White Sands National Monument
Charlie loved the sand
Beautiful dunes
Camping on the Rio Grande
Charlie loves to camp
Our sweet little apartment in Santa Fe
The best dog park ever in Santa Fe
Cathedral Basilica of St Francis Assisi in downtown Santa Fe
The Roundhouse- State Capitol of New Mexico
Rotunda
Enjoying the rotunda
The best art collection- Buffalo from found objects
White Sands National Monument is 275 square miles of gypsum sand dunes. Super soft fine white sand as far as you can see. We walked around bit and Charlie rolled in the sand. It was the weekend and the park was filled with families who came for the day to picnic, dig in the sand and "sled" on the sand on plastic saucers.
After we left there we found some camping to make Mike happy. A little campground on the Rio Grande River near Truth or Consequences. Mike's been anxious to camp more, but while the days have been pretty warm, the nights get very cold in the desert. It's probably our last camping for a while since we're heading north.
Our next stop was Santa Fe, where we rented a really cute apartment a couple blocks from the main plaza. It's so nice to stop for a few days. Do some laundry. Cook some food.
We love Santa Fe. I could imagine staying here for a few months in the winter if we ever decide to settle down someplace. Great food, art, bikable and a dog park with views of the mountains.
And--bonus!-- just a few blocks from the state capitol. My favorite so far. (Mike says I say this about every capitol building we go to.) The building is round- hence the name The Roundhouse. It's in the adobe style of most of the buildings here. Very thoughtfully laid out. Simple and elegant with an amazing art collection.
Heading north to Taos then on to Colorado. I expect we'll run into some snow in the next few days.
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