You know, it had been some 20+ years since I had been to a Santa Fe rodeo, and of course it seemed all so different from this “experienced” age. BUT i was pleasantly surprised that it was a very good event and I actually enjoyed it more then I thought i would. Kids, well I think they enjoyed it a bit, but there was a ferris wheel in the distance so they were somewhat distracted… Although Angelica definitely wants to do some Muttin Busting!!!
We did make it over to the carnival side a couple days later, and it was one of the cheesiest ones i have ever been to, but again it wasn’t about me, and the kids, and their cousins loved every old dilapidated rusty ride!
Kids loved the lake so much we made another venture up to Abiquiu lake and took some of the awesome hospitality of one of my Mom’s oldest friends and HS classmates, even ran into and old schoolmate their as well!! small world sometimes! Not only did they get to swim in the lake again but they got Jet Ski rides as well, even MOM got a ride with her son-in-law, which was AMAZING, but of course her old friend was their and she had to impress ya know!!!
Then in was up tot he Northern New Mexico mountains to a place called Canyon Creek north of Mora, NM!! Wanted kids to experience a little of what we used to do as kids in the Pecos river. The ride was absolutely awesome, I sometimes forget the beauty of my Home state. It was nice riding up the little NM highway alongside the Rio Grande and actually see water in the river!!! The windy little roads through Velarde, Dixon, Penasco, and Mora brought back soo many memories of my youth, a time when I definitely did not appreciate any of it. It was something beyond words to describe, and traveling in an RV, slow, made it all that more awesome!!
