
On Sunday we went to Bandelier National Monument to do some hiking. We have been before, so we chose a trail that neither of us had ever taken. It was a 2 mile round trip walk under shade through Frijoles Canyon. A very easy walk, until we arrived at the ladders. The ladders take you up 140 vertical feet to Alcove House, a former home of the Ancestral Pueblos (previously known as Anasazi). I decided that I could climb the 4 wooden ladders to the top. Here are some pictures to prove that I did it.
It is going to be a long way up.

Steve begins the ascent.

I take a rest before beginning another climb.

Steve has made it to the top along with a number of Boy Scouts.

This is the view looking out from Alcove House.

You can't visit New Mexico and not visit a few churches. This one was too small to enter.

A visit to Taos isn't complete unless we go to Blue Fish. Here is the entryway and the fabulous garden in front of the building.


I love the colors of New Mexico. Here is view taken somewhere on the route from Santa Fe to Taos.

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