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View from inside a 400 yr old church
at Abo Pueblo Ruins, Salinas Pueblo Missions National
Monument |
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Outside view of Abo Ruins dating
back to 1200 A.D. |
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Bandelier National Monument -
holes at the bottom of picture are cave dwellings dating back 1000
years |
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Polliann looking into a cave - a
great view, eh?! |
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This ladder took us to a sacred
location high in the cliffs |
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Both of us in one of the cave
dwellings |
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Indians carved out larger holes
to live in from the already naturally occuring "swiss cheese"
cliffs |
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Looking into a Kiva (used for
Indian spiritual ceremonies) |
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Me inside of a Kiva high in the
cliffs |
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Polliann looking down into a
Kiva |
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Pueblo Ruins at Bandelier -
these were originally multi-storied with hundreds of rooms, which could be
entered through holes in the roofs |
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Robert in front of a Spanish
missionary church at the Jemez (HEY-mess)
Ruins |
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A great view out of the church
(400 years old) at Jemez Ruins (800 years
old) |
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Capitol Building in Santa Fe,
NM |
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Polliann grinding corn - it sure
is a lot easier today! |
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Snow at Sandia Peak just outside
of Albuquerque |
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Taking a break to look at the
scenery on Turquoise Trail between Albuquerque and Santa
Fe |
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Robert on Turquoise
Trail |
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Inside a missionary church at
Quarai Ruins (800 years old) which is part of the Salinas (salt lakes)
Pueblo Missions National Monument |
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Quarai
Ruins |
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Hanging out inside of a pueblo
home |
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Most of the buildings in Santa
Fe have a very Southwestern look with many adobe covered buildings
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Strange looking Soda Pop
Falls |
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A hand-made circus at an
interesting place called Tinkertown (near Sandia Peak)- full of an
incredible amount of detailed creations and
collections |
