I love New Mexico - it's starkly beautiful. Even though everything is brown, the canyons and mesas are gorgeous. We have traveled on parts of the Santa Fe Trail; I cannot imagine what it would have been like to cross this country in wagon train. Today we traveled from Taos to Los Alamos - not far in miles but it took all day to do it! We make a lot of scenic stops. A photography author we met suggested a drive to Chimayo. So, of course, we went. We were in the Rio Grande Gorge & followed the Rio Grande River at times (its not very big yet, but fast, white water). Chimayo has a Catholic shrine where the dirt is believed to have the power to heal. People come from all over (it's especially busy this week due to Easter) for its healing power. There were some discarded crutches in the church. We enjoyed another Mexican meal; I think that is all we've eaten for 3 days! We took a canyon road that turned into one lane with 10 mph hairpin turns up and down the canyon - that was almost too exciting. I feel like we have seen the "real" New Mexico. The pic is of the shrine in Chimayo.

Larry's Comments: I think I got a little car sick in the mountains today.

Eldon's comments: Los Alamos is supposedly the most educated town in the United States - most PhD's per population; kinda like St. Ignace but different.