New Mexico

Ah, the dear Southwest. We spent about two weeks on a wonderful farm with wonderful people just south of Santa Fe. The work we did was to help get the garden ready for the winter; weeding, mulching, straightening rows, etc. The farm is right by the old Route 66, which is just a dirt road now, and one of the first motels in the country (it has been closed for a while). There were all kinds of petroglyphs right off the side of the road which was incredible to think of the history there, from ancient trading route to dust bowl migration to its current state of minimal use because of the Interstate. It was also lots of fun to explore Santa Fe and Albuquerque. We got to see author Sherman Alexie speak, went to a free film festival, and met some interesting characters.
Since then, we've gone through El Paso, Big Bend National Park, and now we're in Austin, Texas. Plenty more photos, but not enough time right now...
Anyways, thanks to all the great people we met in New Mexico, especially the delightful folks at Squash Blossom Farms!


Shameless Grasshoppers:


Tent Rocks National Monument (reminds me of the Fairy Chimneys in central Turkey Link ):




Old adobe building:


The Farm: