We pulled into Santa Fe, kicked back and visited with some old friends for a few days. The day before we left they took us up to Los Alamos. This is where the first atomic bomb was formulated and constructed. This is a pretty incredible town. Obviously it is a government town. Lots of money, beautiful buildings and tons of research facilities. But just down the road from there, one can walk back into time. Here lived the ancient people of this area. Extremely tall cliffs of sandstone is where they made their homes and villages. They would carve holes in the sandstone for their timbers for their roofs and build buildings that were 3 stories tall. They would also carve whole rooms into the soft sandstone. This is a pretty incredible place and somewhat ironic that it is so close to Los Alamos. After we left Santa Fe, we headed for Sedona Arizona. I now wish I was back in Chaco Canyon to enjoy the peace and quiet and where we don't have to fight the traffic and traffic jams of Sedona. Somehow, Sedona has lost it's charm for me. The red rocks and scenery is majestic and breathtaking but everyone on the planet it seems has moved here. Reminds me of the traffic jams on Maui..... and they call this progress?
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