From The Earth....

Later on we stopped by another mission in Rancho De Taos, New Mexico. Rancho De Taos is just south of Taos, New Mexico.

The mission walls were reciently "mudded" and you could see the straw in the mixture. Very cool!

Shopping for Chilis in Chimayo

Michelle and I visited a small mission in Chimayo, New Mexico. The local stores sold a variety of chilis. We ended up buying a few bags of various chilis for use with cooking. Very tasty!

Visiting Las Lunas

Michelle and I stopped by my parents property in Las Lunas, New Mexico. The property is next to some railroad tracks and a couple of abandonded cars. There is a lot of space out there :)

Camping In New Mexico

We spent our second night on our trip camping in a national forest in southern New Mexico. Our campsite was a small clearing just a mile or so off the rural road we were driving on. The closest town was Datil, New Mexico. What a beautiful place. It was here we discovered the fridge doesn't work. More on this later....
In the morning we drove past a large array of antennas used for radio astronomy. The antennas were located on a large flat plain 15 minutes from our campsite.

The order of these photos were a little out of wack because they were taken before the post on July 24....but it took awhile before I could share them.

Happy Birthday Michelle!

Actually Michelle's birthday was a few days ago but she sent me this photo of her flowers and I wanted to share it.

Internet Connectivity in Garcia Park? Go Figure...

You would be suprised to find where you can find connectivity on this planet. Last night we stayed in Tres Ritos, outside of Chimayo, New Mexico. It is a pretty place but we were surrounded by ATV campers. Big trailers, and generators running all night.

So the next day we drove to Taos and stopped in at a camping store. We spoke to the guy working behind the counter and I told him I needed a good nights sleep in the mountains. I told him about last night and he told me to go to Garcia Park, 7 miles up a dirt road out of Taos.

We get there and it is beautiful. We park the truck in a grove of aspens and take a walk in a nearby meadow. I just happened to turn on my phone and believe it or not...we have reception. That's why you are getting this post.

New Mexico is a beautiful place. More to follow.....

At Least I Synced....

We are leaving for Colorado and I synced my ipod with itunes last night. I figured I'd sync Michelle's iphone as well. Glad I did because immediately afterwards the harddrive on my laptop crashed. Im pretty sure its toast.

The only thing I lost was aprox. 12 gigs of music. At least I synced the good stuff yesterday.

I guess you can say I purged my music collection. Oh well. Now off to Colorado.

Shopping For Flowers

Michelle and I recently took a trip to Miramar Nursery to look for a new plant for the front yard. We ended up purchasing a Yucca Rostrada. Below is a photo of a developed one in the Kensington area of San Diego. We like the round shape of the spines. Ours is a little smaller.

While at the Miramar Nursery, I took a photo of Michelle in a sea of Agapanthus :)

Lazy Days

Its been warm reciently (for OB standards) and we had a great time surfing, riding at the skate park, and reading a book to my wife while out on the patio. Jack joined us for a nap under a plant. Good times!

More Repairs Around The House

This photo of the trashcans looks like a repeat.... (click here) but it isn't. The city emptied our trash cans from the June 29 front yard trimming session and we filled them up again...this time with the remaining clippings from the center portion of the front yard (what I am standing in front of). All in all we filled 16 trash cans with garden clippings. Jeez.

We also replaced the toilet in the bathroom. We purchased a "Toto" toilet which is famous for being water-wise AND having a lot of flushing power. Jack wanted to check it out before it was installed. We placed the old toilet in the alley. Hopefully someone will pick it up. If not, I'll smash it up and throw it in the trash. 

I'm running out of household choirs. Time for a road trip. More info soon....