Rick and Terry visit New Mexico

Ron's brother, Rick, and his wife Terry came to visit us in April 2011. We had a great time showing them all the sights, sounds, and culture of New Mexico. We visited the Salinas Missions (who would have believed that New Mexico could be so green). Terry was our tour guide and we learned a lot about these ruined Spanish missions.

We visited Petroglyph Park and we all made it to the top! About half way up the mesa, you are at a mile above sea level (thank goodness we started at about 5000 feet).

We visited the Ventana Arch ("window" arch in Spanish). Unfortunately, because so many people have trampled the area, you can only walk partway up the path.

We went to the sandstone bluffs (Terry is on top of the world). I'm way too nervous to go to close to the edge; it's a long drop down.

I took a picture of Ron and Rick (yes, they are brothers! Ron says that if they could have averaged his 5' 10" and Rick's 6' 7", they both could have been 6' 2") at Sandia Crest. Rather than taking the tram, we drove to 10,678 feet above sea level.

Rick and Terry really enjoyed our visit to Sky City where the Acoma Indians built their village on top of a mesa. There are still about 50 people who call Sky City their year-round home.

We had a wonderful visit with them and look forward to having them come down again.