Albuquerque

Albuquerque---took me many tries before I could spell this place!!!  Before reaching the Alb place we stopped at El Morro--or the Headland in Spanish.   This large sandstone promontory had a pool of water at its base--so it became a special stopping place on the east/west trail.   Starting with the first Zuni  Indians and continuing with the Spanish and then the mappers of the east west trail---each left their carved evidence of their passage on the bluff's wall.   One marking was even from an 11 year old girl on here way west on a wagon train.  I'll put a picture on the blog of the weather we were having that day--snow/sleet showers.  It was cold when we were walking around the bluff but at least it wasn't snowing right then.   On Sunday we went to the Indian Pueblo Cultural Museum---saw some native dances--good displays--they are beginning to be very proud of their culture.

 We plan to stay around this area for a week--so a bit of sight seeing--but mostly just staying south before heading north!!!