driving the yaris through Colorado
here come the storms
Welcome to New Mexico
um... yeah... rain
this is the hail! not kidding. we drove through two terrible hail storms
starting to clear
another storm
the leaky restaurant
a scenic place to stop and take some photos
there is a path to walk down to a little stream
steve
the stream
a rock took this photo
some cute little flowers on the roadside
don't know what this is but it's pretty
the yaris.... not a great car
the door to our room at the Abiquiu Inn
we went for the economy room - no frills but still pretty nice
the main building of the inn
there is a great cafe there! Yummy food, but unfortunately no alcohol.
the entrance to the inn
Steve at breakfast
Steve likes to take bug photos. But I took this one for him.
Anyone know what kind of bug this is?
The front porch of the Inn
Sarah enjoyin' her coffee
bug glasses :)
wind chimes
waiting for breakfast
here it is! Mine was two poached eggs, on top of corn cakes with a creamy red chile sauce, topped with goat cheese, bacon, and basil. SO GOOD
Steve had 2 eggs over easy on corn cakes, topped with avocado and pico de gallo.
grasshoppers
Let's go to Ghost Ranch!
a lizard on the porch
these little guys are every where!
771 river
the trail head to Chimney Rock
you can see Chimney rock sticking up in the back ground there
love the landscape
the trail is a bit tricky but not too bad
Steve is having a good time
there it is... is that REALLY where this trail ends up??
There was a professional photographer there doing some landscape work and he hesitated to take our photo when we asked....
but he did it anyway - jerk!
a lizard
do you see the lizard?
he's still there.
Steve was able to get really close to him.
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I can't get over these mountains
we reached the top
that red rock on the right is the top of Chimney Rock
a crevace
Chimney Rock
the chacos did it! and my feet didn't even get burnt
Steve at the top
That is Lake Abiquiu down in the valley.
caterpillars
the garden at hotel Santa Fe
the tee pee in the garden at Hotel Santa Fe
breakfast at Hotel Santa Fe
inside the tee pee
the hot tub and pool
a morning dip
I could stay here forever
roses in the pool garden
the capital building
San Miguel Church
inside San Miguel Church, some of the stations of the cross
the altar
prayer candles
a painting on buffalo skin from the 1600's
these are the original adobe steps of the building
a figurine of Saint Micheal
Sarah lighting a prayer candle
Cathedral Basilica of Saint Francis of Assisi in Santa Fe
Indian Market
Mary, a merchant I bought some earrings from
Mary
the plaza
Santuario de Guadalupe
this was on the door of a knitwear shop in Santa Fe - clever idea!
crazy sculptures
more crazy sculptures
geraniums at a storefront
Sarah kissing a buffalo in the Cowboys and Indians store
Tomasita's
the sign at Tomasita's
driving up to Colorado Springs
this is Charlie - Annie & Josh's dog
she likes to play with her basketball
and she wears clothes, too!
Charlie is naked!
She's just a little bit hyper
but soooooo sweet!
Charlie and Josh playing soccer
Sarah and Annie
Sarah and Annie - we were sad that we forgot to take a picture before Lacey had to leave
my sweet little knitted finger puppets I bought in Santa Fe
aren't they adorable?
they were made in Peru
they are my buddies!
Elvis greets the finger puppets
this one i my favorite.
