM+(35).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5117517474564898258" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxUjWAtc6YuJozmmwpM_Bv15YvJOLuAnNDd3rROSC9XD4L4p3YtqsoNyk2Nbw_CC2eCjuJZS0LtESYjtXOk6wGBYPGEMFPdGSIsbB-yCBhWJ1qY_yIN58nkXobKTHv3aba5OjbcFKSxQ/s400/Chaco,+NM+(35).JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-13627624392620398402007-10-04T08:40:00.000-07:002007-10-04T09:13:27.719-07:00Toilets...If you have an aversion to reading about the various 'toilets' we've experienced, STOP here. If not, then <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">imagine</span> and enjoy.<br /><br />When a person has been on the road for 7-weeks one learns, "Any port in a storm" or "Any storm in a port" as the case may be. We have had lots of the infamous holes in the ground with walls and roof around them ... some not too bad; others uuuugggggggghhhhhhhhh. But there have been some that just standout, so here we go.<br /><br />- Bryce Canyon. There was an option of 3 liter flush or 6 liter flush. I'll leave the rest to your imagination.<br /><br />- Navajo Bridge. We stopped at the bridge to look for Condor. The bridge is famous because it was the first bridge to cross the Colorado River back in the day. There is a visitor's center and the whole nine yards. The bathroom was beautiful. It was a hole in the ground type; however, there was NO oder what-so-ever. There were signs describing this 'new' way of keeping it oderless. So, let me share this. It wasn't just the stuff they used in the pit, they must have had big 'ass' fans blowing across the pit that blew cold air across/under the seat. Again, I'll leave this to your imagination ... but it was a shock to have all that cold air blowing up your...<br /><br />- Thunderbird Lodge - Canyon de Chelly. OK, one of us uses the toilet in our room. Flush; brown water. Flush; still brown water. Flush again; still brown water. Keep flushing ... its got to go away, right? Panick starts to set in ... finally call the front desk for help. They are working on the water system. Oh, what a relief ... I think? Run the water in the sink ... brown. OK, bottled water is wonderful!!! No showers tonight, for that matter, skip showers until we get to our next stop!<br /><br />- Ghost Ranch - No flushing problems here. I swear there must have been a serious vacumm attached to the thing. No kidding around, you wouldn't want to be sitting on it when you flushed, you might not ever get unattached. Man, after our experience at Thunderbird, this was amazing!!Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-64698436228671261132007-10-01T09:31:00.000-07:002007-10-01T09:45:33.652-07:00Goulden's Lodge Monument Valley - 10/1For those of us who might remember the 'old' cowboy movies, you'll appreciate this area. Monument Valley is where many of those movies were filmed. Goulding's is where the actors stayed. This was a Trading Post and is currently a Movie Museum. Lot's of movie <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">memorabilia</span>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rzx861ns082yBVvrDdPe7Iwr7yFfcRhUyF0uZM9NIPgKEe_dJMxPxKoBXeYSyQ2qoec8A18y6HEe5Mflp5p0V-k388gOHatQ_9zwTk1JiBDf9GG3xrOV-79GnD4o7B8Ytov7kipIwA/s1600-h/New+Pictures59.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116408986455473602" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3rzx861ns082yBVvrDdPe7Iwr7yFfcRhUyF0uZM9NIPgKEe_dJMxPxKoBXeYSyQ2qoec8A18y6HEe5Mflp5p0V-k388gOHatQ_9zwTk1JiBDf9GG3xrOV-79GnD4o7B8Ytov7kipIwA/s400/New+Pictures59.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGk7IRkPPOeXplArIKt-K03zzbhJ2D7sJQea9wyRtu2YihCxKSmJM5XN0MejUJBsC58Kn8FwVG95CkDRrYtVaF248KpvzKmI3RtPLVB7_ajkq93C2bXHDmJW25kN0g90c_vP54Pzvw2Q/s1600-h/New+Pictures52.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116408655742991794" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGk7IRkPPOeXplArIKt-K03zzbhJ2D7sJQea9wyRtu2YihCxKSmJM5XN0MejUJBsC58Kn8FwVG95CkDRrYtVaF248KpvzKmI3RtPLVB7_ajkq93C2bXHDmJW25kN0g90c_vP54Pzvw2Q/s400/New+Pictures52.JPG" border="0" /></a> Yes, this is John Wayne's cabin. Did you realize that he made 150 movies? I know that I can now go on with my day. Honestly, I doubt he spent too much time here, he was tall and I don't think he would have been able to stand up.</div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nFi2u4A6DQk7sMXgYq9JnEhJ3gOIyrN4AlL7jYb28hQDI856QNg_OqE62K7eW85LfWyjC_2fKSZmSkVnvtjvsd0RHEvat7kW03FKWgHYsl2-qk7OeLRnSsy4pDt8Twc_7eEpDyhJlQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures48.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116408402339921314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1nFi2u4A6DQk7sMXgYq9JnEhJ3gOIyrN4AlL7jYb28hQDI856QNg_OqE62K7eW85LfWyjC_2fKSZmSkVnvtjvsd0RHEvat7kW03FKWgHYsl2-qk7OeLRnSsy4pDt8Twc_7eEpDyhJlQ/s400/New+Pictures48.JPG" border="0" /></a>Do these look familiar? They were used in the movies...<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxp0MUehL4MH1zMcrA-pKPd554yUamuNFdNpcwpo5jK5zaeEEkV4hyX2OrIVfWKymj3bHBFHlt59Aq8BFpUq5eAc9S7mzfrNKNYj2_c1-0QgAtDBuevFYF6TCiP-qmYqEDwm-pWDQCQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures51.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116408148936850834" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipxp0MUehL4MH1zMcrA-pKPd554yUamuNFdNpcwpo5jK5zaeEEkV4hyX2OrIVfWKymj3bHBFHlt59Aq8BFpUq5eAc9S7mzfrNKNYj2_c1-0QgAtDBuevFYF6TCiP-qmYqEDwm-pWDQCQ/s400/New+Pictures51.JPG" border="0" /></a>I really did like this one. Not sure I would have wanted to go to far in it.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwJqH4-BYLoGMhv-JxN61ZaiX-TGQpw0d8D2pINvJb8rNS46_By7rERPznWTVQa7X3W8PTplofVr6DDkjJvSkuKdYPvbTNr3QXR3dXkMesoUC_QQAVa387CceAeKtR-wUPYWW2qlT7w/s1600-h/New+Pictures53.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116407895533780354" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSwJqH4-BYLoGMhv-JxN61ZaiX-TGQpw0d8D2pINvJb8rNS46_By7rERPznWTVQa7X3W8PTplofVr6DDkjJvSkuKdYPvbTNr3QXR3dXkMesoUC_QQAVa387CceAeKtR-wUPYWW2qlT7w/s400/New+Pictures53.JPG" border="0" /></a>I would love to have this driftwood in my home ... all kidding aside. Fred it really isn't that big, honest it would fit.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oE-4Em8J3YmPRnulzraoBP1UHcxwEJH_vZ4fL8wBe4KZEiUR1vs2R4nZnRYsfWWwg7EOgCDCZ5MCEkVWEunw6S13nNOhyphenhyphensYtbCXSF4cEpI9Q_o9AZelVZQOv1etKyRxBt32gyo6ZPw/s1600-h/New+Pictures46.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116407281353457010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-oE-4Em8J3YmPRnulzraoBP1UHcxwEJH_vZ4fL8wBe4KZEiUR1vs2R4nZnRYsfWWwg7EOgCDCZ5MCEkVWEunw6S13nNOhyphenhyphensYtbCXSF4cEpI9Q_o9AZelVZQOv1etKyRxBt32gyo6ZPw/s400/New+Pictures46.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-10061380233453483302007-10-01T09:14:00.000-07:002007-10-01T09:48:11.552-07:00Sunset & Sunrise Monument Valley, UT 9/30 & 10/1Pictures aren't the greatest pics but you'll get the feel. We are at Goulden's Lodge. It is really a great place. It's clean and has an <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">environment</span> of allowing one to relax.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4XZpePGCR319qvpOJs2M3UaK4l5xX-V0Go8865NammObYJDEujFo6hHB8lX9Ff5BAwmMtyZUtdRyEnjjRVRfcLMc37G0HDsDtdUHOwVJrrN0q_iBsBwnmlFQnD9x4qL5UH9ElJC8rw/s1600-h/New+Pictures60.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116405675035688290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhW4XZpePGCR319qvpOJs2M3UaK4l5xX-V0Go8865NammObYJDEujFo6hHB8lX9Ff5BAwmMtyZUtdRyEnjjRVRfcLMc37G0HDsDtdUHOwVJrrN0q_iBsBwnmlFQnD9x4qL5UH9ElJC8rw/s400/New+Pictures60.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYoxF2DgSFFh9-Ef15Urwn1chBzwNuXbRhogx39P0EcQPKzLTxmK8cIS1_lW3p0ZLYNM-VBzqxg5wOEfAxXm-QzpKJK7rDzGxX1lIOe0gk5u2Q1eoLjmDvJBPuqUc5nRncCgn8kSMeA/s1600-h/New+Pictures17.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116405417337650514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibYoxF2DgSFFh9-Ef15Urwn1chBzwNuXbRhogx39P0EcQPKzLTxmK8cIS1_lW3p0ZLYNM-VBzqxg5wOEfAxXm-QzpKJK7rDzGxX1lIOe0gk5u2Q1eoLjmDvJBPuqUc5nRncCgn8kSMeA/s400/New+Pictures17.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPMrMj-Ue6C44gtt0taNFr7C1S62mHFEdHx3WpVmIgWynNUPg8Bax7tkTm439wHUf8-jOjksjvEe7qIoYio1Irll8_QxFr-2KwhtLNud4ptjp-S0WY8S1_lli5IgDw5Tt8jWzMbRf8w/s1600-h/New+Pictures19.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116405168229547330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihPMrMj-Ue6C44gtt0taNFr7C1S62mHFEdHx3WpVmIgWynNUPg8Bax7tkTm439wHUf8-jOjksjvEe7qIoYio1Irll8_QxFr-2KwhtLNud4ptjp-S0WY8S1_lli5IgDw5Tt8jWzMbRf8w/s400/New+Pictures19.JPG" border="0" /></a>Sunset.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN47x9vmvm1dBbxwhd5BxIDALoqDsePCTyQH3zPCpCxOjfVbC43w0B-jaT0hIjTsINSPrBMUY3ldweWPgAzQNz74JhsxZkcUr4Ff-8bRpAONrTzTmMqNobQYnGCRYhvA6hd0LKs3E6XA/s1600-h/New+Pictures28.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116404777387523378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgN47x9vmvm1dBbxwhd5BxIDALoqDsePCTyQH3zPCpCxOjfVbC43w0B-jaT0hIjTsINSPrBMUY3ldweWPgAzQNz74JhsxZkcUr4Ff-8bRpAONrTzTmMqNobQYnGCRYhvA6hd0LKs3E6XA/s400/New+Pictures28.JPG" border="0" /></a>Sunrise. This specks of light you see in these are car lights.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKw4KdarVYG31QWuyq5xj_NxCEFy7BZt-TPJ0FuwqcSAIljZAkyIKmFo-s9Q78Fz4asvvXWRwwFbPhIp1aDYLehZOgLymal4Vtsiqxa2UG9LnRh-4pM3qfC8lxJOTAVjM8s_eINaG2eg/s1600-h/New+Pictures34.JPG"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2SA0WJpT-2hGb142DD_etWuP0HRBOWAHUA1gxwbklxka7tkzyvAWbZNLH_Vx3GgHpJzaLrsm6IsVvErmBbEhC5BgCBW3GNy3YhOw4WS_hLkYUD3E5goWldMVXCThllPQv0qseoKiWoA/s1600-h/New+Pictures37.JPG"></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivj6iv_nPUaGIH_D9QypnCmjeUx4U-Tc-2xujgOsjSE64_BwaaplplTuAx_DnDOBP2_72deek2spm1YIyUmWpD0mgdEey48xbM90wpvA8YDfFWJivJUCkQbwX3XuzVFRpCMAifiVuxUg/s1600-h/New+Pictures38.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116403896919227650" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivj6iv_nPUaGIH_D9QypnCmjeUx4U-Tc-2xujgOsjSE64_BwaaplplTuAx_DnDOBP2_72deek2spm1YIyUmWpD0mgdEey48xbM90wpvA8YDfFWJivJUCkQbwX3XuzVFRpCMAifiVuxUg/s400/New+Pictures38.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXQkhLbQB7Kqm8arIR61xER7OppM5LZTwFDB1oU4XCxqeeoPQBdxCYv2Jdcx_Ntt0C3RUEUlfFXw7Yw-0PCW4gYeCt0LtkF3LT_W3vNmQUD18OIocrSPk_SfUR-0qxoLQKBUPBkbkGw/s1600-h/New+Pictures40.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116403600566484210" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfXQkhLbQB7Kqm8arIR61xER7OppM5LZTwFDB1oU4XCxqeeoPQBdxCYv2Jdcx_Ntt0C3RUEUlfFXw7Yw-0PCW4gYeCt0LtkF3LT_W3vNmQUD18OIocrSPk_SfUR-0qxoLQKBUPBkbkGw/s400/New+Pictures40.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>his is right out our door. Check out the moon.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVvFzl1BxtF0sQjJqF1btd7yKk3WYWONQPnYC7bG0A2W2OxBKet_aM1DdTGu6Q1R1VAu0idpup_sTFxXc-HcsUFdnCmaCLxSBogch_1B1uP9yHUt_PfRtBsMPULNXouzIXomGWFeOtQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures58.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116403042220735698" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsVvFzl1BxtF0sQjJqF1btd7yKk3WYWONQPnYC7bG0A2W2OxBKet_aM1DdTGu6Q1R1VAu0idpup_sTFxXc-HcsUFdnCmaCLxSBogch_1B1uP9yHUt_PfRtBsMPULNXouzIXomGWFeOtQ/s400/New+Pictures58.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-7463038868684080292007-10-01T08:56:00.001-07:002007-10-01T09:14:43.351-07:00Navajo National MonumentThere was a 1/2 mile trail down to the overlook. Because I hadn't had any exercise in a day or so, I walked the trail 3 times up & down. It was really fun, as you get to know people a wee bit better as they comment about one having so much energy ... right? This ruin is called Betatiake ... OK, don't be too impressed yet ... Carolyn's not here and I know the "Beta" part is right, I just don't remember the rest. So, I'll have to update the name later.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIDFhyfgeVdNv4mEg7d1CYA26pPi1gZb_vNzLgMb2AUoqIx6kjqUq_49C76Hvk-0FLx__MNHkvVk-J4CSPH-MEUrrHfC-ttW7aMWyjpz0a_cMG3eSjDXzuHZHg_WIXOxl3HEbLN-0UQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116400203247353026" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDIDFhyfgeVdNv4mEg7d1CYA26pPi1gZb_vNzLgMb2AUoqIx6kjqUq_49C76Hvk-0FLx__MNHkvVk-J4CSPH-MEUrrHfC-ttW7aMWyjpz0a_cMG3eSjDXzuHZHg_WIXOxl3HEbLN-0UQ/s400/New+Pictures7.JPG" border="0" /></a> Prior to taking a picture of an Indian, it is only proper to ask for their permission. When I first observered her, she had a jar that said, "Donations Welcome", so I put in $5. I then did my walk and came back. I asked if I could take a picture and of course she didn't remember me ... so ... this picture is worth $10 ... feel free to do anything with it you want.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNSerWTpi0X-1dGMmXPc44tKCpPh20hj-fkpldApREHzu0iOyrZW9NGnPPS9X3-1hGLPekKsSwewDszBjXltblLj2MnZoppzAIey25edjQOrzdSkGGMYL1bbyHn2rGgds_6GMKx0FWg/s1600-h/New+Pictures15.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116399743685852338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvNSerWTpi0X-1dGMmXPc44tKCpPh20hj-fkpldApREHzu0iOyrZW9NGnPPS9X3-1hGLPekKsSwewDszBjXltblLj2MnZoppzAIey25edjQOrzdSkGGMYL1bbyHn2rGgds_6GMKx0FWg/s400/New+Pictures15.JPG" border="0" /></a>This are the original types of Hogans, made with logs and covered with mud.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie63smaG8QQ-jFvbS_RlSkoBvd3tKmrJxJwcdpD7VdEhRl_lg5kMubr7Oa1dfO8TkqM9OyP1B319MQvCDlIKB5Ms5gArSI36v_-h_QOLAv9ZyLAnPeLJba9MmC2-MtvVAOICmeXfpv7g/s1600-h/New+Pictures9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116399498872716450" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie63smaG8QQ-jFvbS_RlSkoBvd3tKmrJxJwcdpD7VdEhRl_lg5kMubr7Oa1dfO8TkqM9OyP1B319MQvCDlIKB5Ms5gArSI36v_-h_QOLAv9ZyLAnPeLJba9MmC2-MtvVAOICmeXfpv7g/s400/New+Pictures9.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>The top of the roof. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_QO4lphJeJdx05Lyp_gB8IfynKQbk83wfoiNaACROBTsu-HbtCeFIq5-fLNjynGZEWTWuYqCCe2F0EYSXcDcUDZaZsGD0mAniFHFdPgdCIEjUYtymvmB4a7JXryQIkEXHQ1yq2Hj7A/s1600-h/New+Pictures11.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116399060786052226" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjn_QO4lphJeJdx05Lyp_gB8IfynKQbk83wfoiNaACROBTsu-HbtCeFIq5-fLNjynGZEWTWuYqCCe2F0EYSXcDcUDZaZsGD0mAniFHFdPgdCIEjUYtymvmB4a7JXryQIkEXHQ1yq2Hj7A/s400/New+Pictures11.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><div>This is a Sweat House were they bathed. It is really small. There is no way anyone but a young child could stand in it.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5C6dE2-JqzoShQLUa-MRFyeRnXJWFnz2O5LQ9WBnlcoTt4lV18r_6tOChz4QA8DuPu8sQDYhwrzJjTV9RLCwtmj9_OCM7i0iVPLrB9Pl9cUXwiSLu2fWMnBpeJGSuNmQEWOZ3Zu2XQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116398536800042098" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjF5C6dE2-JqzoShQLUa-MRFyeRnXJWFnz2O5LQ9WBnlcoTt4lV18r_6tOChz4QA8DuPu8sQDYhwrzJjTV9RLCwtmj9_OCM7i0iVPLrB9Pl9cUXwiSLu2fWMnBpeJGSuNmQEWOZ3Zu2XQ/s400/New+Pictures8.JPG" border="0" /></a>Inside the Sweat House.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJeVKyJ5OIIXnqBlTGADAvQAAB4eoJXekzngg_PPq07OksMiurFvBU99xZcmzGNWkXV9LY_9VZ29514Ufuxqb044Une9KxfEH5S4ONdhNCttTVgl5x5v32PJQ5KdVSD7B9d5trr2dDA/s1600-h/New+Pictures14.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116398223267429474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsJeVKyJ5OIIXnqBlTGADAvQAAB4eoJXekzngg_PPq07OksMiurFvBU99xZcmzGNWkXV9LY_9VZ29514Ufuxqb044Une9KxfEH5S4ONdhNCttTVgl5x5v32PJQ5KdVSD7B9d5trr2dDA/s400/New+Pictures14.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-27822684349371414772007-10-01T08:47:00.000-07:002007-10-01T08:56:37.444-07:00Hogans at Caynon de Chelly Visitor CenterAs we left the canyon today, I quickly snapped these pictures of the hogan that is on display.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tSvCA2IL_eY7mpNUKDFzDyYRfMSFcIyfCRv5HiDBcjEaHl_unxvS63Q_YlDGMuAUi7KZBR7nGozmynQfOgcX04qJaNjfIqVMXf57lGNQ98X8p1CHpecAqU9KidGZMqBzCyG4fo5wxg/s1600-h/New+Pictures1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116397063626259538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tSvCA2IL_eY7mpNUKDFzDyYRfMSFcIyfCRv5HiDBcjEaHl_unxvS63Q_YlDGMuAUi7KZBR7nGozmynQfOgcX04qJaNjfIqVMXf57lGNQ98X8p1CHpecAqU9KidGZMqBzCyG4fo5wxg/s400/New+Pictures1.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErsowm79s3-mFZp5bBOKtd1AEusEneTzF8Go5hbrxHb7quI6j2HCodZ1WHKq2vk6qBG9WtQiQxJR7-bdjQaSIC5HdFKXe7ecekD5wjNzsRRK0-ZqH6_pyG-LhCCbzNrY59rJv0c_dWQ/s1600-h/New+Pictures2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116396788748352578" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgErsowm79s3-mFZp5bBOKtd1AEusEneTzF8Go5hbrxHb7quI6j2HCodZ1WHKq2vk6qBG9WtQiQxJR7-bdjQaSIC5HdFKXe7ecekD5wjNzsRRK0-ZqH6_pyG-LhCCbzNrY59rJv0c_dWQ/s400/New+Pictures2.JPG" border="0" /></a>They wanted the snow to come through ... why I don't know.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB430rweExZP4mP9i298J0fDFq4Wo0EFFDnpSFhsaFkGDJL5tZZvj8DRYr7Hv3x4L4O0z8mvjdxXDJ4HnfTeNayr8rGnvMcapRb7A3aW0McPrn_KfjCazlRUV5kU_yNwvPIVYbO_H3NA/s1600-h/New+Pictures4.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116396543935216690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB430rweExZP4mP9i298J0fDFq4Wo0EFFDnpSFhsaFkGDJL5tZZvj8DRYr7Hv3x4L4O0z8mvjdxXDJ4HnfTeNayr8rGnvMcapRb7A3aW0McPrn_KfjCazlRUV5kU_yNwvPIVYbO_H3NA/s400/New+Pictures4.JPG" border="0" /></a>This is a close up of the roof.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxJ2EQYwv0eJjktwfVzbioj3t90KHOHQiV-gLZVK7RfWPh9jV0hKUMKcXRPNs7swHHs24inHBtdiY-EL8ptZJ5mNtMhMAxMq7kxSjWg8k3uzgVGuXE8PWYMGnf_gq5NOESXooi0czsg/s1600-h/New+Pictures5.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116396269057309730" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBxJ2EQYwv0eJjktwfVzbioj3t90KHOHQiV-gLZVK7RfWPh9jV0hKUMKcXRPNs7swHHs24inHBtdiY-EL8ptZJ5mNtMhMAxMq7kxSjWg8k3uzgVGuXE8PWYMGnf_gq5NOESXooi0czsg/s400/New+Pictures5.JPG" border="0" /></a>A view of the corners.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2fxsaCZpqw4WopI8QoQDps5SC2ekntJA63CIjNZ2mL9_MfsoTrjoBwuvFhzUaQrcJCV-a44rN1WPL1noaLsk1YdC24k7l7B1pddAJzY1hoYgD18A7DiQ7PALtZjr-zWeaUBB9PVJvw/s1600-h/New+Pictures6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5116395981294500882" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjV2fxsaCZpqw4WopI8QoQDps5SC2ekntJA63CIjNZ2mL9_MfsoTrjoBwuvFhzUaQrcJCV-a44rN1WPL1noaLsk1YdC24k7l7B1pddAJzY1hoYgD18A7DiQ7PALtZjr-zWeaUBB9PVJvw/s400/New+Pictures6.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2608660763943763297.post-60287573044428569982007-09-28T15:08:00.000-07:002007-10-01T08:40:09.015-07:00Jeep Ride in Canyon de Chelly - 9/28I can honestly say that this was our worst day of the trip to date. OK, let me rethink that, it is our only bad day of the trip.<br /><br />We hired a private jeep company to take us into the canyon, the trip took 7 hours and was really expensive. Understand, the only way to go into the canyon is by a Navajo guide. We saw many ruins, petroglyphs and pictographs. That was interesting enough; however, our guide left a little bit to be desired, it was so exhausting that Carolyn & I had words at the end of the trip. That has never happened in any of the many trips we've taken over the years. Not to worry, we've made up and hugged, we were just so darn exhausted and the guide was so trying.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRBlt7KGAMIhA5tsVMBnWRfD8a2f4RC9-QxhL0BN5CXPpW9DK1xBcjifSrYY_1qgxOse8KYmyjqNMRxEHcfr0C5r9mc6BbKGPldZhq0Pzmvms34KR0qDOUIyQ46cq81ufWjmsomBB-g/s1600-h/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly41.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115407494571326466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBRBlt7KGAMIhA5tsVMBnWRfD8a2f4RC9-QxhL0BN5CXPpW9DK1xBcjifSrYY_1qgxOse8KYmyjqNMRxEHcfr0C5r9mc6BbKGPldZhq0Pzmvms34KR0qDOUIyQ46cq81ufWjmsomBB-g/s400/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly41.JPG" border="0" /></a>Some of these ruins date back as far as 700AD or before.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUR_HrVnSk0yqy1Cv00mC9lmNGF0m_pHZYarRQd1-UbhZoZtRNNaeHK_wtDHY9y1zM5x7ue6oYt8nlp7gg06pYsgJC3L6X08IjmKL4usabI0G84WwzhodgJuVXwxEUHxjyKRa0rVw8pg/s1600-h/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly40.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115406846031264754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUR_HrVnSk0yqy1Cv00mC9lmNGF0m_pHZYarRQd1-UbhZoZtRNNaeHK_wtDHY9y1zM5x7ue6oYt8nlp7gg06pYsgJC3L6X08IjmKL4usabI0G84WwzhodgJuVXwxEUHxjyKRa0rVw8pg/s400/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly40.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOkQ-VnZnKgvJUeW_ZC9fcygnls7GK3xiAx4duASokQImnh4HFnWodEkJK0aNFe3F7IMynQCFlkxRf3Cd-6Ko8L9M7g9I9CF4-z1Ux7J5VacEiuFeZVJWlAQzenrukzrcO-3qTacgVg/s1600-h/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly37.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115406077232118754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikOkQ-VnZnKgvJUeW_ZC9fcygnls7GK3xiAx4duASokQImnh4HFnWodEkJK0aNFe3F7IMynQCFlkxRf3Cd-6Ko8L9M7g9I9CF4-z1Ux7J5VacEiuFeZVJWlAQzenrukzrcO-3qTacgVg/s400/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly37.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyX3bF55KGONUeyRhGWW9Xm6prEiaJ01dTXF98-H3tOuwr0P1igzpAS8ethEPPBj44poJvwItFSSJ0C05L8LNQYmgfTjLlrd2ozkods2vLOr5hHwxY2QAMC5nK_t_15BJO0i0JrbL9g/s1600-h/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly38.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115405450166893522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivyX3bF55KGONUeyRhGWW9Xm6prEiaJ01dTXF98-H3tOuwr0P1igzpAS8ethEPPBj44poJvwItFSSJ0C05L8LNQYmgfTjLlrd2ozkods2vLOr5hHwxY2QAMC5nK_t_15BJO0i0JrbL9g/s400/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly38.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5eKBDfHM2X2VDlx1LmxT8uCZiUKqczu5em6u0UFrmnoQZpvBTaTDInI2D6vU3yc1dLafOFjfykiYbXkStVbOcWVRxmhbeTIZgFdVMo6dcmaCGQRRbiUVcT3Fs0p4dzQ6b0HjkLfeLA/s1600-h/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly39.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115404810216766402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5eKBDfHM2X2VDlx1LmxT8uCZiUKqczu5em6u0UFrmnoQZpvBTaTDInI2D6vU3yc1dLafOFjfykiYbXkStVbOcWVRxmhbeTIZgFdVMo6dcmaCGQRRbiUVcT3Fs0p4dzQ6b0HjkLfeLA/s400/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly39.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXdFQKK9LEkgGRJxyasoaXuafCi7Wgq9iHzPozTJGrv8SzUSfMmuHxUuPQueQyWHpfQQ9rtFl3ry13nQrU6skX2ZTMRHU4HSS-1w5fC_tjVzbS_GOgIldZyCHvvfiEACwFsH_8jOE7A/s1600-h/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly26.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115403143769455522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMXdFQKK9LEkgGRJxyasoaXuafCi7Wgq9iHzPozTJGrv8SzUSfMmuHxUuPQueQyWHpfQQ9rtFl3ry13nQrU6skX2ZTMRHU4HSS-1w5fC_tjVzbS_GOgIldZyCHvvfiEACwFsH_8jOE7A/s400/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly26.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPxJBBPLi1Y_LDmoUCW8N2Yr7bXoGAZRbw4ol_QgFMEOJR9ZhopyhXDlyqkI87kpof-O1Qv1LkU1PSbBbu1IQmBU9MKGN9CMOFqttgHk3qt3rVNSTioqGFNXPSNCalmZUDNAGlTDufw/s1600-h/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly25.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115402460869655442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOPxJBBPLi1Y_LDmoUCW8N2Yr7bXoGAZRbw4ol_QgFMEOJR9ZhopyhXDlyqkI87kpof-O1Qv1LkU1PSbBbu1IQmBU9MKGN9CMOFqttgHk3qt3rVNSTioqGFNXPSNCalmZUDNAGlTDufw/s400/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly25.JPG" border="0" /></a>I'm forever taking pictures of plants & flowers. These were on the canyon floor.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeQX9oD7b0DEynwi0NQr5HVwtr6GZWGt9pqpuWJwzzzUKEsF1G_CHZPDZQ0U_CQeHOpYXxxTYRSJJ4g5D0AdmYTm5LHpX6PyvMmGCZkPR6qFSAEzI4iRs-F-TfKS84X98bUiLIWxsig/s1600-h/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly46.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115401640530901890" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoeQX9oD7b0DEynwi0NQr5HVwtr6GZWGt9pqpuWJwzzzUKEsF1G_CHZPDZQ0U_CQeHOpYXxxTYRSJJ4g5D0AdmYTm5LHpX6PyvMmGCZkPR6qFSAEzI4iRs-F-TfKS84X98bUiLIWxsig/s400/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly46.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUezww9mIoYmMOiOax4MpAk3Su21g_dUgIg6VYZibQm93cPAwRTbWkA4ZK1n9yqNIl0nZBTv4_r064szaiYR_Csd2QEVqk3q324_OicVCvvgkImPAfwYhwu0aKWQVPa4_qUKx_zt8lw/s1600-h/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly45.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115401000580774770" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWUezww9mIoYmMOiOax4MpAk3Su21g_dUgIg6VYZibQm93cPAwRTbWkA4ZK1n9yqNIl0nZBTv4_r064szaiYR_Csd2QEVqk3q324_OicVCvvgkImPAfwYhwu0aKWQVPa4_qUKx_zt8lw/s400/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly45.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6I0zGn8zLhd6jhjjzND8qGWaDWu0Fqlhvloxp1PzrzPwSFzhI7_gNO4HU9HXF7-6P8p1NgYGTSF-pzkQTn3GZk1cuB6Q1zullQPJ8IPYEVr933La5h-59n1Br0LTFPf17eVbal2xDA/s1600-h/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly24.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115400094342675298" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEit6I0zGn8zLhd6jhjjzND8qGWaDWu0Fqlhvloxp1PzrzPwSFzhI7_gNO4HU9HXF7-6P8p1NgYGTSF-pzkQTn3GZk1cuB6Q1zullQPJ8IPYEVr933La5h-59n1Br0LTFPf17eVbal2xDA/s400/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly24.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NUPU1plLOaKDPW0_gckzY0p9rSyV-Yqw-GXyYSxKX4FC7PLNOELQXWLsxExVS5g3ZUTDajq2LHPOVtkhxcxWKtbZagzavqBKlEPUGGbS070Z00wkHexMY0Ajcf2vqQcj8tK9186zew/s1600-h/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly13.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115399458687515474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5NUPU1plLOaKDPW0_gckzY0p9rSyV-Yqw-GXyYSxKX4FC7PLNOELQXWLsxExVS5g3ZUTDajq2LHPOVtkhxcxWKtbZagzavqBKlEPUGGbS070Z00wkHexMY0Ajcf2vqQcj8tK9186zew/s400/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly13.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div>These are petroglyphs & pictographs ... some are as new as 1800's and some as old as 700AD.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuaf5vpeJ0o3otelmxrHOwj4cq3fFICZEGXOOzlpKlPmaxPDKrkPHNYXWHJRuqbg8R35f28MqC7NxPTb2tafGJivLvzN2JWF8g1klc5XWjg9fMC_PjRebDrcbln-ZZmTjBimUbUvnWw/s1600-h/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly27.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115397667686153010" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuuaf5vpeJ0o3otelmxrHOwj4cq3fFICZEGXOOzlpKlPmaxPDKrkPHNYXWHJRuqbg8R35f28MqC7NxPTb2tafGJivLvzN2JWF8g1klc5XWjg9fMC_PjRebDrcbln-ZZmTjBimUbUvnWw/s400/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly27.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiq0wFQbMC0XHco3cSx0t5T43nCpKRxifU3moIyZg98NQyPTMy7jVxLqPHgDmhzatAyg_vJgk9JgIYxqx-PGjooaRZTQ1HZnM90vaR6NjeG-gYdxccVM90SRddFTvCtiJe_gKyo8RPdA/s1600-h/Jeep+Ride+-+Canyon+de+Chelly20.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115394227417348898" style="DISPLAY: block; 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The hike was about 1.5 miles one way with a 600 foot elevation change. It wasn't bad at all. The views into the canyon were stunning. Almost as beautiful as Bryce, only in a different way. When you look at the pictures make sure to angle things so that the picture is as dark as possible. That would be the depth of the true color, really <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">magnificent</span>.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLdaMmMtfVAnKG_-NCplsu5xWSssDoMawphDnLsEN_M2S2CiEou7zUR08uiiM0hP8dPBsdmp2k66yxTIoyJXg48UuETa0a3VklxjJp-nvxqtKEyFyAf3akbid6AIVcA5HQwMt662Sew/s1600-h/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(16).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115074763454904930" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNLdaMmMtfVAnKG_-NCplsu5xWSssDoMawphDnLsEN_M2S2CiEou7zUR08uiiM0hP8dPBsdmp2k66yxTIoyJXg48UuETa0a3VklxjJp-nvxqtKEyFyAf3akbid6AIVcA5HQwMt662Sew/s400/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(16).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVwNZELLnp-38mnhzoAzcb1Okui4SMnH6HqFNLy5H8InZoGFyv8maPfVv1Ve2muQAnN5qbTrJRYO05hAMk8pw3sWhCMUArNOB7-lSWeqTcq2ODhM7tycpH_EL9rSDr4fD-pEWxlacAw/s1600-h/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115073290281122386" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXVwNZELLnp-38mnhzoAzcb1Okui4SMnH6HqFNLy5H8InZoGFyv8maPfVv1Ve2muQAnN5qbTrJRYO05hAMk8pw3sWhCMUArNOB7-lSWeqTcq2ODhM7tycpH_EL9rSDr4fD-pEWxlacAw/s400/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpM20AaqIDJpUhdXb78KSy3HBPOy4q5PaW7n4DBr9COBfih7NK-95gyqvYooG67dA4_S1B949GtfNjstSwH8gK7FNf39jBBE3mAa3nYfV4Au-uOgSI8b-dIXQTgoaZhyphenhyphen9jQCmIkMzpw/s1600-h/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(1).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115072628856158786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPpM20AaqIDJpUhdXb78KSy3HBPOy4q5PaW7n4DBr9COBfih7NK-95gyqvYooG67dA4_S1B949GtfNjstSwH8gK7FNf39jBBE3mAa3nYfV4Au-uOgSI8b-dIXQTgoaZhyphenhyphen9jQCmIkMzpw/s400/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(1).JPG" border="0" /></a>That's the trail down.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbzReT9zqj1fsPnUxxGxNoBDA32SVit_h0IocpHW0tW4GyerxGuXCNTJe6CNMZM1BnPw1PAldKzyPq6MsNVBZ8Q65aNZoFy6GtojXeODeZ2UuYsLR6MBDzLITPTmAnukfUtvriKqhrQ/s1600-h/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(7).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115071945956358706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqbzReT9zqj1fsPnUxxGxNoBDA32SVit_h0IocpHW0tW4GyerxGuXCNTJe6CNMZM1BnPw1PAldKzyPq6MsNVBZ8Q65aNZoFy6GtojXeODeZ2UuYsLR6MBDzLITPTmAnukfUtvriKqhrQ/s400/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(7).JPG" border="0" /></a>There were a couple of tunnels. One I had to go into in the dark for about 5 steps then you could see the other end. OK, I don't like tight places ... much less dark!<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7GdUVjJxChi-hHdim4UbTKgzIPbhOV-Q2ETBYySmE8zuwfXMJ3KJRRS-9XWVQ5jouaDQreBs4Ou2VD05Divp_wxptqunzPTay6ucEbrTfQxkqW2mhe_GkoAjgUTFtnhs28tRuMZIyg/s1600-h/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(18).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115071237286754850" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7GdUVjJxChi-hHdim4UbTKgzIPbhOV-Q2ETBYySmE8zuwfXMJ3KJRRS-9XWVQ5jouaDQreBs4Ou2VD05Divp_wxptqunzPTay6ucEbrTfQxkqW2mhe_GkoAjgUTFtnhs28tRuMZIyg/s400/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(18).JPG" border="0" /></a>See the Indian spirit at the end of the tunnel? Well, OK it was a man coming out of the bright sun light.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqznqJDoADMHN_TGhM-mxFsz8uEVw3FVsY6SVqaXSuw18o2FSKjjttzJvCsmrCbU9Rm6RnFuahlevkO2IF-pYBdS29UP4sL853DGXWdzM9_otc0PGoI0kVxdNbI9YMWkjNkVkjfnJsjg/s1600-h/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(15).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115070399768132114" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqznqJDoADMHN_TGhM-mxFsz8uEVw3FVsY6SVqaXSuw18o2FSKjjttzJvCsmrCbU9Rm6RnFuahlevkO2IF-pYBdS29UP4sL853DGXWdzM9_otc0PGoI0kVxdNbI9YMWkjNkVkjfnJsjg/s400/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(15).JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio83ygWFDECkWjXJ-2G_BzDUMTbO7MPO6RiyYFR47JEawIr9tkIcp3Ik02awP9geUkG57JcYClPHeMADxlgB_WEMxh7oh61VJAJyhEGE6F-YIvbrrvsql_KKlyiDkxjlv0F4PP3NylUQ/s1600-h/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(14).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115069751228070402" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEio83ygWFDECkWjXJ-2G_BzDUMTbO7MPO6RiyYFR47JEawIr9tkIcp3Ik02awP9geUkG57JcYClPHeMADxlgB_WEMxh7oh61VJAJyhEGE6F-YIvbrrvsql_KKlyiDkxjlv0F4PP3NylUQ/s400/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(14).JPG" border="0" /></a>The path also included spots where you were walking on pure rock cliff.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2faamUBVEM3RnsPUxIfM2M-Pg3V_ZRPRFHeWHR_D0UGs1kQqbtsRkpQkMmtCC8nAAIrSA5VLbyZmzZ-WpT557mTc4IX8aEJUyUfk4ogj2EN8MobwPI6A0mM1IDu5EGvJ7iQtUImHkA/s1600-h/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(10).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115069102688008690" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgr2faamUBVEM3RnsPUxIfM2M-Pg3V_ZRPRFHeWHR_D0UGs1kQqbtsRkpQkMmtCC8nAAIrSA5VLbyZmzZ-WpT557mTc4IX8aEJUyUfk4ogj2EN8MobwPI6A0mM1IDu5EGvJ7iQtUImHkA/s400/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(10).JPG" border="0" /></a>This was a cave at the bottom of the canyon. If you look at the picture that is more of a vista view from the top of the path at the beginning of the blog, you'll see this cave.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLo6MU-FsW1xXkLGF9URELJ68mNgzPZjfyqSvz1a7IQ40EZdHnN_gPAsq9mJsdRHPQ2FqQp4nJM3qW8sZFr5sOO-QWhjPzJxpRlCwkCOGGrv6_h4egiUbjR9mNLQi78lcRH9tLD_png/s1600-h/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(12).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115068522867423714" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiLo6MU-FsW1xXkLGF9URELJ68mNgzPZjfyqSvz1a7IQ40EZdHnN_gPAsq9mJsdRHPQ2FqQp4nJM3qW8sZFr5sOO-QWhjPzJxpRlCwkCOGGrv6_h4egiUbjR9mNLQi78lcRH9tLD_png/s400/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(12).JPG" border="0" /></a>This was a sheer drop off the path. If you look carefully you'll see that this rock is worn and smoothed by water. I'm guessing that when it rains or in the spring when there is the snow run off, the water must rip through this area.<br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4AJc83Ji8FaKFCyQhGieuU73HoTIpAS3ZKrFCvUwOvMSI9j26izuB7ylNdxPs9Z2Pqji853ulkm763c6FZOQ-jwaosYcBM2CAsC-Fud8CfJUhZPuKhRQOBiHknUNsUy6v3rPYGFPhg/s1600-h/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(13).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5115067590859520466" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgh4AJc83Ji8FaKFCyQhGieuU73HoTIpAS3ZKrFCvUwOvMSI9j26izuB7ylNdxPs9Z2Pqji853ulkm763c6FZOQ-jwaosYcBM2CAsC-Fud8CfJUhZPuKhRQOBiHknUNsUy6v3rPYGFPhg/s400/Canyon+De+Chelly+-+White+House+Hike+(13).JPG" border="0" /></a> </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>Bethhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05848704020688787154noreply@blogger.com0