We planned a stay near Albuquerque (ABQ) so we could visit Doug's brother Bob and his girlfriend Paula. We enjoyed seeing where they live and admired all the remodeling Bob has done to the house. Of course, Bob cooked us an excellent gourmet meal in their newly finished (almost) kitchen. They took us to some interesting places in ABQ as well a couple of good restaurants -- one with wood-fired pizza and the other with excellent Greek food. We visited the Rio Grande Zoo and the historic Old Town area of ABQ.
On our own, we visited Petroglyph Natl Mon, which is just west of town. It consists of several different areas, and we started out at what they consider the main one. We hiked several short trails and saw some interesting petroglyphs but nothing as good as the ones we had seen near Deming. We tried to find a second area which was supposed to have a lot more to see but it seemed that the parking area had been displaced by urban sprawl. By that time we were so hot & tired that we decided to do our grocery shopping and head home. We have since learned that this area is very impressive indeed.
# posted by Doug and Willie @ 5:57 PM