Next stop on the adventure was going to be an old trading post, practically out in the middle of nowhere. I had first seen this place because it's one of the train stops on the way to and from Santa Fe. Unfortunately, the day we came by it was closed......but look at the history of this wonderful place.
This was the day we visited
It was first opened in the 1880's.
And this was the way it looked when I first saw it.
It was destroyed in a fire in 2001.
I'm hoping the next time I visit NM that it's open. I just really, really love old historic buildings
A little further down the road was our destination......Tent Rocks
We hiked along for about an hour (1.5 miles) and just enjoyed the
gorgeous weather and the beautiful scenery around us.
Shay took a picture of Aaron, I borrowed it from her FB page
because I can never get him to pose for pictures.
Our 2nd group selfie for the day!
We got the Ranger to take a group picture of.
(if you are wondering why I look like a prancing pony.....it's because my foot is up on a stump.
I was trying to pose myself in a relaxing and interesting position -- and I failed!)
Just hiking along......what great exercise
We started walking back to the car about dusk and found a pile of fresh Coyote poopy right in the middle of the trail. Looks like we may have just missed someone doing their business.
It was definitely time to go.
We snapped this picture on the way back with the wind blowing in
our hair in the back seat of a car speeding down the freeway
The day ended with us picking up pizza and salad and headed home to have a couple of cold beers and playing card games again.
It was another fantastic day!
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