updates!

So it has been a while since I've had a chance to update. I'll try to do a day-by-day so I make sure I don't miss anything!

First thing Monday morning Hanna, the other WWOOFer, and I left the farm in Arroyo Seco. On the way out of town we stopped at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge to take some pictures - New Mexico is even more beautiful with a fresh coat of snow!

Tuesday morning, with no farm to go to and feeling the need to keep moving, I drove to meet Thomas in Gallup, NM. That day we drove to the Continental Divide and then drove through El Malpais National Monument . On the drive from Gallup to Grants we saw three police cars pulled over on the shoulder of the highway and slowed down assuming there had been an accident. As we got closer we saw three policemen throwing rocks to scare down a very large and confused bull that had somehow wandered out of his pasture and onto this hill along the highway and whose horns were way to big for even New Mexico's toughest police men to risk approaching. I really wish I had a picture of this.

Thursday and Friday we spent back at Hanna's father's house cooking big meals, playing music together (Hanna's father, Paul and brother, Cash are quite the musical duo), watching the Bulls demolish the Hawks in Game 3, and tag-sale hunting.

PIB (Pain.In.Butt) the Dog

 Hanna

Saturday morning we left Albuquerque and drove to the Jemez National Recreation Area near Jemez Springs, NM where we were surprised to encounter mountains and dense pine forests. We stayed in a lovely campsite within hiking distance to an incredible waterfall and McCauley Hot Springs, deep in the canyon.

view from the top

looking down the waterfall

Sunday we stayed in Espanola, NM and finally Monday morning we made it to Colorado!! Crossing the border was quite the experience due to 50mph winds which stirred up a massive dust storm that made visibility terrible. We spent last night in Canyon City, CO which is a really cute town and arrived this afternoon at the home of Thomas' cousins Mike & Linda just outside of Denver, CO. The Rockies are gorgeous as ever and we might even get some snow tomorrow! Hooray for mountains. More updates (and pictures) as they come!

(Note : Did you know that if you click on the pictures they will get bigger? They will! And most of them are way more interesting when you can tell what's going on)