Knights Inn Farmington Nm

Today, we went to Mesa Verde National Park. There were alot of Pueblo Indian Cliff Dwellings. I got another Junior Ranger Badge. It was my 16th! We took a long hike up and down the mountain to get to go inside some cliff dwellings. We saw a big cloud of smoke from a fire on our way home. We drove to Aztec, New Mexico

Makes me want to be an archaeologist.<br><br>But our trip there included breaking the trailer General Lee style and picking up a stray puppy in the 100' weather. We spent the rest of that afternoon figuring out what to do with the poor thing. We named her ...

Left the cafe and went to the Taos Pueblo. It was an amazing expereience. The Pueblo is nestled at the foot of the mountains. It is inhabited by ~50 (I think) people who use no modern conveniences. They get their water from the river that runs through. Everyone I encountered, both the inhabitents and those who lived on the outskirts, were so warm and welcoming ...

Day 173 Bloomfield - New Mexico Yes we are still in the same place, yet we covered a lot of territory today. Unable to hire a car, being a Sunday here, we headed out to the Aztec ruins first up, with the knowledge The Castle would have no problem. Only a few miles down the road and we found our way to the National Historic site. Great! our National pass works yet again. We were also treated to a pleasure of having a guide give us a talk. The young lady was obtaining an ...

... the design coupled with the colour. The shopping done and lunch completed, the Castle rolled again further North West. The country side along this route began as flat with nothing but vast expanse of dry grasslands with stunted shrubs and very dry landscape. The road climbed after Amarillo and rose to 7000 ft with rock outcrops and mesa tablelands. Certainly harsh and uninviting country side. Any small "towns" were simple dots on the map, a lot ...

... its proper position, so it shouldn't have further trouble with the winds, however, we did replace the velcro straps for extra protection. He also ordered new A/C covers to be FedEx'd to us, which he replaced when they arrived. Although we hadn't lost the second A/C cover, it was coming loose, so he replaced it, too. The rest of the week, and the Rally, was pleasant, with fun events and without further problems. I ...

So here we are, Farmington, New Mexico. We found a Mexican restaurant to eat at that was supposedly the best in town; I hope for the town's sake that that was a false statement. We ate some taquitos, fajitas (con pollo), and carne asada. We were the only patrons in the place and the food was so-so, but then again, what did we expect. At least we are ...

... up, and headed out. We wanted to see this Route 66 Museum in Clinton, OK. We got there right when it opened. I thought it was the perfect way to learn about Route 66. I mean, if you have to pick one thing, this might be it. It was also interesting to see how many foreigners are interested in Route 66. Lots of tourists interested in the history of the American west. <br>The Cadillac Ranch was great. It was ...

.......That landed me in Arizona on the Navajo Reservation. I lived with 2 elders there from a community where they were fighting against forced relocation by the US government because their land sits on top of natural resources (this could be a whole other blog!). I spent 5 months there. It was more challenging because it wasn't anywhere NEAR ...

... haul nothing we do is of any real significance. We could just as well sit and watch sunrises and sunsets. The final outcome, whatever that might be, will be the same regardless of all our puny, egotistical efforts. My life and yours is a nothing, the blinking of an eye in the awesome magnitude of eternity. I think the value of human life exists in the now, in the living of it today,not in our punt attempts to order ...