Cowboys & Indians

On Sunday, March 30 we found ourselves on Canyon Rd. in Santa Fe, NM, which is lined with art galleries galore! Barbara was glad to get out of the car and walk around a bit.

Over the past week we have been in AZ and then NM. We visited Cosanti in Scottsdale and found the famous Soleri balls from Italy, by the artist Paolo Soleri. We of course, had to get one for our collection and have said that its another anniversary present for us. We've been celebrating our anniversary a lot lately.

Soleri was a student of Frank LLoyd Wright and we stayed in the Arco Santi overnight, which was a project of Soleri's. With only 11 rooms, it was very cozy and interesting. It is a 3 story building made completely out of concrete and started out as a planned community. We had breakfast there the next day and then went on to Flagstaff for lunch at a historical hotel. Humphry's Peak, the highest point in AZ was closed due to 4 ft of snow at only 9,600 ft., so Larry couldn't add it to his list of accomplishments.

We then crossed into NM and have since been staying in hotels, because believe it or not, Larry is tired of camping! In Gallup, NM, which we absolutely loved, we found the visitor's center and happened upon a very new-agey women who worked there. She said Barbara had a wonderful aura and was a very giving person. We then went to the Indian Culture Center and bought a beautiful Catchina Doll directly from the artist, named Dayvan.

After another full day, we drove to Albuquerque and went to Old Town. It was hard to find, but we did and we had dinner with a country band playing that night. We went on to Santa Fe and will drive to Taos tonight. Stay tuned...