Day Seven: Santa Fe,NM

Today we just explored the old plaza and checked out a few shops around town. Since we were able to get into Taos on day one today ended up being a more relax day.

Went to see Guardians of The Galaxy 2 and all I`ve got to say is I AM GROOT :)

Tomorrow we are off to Albuquerque,NM (only an hour away) to take a tram ride up a mountain.


TTFN,
Ashley

Day Six: Taos, NM

We took off and kept our fingers crossed for the Taos Pueblo to be opened on day one. We got lucky and spent half the day walking around the grounds. 

The church is the oldest building on the grounds. The wall surrounding the church used to be about 8 feet high for protection. The cemetery is no longer in use. They did use to practice a stacking method in the cemetery.










This is one of the larger building still standing. They use the top 2 floors as storage and the bottom levels as houses as well as shops. We had a ton of delicious outdoor adobe oven made food.


TTFN,
Ashley

Day Five: Dinetah Ruins, NM

We arrived for our tour at 8am. Last year we had Larry as our tour guide however this time around it was a new lady.
We hit the road to go see some "Pueblitos" as well as some paintings. The ruins this time around were not made my the Anasazi people but by the Navajo indian tribe from years ago.
The way they are built looks similiar but the technique is different. Their buildings were built as defensive holdings for when the Spanish came to claim their land.
Enjoy the pictures below.

Sheep or animal bones 

Tomorrow we are heading to Taos,NM with the goal of seeing the living pueblo. We missed out on it last year so we planned a two day stay in Santa Fe just in case day one doesn`t work out.


TTFN,
Ashley

Day Four: Bloomfield,NM

Today was just a drive day since tomorrow is an all day tour of the Dinetah ruins and paintings.
The drive wasn`t too bad just a bit slow with flat land.

TTFN,
Ashley

Day Three: Williams, AZ

The drive to Williams was just under 200 miles but we had a full day planned out. Our first mission was to go visit the Deer Farm. A place we have visited on every road trip.

After the Deer Farm we did the drive around loop of Bearizona as well as the walk through area. Dealt with a few people who can`t follow instructions but besides that the animals were amazing.




For dinner we went to the Historic Diner 66 for some tasty burgers.

Tomorrow is a drive day towards Bloomfield,NM for a few nights.

TTFN,
Ashley

Day Two: Kingman,Az

Just another drive day. Was only a 300 mile drive so got to stop and have a sit down lunch.
We stopped in Needles a place where we went on a previous trip. The food was so tasty.

For dinner we ate at a steakhouse that we first visited 4 years ago. Below is a then and now photo of me next to the cowboy carving. It's really cool to see the changes over the years.

Tomorrow we are off to Williams,AZ to visit the Deer Farm as well as do the drive through Bearizona wildlife tour.

TTFN,

Ashley

Day One: Tehachpi,Ca

Day One went off without a hitch. We left the house after our standard checklist reading at 740am. Stopped in Fresno for some lunch and walking at 1230pm. Made it to hotel at 430pm.

After checking into the hotel we walked across the street to grab some sushi. Some delicious miso soup helped clear up my nose. Hopefully the sickness will dry out in the desert.

Tomorrow will be another drive day to add to our 410miles we did today. We are putting some distance between us and home that's for sure.

TTFN,
Ashley