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The Petrified Forest
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A really neat distraction
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Two big old things
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A Collared Lizard in the sun
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Wood improved by time
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Proving Judy was there
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The scenery is awesome in the Painted Desert
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There's always something different
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Proving the RV was there
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Some of the petroglyphs near the Painted Desert
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Scratched into these rocks hundreds of years ago
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The Painted Desert
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It really looks un-natural
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And extremely beautiful
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Saw it from I-40 heading east
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Around every turn, something really neat
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It's natural - really it is
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An old mission up on a hill
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God made a lot of beautiful things
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Where we lived in Albuquerque
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One of the reasons we came to Albuquerque
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There are over 15,000 petroglyphs here
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They date back several hundred years
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Most are by the Native American residents
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Some were by the exploring Spanish
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A fertility symbol
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These are just fascinating
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The bird posed patiently
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A bunch of school kids on tour
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Two birds and a drum
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Almost everywhere you look
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Some were sacred images, some weren't
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A parrot!
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Judy says it's a cactus symbol
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A ceramic wall on a corner in Albuquerque
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We're adding states!
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We couldn't take pictures inside
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Except in the courtyard - there were several of these murals
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The old church in Oldtown Albuquerque
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The cafe was built as a home in 1706
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Entrance to the Biopark & Aquarium
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Gotta watch what you grab . .
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Sturgeon in a tank
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You don't often see a whole Moray Eel.
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We found Nemo!
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Duuuude . . . .
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Outside the Magic Garden in Biopark
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The Magic Garden has huge vegetables to wander through
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And huge occupants to watch out for
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First Iris Picture for Sally Weber
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Another Iris for Sally
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Another Iris for Sally
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Some decorations on a pedestrian overpass
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The other main reason we came to Albuquerque
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It's the world's longest tram ride
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2.5 miles takes you up almost a mile
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The views are incredible
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These folks live with these views
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Nearing the summit
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Albuquerque in the valley about 7,000 ft below
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We came up for a sunset dinner
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From the summit
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Almost sunset
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Meantime, more scenery
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Oh, yeah - new best sunset yet
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Our waiter took this picture - he got a good tip
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Really spectacular
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Albuquerque after dark
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The brightest spot in the Rio Grande valley
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The only allowable picture at the Ballooning Museum
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At the Zoo - Looks like a croquet mallet to us
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Building some nests
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Ahhh - relaxation
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It's tough being a teenager
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Happy Mother's Day!
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Friends, Romans, Country-apes . .
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Throw me some food!
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Aww . . . pipe down!
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A very popular train amongst the kids
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A one-footed scowling bird
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All babies are cute
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Well, maybe not the Red River Hog
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A klipspringer with neat ears
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Just plain awesome
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Another Iris for Sally
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It's not a stork, we think
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Nothing pretty about a hyena
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Awwwww
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White rhino
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Awesome horns
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Domestic standoff
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Neat markings
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See how camouflage works?
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How a giraffe perspires
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Peek-a-boo
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Baby and Mama
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Stick carrying overkill
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One bronze Komodo Dragon
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After work - we didn't want a ride, anyway!
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God isn't done with them yet
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One parakeet
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A Pair of Parakeets
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Budgerigar trio
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Koala sleeping (as always)
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Another Iris for Sally - Judy loves them, too
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The entrance hall at Camping World
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A unique roadside attraction
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Some guy built this place over 30 years
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Lots of animated wood carving things
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And walls made from bottles and junk
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And many old west scenes
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Real water, even
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His memorial
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Not real - wood carvings (and pretty good, too)
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He did this rather than watch televison
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Neat philosophy
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Hope he didn't personally empty all those bottles
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Judy experiments with the camera
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Neat clouds on the way to Santa Fe
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Always something else that's beautiful
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Always road construction
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Would you climb a tree in that?
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St. Francis Cathedral in Santa Fe
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Elephant sculptures near the post office
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We'll end on this pueblo-style museum in Santa Fe