Santa Fe, New Mexico

Susan went to Santa Fe with Carl and Grandma to see Matina. Matina is Carl's cousin and Grandma's niece, and she is at a seminar for a month in New Mexico. It was a long drive, but we stopped to rest and stretch our legs. We also had food to eat and cold water to drink. We checked into the motel about 5:30 and went to get Matina.
Carl and Matina at White Rock overlook
Her school was way across town, and we made a few wrong turns getting there. She looks very much like her mother, but like herself too. We four went to dinner at Coyote Cantina. It is a rooftop restaurant downtown with delicious food. Afterwards we got the stroller and walked around about an hour.

Saturday we all had breakfast at the Cloudcliff Bakery. It was so sunny we decided to eat indoors. Susan especially liked the watermelon and a biscuit. Actually she didn't eat much bread, just licked the jelly off and held it out for more. I ordered 2 hard boiled eggs for Susan and me. They have no real idea what that is. I opened the first and sent the second back for another 5 minutes.

We had decided to check out some of the pueblos. I wanted to go to Chimayo to the weaving shop. Matina wanted to see some pottery. Carl didn't seem to care so long as we were all together. We didn't ask Susan. We drove through the Tesuque reservation, but didn't find anywhere to stop. In Chimayo we visited a chapel were there is supposed to be miraculous dirt. Actually we only walked around the grounds which were interesting. Susan wanted to feel all the flowers. We drove on past the restaurant and found the weaving shop. We were able to watch a weaver for a while. Susan chose a purple rug for her mother, and Matina found one with birds. There were lots of weaving shops in that area.

We drove on to the Santa Clara pueblo and stopped at a house to see some pottery. Susan was tired, so I took her outside to see the hummingbirds at a
Santuario de Chimayo
feeder while Matina looked at the pottery and pictures of the process. We found a place for ice cream and cold drinks.

We drove into the mountains on the west side of I25 north of Santa Fe. One thing we saw was a huge radio telescope that turned out to be part of the Los Alamos National Labs. We drove to a place called White Rock that we all agreed was a super view. It was getting hot outside. We felt a little cooler looking at the waterfalls. White Rock overlook

Bandelier was our last stop. I remember going there as a kid about 12. It's the place where Anasazi Indians build their pueblo. We walked up the hiking path as far as the kiva.

Looking into the kiva at Bandelier

Sitting on the lodge patio