Archive for June 30th, 2008

The Big Hole in the Ground

Monday, June 30th, 2008

GRAND CANYON
On our way to the Grand Canyon we passed through terrain that gave us a taste of the Grand  Canyon.  Chewed up terrain!  Rugged cliffs, small canyons, dry river beds all in glorious reds, whites and yellows. Down and down we went to about 4000 feet (before we went back up again into the [...]

New Music to Ancient Culture

Monday, June 30th, 2008

Mesa Verde
From bluegrass to cliff dwellings.  What culture shock.  We left Telluride and drove directly to Mesa Verde where we stayed in a weird national park campground run privately by Aramark. Quite unkempt campsites without electricity.  The drive there gave us a wonderful scenic drive through the flat topped mesas that were the home to [...]

Turning Lemons into Lemonade

Monday, June 30th, 2008

 
Last year, as we were planning this trip we decided that one of the highlights would be our trip to the Santa Fe opera.  We knew that we would not be able to order tickets, but figured we could get standing room or scalped tickets or something.  What we did not figure was that the [...]

New Mexico

Monday, June 30th, 2008

 
We love New Mexico.  I had a hard time convincing David to continue with our trip.  He was quite ready to put down stakes in Sante Fe.
On our way to Albequereque we went as close as we could to the Trinity site, where the first atomic bomb was tested.  However, since it is only opened [...]