We are in Santa Fe, NM and enjoying all the shops, galleries, food & margaritas!!
This first week we drove to Barstow on Sunday stopping in Bakersfield in the afternoon for our first ice cream testing site. Dewars was recommended by a friend of one of our daughters. It has been a family owned ice cream parlor for 100 years and has several locations. Very old time ice cream parlor style. The ice cream was disappointing in the fact that Art's triple chocolate flavor had a non distinct chocolate taste and my peanut butter/ chocolate swirl was chalky.
On to Barstow overnight and the next day spent some time walking around Winslow, AZ, Art's place of birth and taking pictures. Made it to Flagstaff that afternoon and visited with Lowell an old jr high friend of Art's. He certainly keeps in touch with people !
The next day we drove the Petrified Forest and Painted Forest loop...beautiful and interesting formations....
In Barstow we met Dave and Patty who were traveling from the Bay area to Native American sites...they told us about Chaco Canyon National Historical Park. We had never even heard of it but decided to drive there before going into Santa Fe. It was quite a drive into the park which was over 10 miles of washboard like dirt road in our 5th wheel!!! Took over an hour....but it was worth it. Ruins of large complexes of attached rooms built in rock starting in 800 AD
It was very educational and interesting to see the construction and engineering capabilities of these first tribal people in our country!!
Today we drove to Taos which was smaller but we decided we like Santa Fe better...more to see and do...also we heard the really best margaritas in town are at Marias so we have to try those tonight...also well know for their food...really everyone has their own favorites!!
Thinking of you all and wishing we could have brought you all along!!
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