2009 - New Mexico

Here was our first B&B in Phoenix.

Eileen enjoying th pool in the 100+ heat of Phoenix.

We joined our friends Julie & Keith Horder for dinner that we met on our Egypt trip last year.

This is Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio called Taliesen.

The Heard Museum in Phoenix.Got in free thanks to Julie.

Our next B&B in Albuquerque.

Fine dining at the High Noon Saloon in Albuquerque.

Kasha Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument near Santa Fe.

Hacienda Nicholas B&B in Santa Fe.

A quick street lunch in Santa Fe.

Georgia O'Keefe's home in Abiquiu.

Ghost Ranch where Georgia O'Keefe did some of her art.

The scene use for her "Blue River" painting.

A mountain spire used in another O'Keefe painting.

The "Pedernal". Painted by O'Keefe a few times.

A natural ampitheater in the side of the mountain.

The different layers of the mountain built over millions of years.

The Rio Grande River gourge near Taos.

Our next stop....the Historic Taos Inn.

The Taos Pueblo, a Native American village.

A church on the Pueblo.

The buildings where people still live as they did hundreds of years ago with no electricity or running water.

Eileen purchased a drum made of a cottonwood tree and buffalo skin by Deer Snow Trail.

The is an old home in Taos; Hacienda Martinez.

Ah, surrounded by red chili peppers... life is good.

A 1797 structure. Home of Ernest Blumenstein, artist.

Eileen feels safe next to "Homeland Security".

The cemetary in Taos where Kit Carson is buried.

The San Francisco mission church in Taos.

Entering Bandalier National Monument.

A rattlesnake visits along the path.

The UFO Museum in Roswell.

The next group is all from inside Carlsbad Caverns.

This is the walking entrance to the caverns where the evening before we saw over 4 million bats come out in search of dinner.

White Sands National Monument near Alamagordo.

It may look like snow but it is gypsum that has been wind and stone blasted over time.

A freshly plowed road.

A sledding hill !

The Lundeen Inn of the Arts B&B in Las Cruces.

Taking a rest next to a permanent resting spot in Las Cruces.

Old court house that sentenced Billy the Kid to hang.

The Palace Hotel in Silver City.

The Gila Cliff Dwelling National Monument. Geronimo was born near here.

Picturegraphs over 700 years old.

Deer in the forest near the roadway.

As the sign says, this place does exist in New Mexico.

The Western Motel in Magdalena, NM.

A "hole in the wall" diner accross from the motel. A great Enchilada dinner for $7 !

The "VLA" of 20 dishes for radio astronomy.

See how small I am in front of the dish.

Crossing the Continental Divide in northern NM.

"Pie Town"... the best pies in the US. Some very interesting kinds.

A visit to Fart Apache, Arizona.

An old indian burial site at Fort Apache.

The "Mystery Castle" in Phoenix built by Luther Gulley from 1930 to 1945.

This is Mary Lou, Luther's daughter who still lives in the castle.

A stealth bomber in the Pima Air Museum in Tucson.

Charles and I keep pedaling but just can't get off the ground !

Here's something more my size !

An old western style town in Tuscon.

Where Charles reluctantly celebrated his birthday.

Jessica and I on our last day in Tuscon.