Day 2 - Mothers Day

Here is a picture os the casita in which we are staying. We are not in the main part of Santa Fe, but on the outskirsts. It is very quiet here. and we have wonderful views.
We went to Tent Rock National Monument today. I got part way up one of the trails and realized that with the change in elevation I was not going to make it up a 1.5 mile trail that went UP over 600 feet. So Bob/Rob/Robert took off with the camera and I took the shorter loop. I did enjoy the hike. Saw some interesting wildlife and some blooming cacti. I must admit that the pictures that Bob/Rob/Robert took from the top of the trail were quite impressive. You can see why the place is called Tent Rocks. He found the striations of colors very impressive.



I sat just off the trail and waited for Bob/Rob/Robert for over 45 minutes because I found two cacti in full bloom. I periodically would say in a loud voice "OK snakes I'm here you can leave me alone." I watched a lizzard scurry back and forth and finally gave up after I wasn't sure what that noise was that I heard in the bushes. We did find this cactus just off of the highway and I got Bob/Rob/Robert to take a picture. I wanted to show people that there are flowers in the desert.

We decided to take a loop back to Santa fe and drive through Bandelier. Well, anyone who knows about us and short cuts knows how that went. We did see the Rio Grande, again, another river that was unlabeled, cattle and horses wandering on the road and drove through several Indian reservations. We never did quite know where we were or find where we wanted to be. Finally we found I-25 and headed back to Santa Fe.

We did a quick tour around the square and I got my birthday and Mothers Day present. We tried to find a store that we bought a lot at when we were here three years ago, but we must have gone in the wrong direction. I asked Douglas if he remembered wher it was and he told us what he remembered. We will try again.