Western Skies Inn And Suites Los Lunas

... on – so there you are.

At the longest of the four walks I headed out on the 2.5 mile round trip and had high expectations as the blurb said there were 700+ petroglyphs on view. It must be me – remember the pioneer names fiasco in Snow Canyon? – I just can't seem to locate these things. It improved as I got further in as the volume increased and on some rocks it looked like whole stories were being told. Some of the petroglyphs are mere squiggles ...

... it was Thanksgiving morning there was barely a soul at security so I whizzed right by. And, yes, made my flight with minutes to spare. I just hope that my luggage made it on the plane!!! Guess I'll find out tomorrow morning.

Then on my flight from Houston to New York, I recognized a seminary student of mine from over 20 years ago. We had a chuckle about how we both look pretty much like ...

... both teachers and very well read. They also had a piano, a bunch of friendly cats and the sweetest dog I think I've ever met.
Along with feeling at home, I also felt like ****. Seriously, I got sick a day after being there. Something I thought would happen as soon as I got home to Atlanta. I'm so thankful to John and Devon for understanding and helping me get better.
Unfortunately, I forgot all about my ...

... China
Sat Oct 17 Beijing (Xingang), China
Sun Oct 18 At Sea
Mon Oct 19 At Sea
Tue Oct 20 Shanghai, China
Wed Oct 21 Shanghai, China 1
Thu Oct 22 At Sea
Fri Oct 23 Okinawa (Naha), Japan
Sat Oct 24 Taipei (Keelung), Taiwan
Sun Oct 25 At Sea
Mon Oct 26 Hong Kong, China
Tue Oct 27 At Sea ...

Leaving the winter home, Sharon came for a week vacation and to drive with me back to Madison. We drove to Bosque Del Apache via a few missions. Spent the night at the RV park for the birds and got up really early to see the birds fly ...

I was in Times square in NY taking photos about the crowd crossing the street then i went straight to the airport, get a flight to Albuquerque, there, i picked up a rental car and drove 8 hours to Monument Valley in Arizona, so, exactly 24 hours after time square i was standing in a desert, with for only company a lost dog...actually i appreciated the difference.

I get to the airport in Albuquerque at 4.30pm. my flight is at 6:30pm..I quickly hit the mens room
and eat 8 gelatin capsules of dried, powdered ( fine), peyote. within an hour of consumption
I'm through security and sitting with my laptop and the peyote kicks in."...Woah Mescalito !!!!
..please let me maintain and not have a major freakout here in the airport....just let me maintain and get me on the plane!!!!".....once on board it's smooth sailing...lol

... was that the park was about 35 miles long and the closest gas station was 20 miles away. Our best friend Sue didn't let us down and she found us the closest gas. Our tired, dirty car made it just in time, she has served us well and when she can take a break we will give her a good washing. 4 pm- 7 pm Drove up to the Grand Canyon!!! We had talked earlier about trying to take a mule ride into the Canyon. Jenn the researcher found out some info ...

... We got there around 11:45. The Tram is the world's longest free something Tram up to the 10,000 foot peak. It was a nice ride up, about 15 minutes, and offered a fabulous view. There is a restaurant at the top and we had lunch. Some more Tex-Mex....some more cheese, YUM. 3:30-5pm Our books had told us about a Petroglyph National Park. A Petroglyph is a design made by a Native American in a rock by chipping away at the rock as ...

So first I went and visited my friend Shannon in Albuquerque, who I'd met the year before on the way to Guatemala. This was back in the days, back at the age, when such was the norm, making friends on the road. I’m not sure which was more important, but the best part was that it extended to locals, usually smoking herb, so it must have been ...