Sunday brought warmer weather and bright sun, so we went out to Tsankawi for a walk. It was beautiful and quiet as usual. The kids loved the caves and Roy took great photos of the views and rock formations.
On Monday we had a girls day/boys day. Casey and I went to a paint your own pottery place near downtown, then had lunch, did a little shopping and finished the day off with an ice cream crepe. Jake, Roy and Evan went horseback riding in the Ortiz mountains where they got in a good ride looking at old mines, turquoise samples and great views. In the evening we all went to a Taiko drumming concert at the children's museum. None of the drummers were Japanese, but they sounded great and were very energetic. The show is a combination of drumming and dancing around the drums.
Yesterday we drove out to Bandelier, a larger and more civilized part of the national park that includes Tsankawi. Although you can't tell from the photos, several of the trails were closed due to ice and snow. After Bandelier we went to the Bradbury Science Museum in Albuquerque. The museum had a special exhibit of brain teasers as well as permanent exhibits on the history of the labs at Los Alamos, stewardship, weapons safety and security, and information on current research done at the labs. We even saw photos of our relatives who had worked at the labs during the war!
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Wish I could have joined you!
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