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| USA Park @ Gallup (no trees or space) |
Our drive from Gallup, NM to Santa Fe was an easy 200 mile drive and we arrived at our new home in Sante Fe in the early afternoon. Pretty exciting afternoon as I spent it getting caught up on laundry. Tuesday morning we explored Pecos National Historical Park where the visitor center was built in 1989 with $1,500,000. that was donated by Greer Garson. Beautiful carvings throughout the building which, we failed to take pictures of.
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| Catholic church of early 1700 |
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| Rick @ Church ruins |
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| We managed to avoid |
The first Puebloans built rock and mud villages in the valley around 1100 but in the early 1300's they built Pecos pueblo that by 1450 had a population of 2,000 and was a 5 story fortress. In 1541 the Spaniards arrived and it was downhill from there. The Spanish dominated until the Pueblo revolt of 1680 but then the Spaniards returned 12 years later. The last puebloans left in 1838. In 1862 the Battle of Glorieta Pass took place. This was between the Union and Confederate armies, the furthest west of any battle of the Civil War.
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| Historical Marker |
We met Gary and Sarah, my brother and sister-in-law, for dinner at an excellent southwest restaurant, The Shed, in downtown Sante Fe and then showed them the bronze sculpture that is at the entrance to the museum on the hill. Much good food, drink and laughs.
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| Sarah, Ardie & Gary in Sante Fe |
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| Gary, Ardie & Rick |
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| Rick, Sarah and Gary |
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