  1 Acoma Puebla Museum and Cultural Center |
 2 Sky City, Acoma Pueblo Homeland for almost 2,000 years |
 3 San Esteban de Rey Mission, begain in 1629, completed in 1640 |
 4 view from another angle |
 5 Our tour group with guide. you cannot visit the town without a guide from the museum |
 6 walking the streets with our guide |
 7 some of the oldest homes in town |
 8 a communal oven |
 9 Surrounding area from Sky City with Enchanted Mesa in the background |
 10 we decided to walk back to the museum but the descent was not so easy |
 11 as you can tell, the train is steep as Bill makes his way down |
 12 Museum's exhibitions |
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 15 Then we arrived at Kurt Kempter and Val Alonso's home in Santa Fe. We have known them for many years |
 16 Keith, Egidio, Kirt, Val, Francisco. Bill is taking the picture |
 17 the view from Kirt and Val's home |
 18 Bill, Francisco, Keith, Kirt, Egidio and Val |
 19 Sunset from Val and Kirt' deck |
 20 Santa Fe's Cathedral |
 21 Cathedral's interior |
 22 one of the vitrals in the Cathedral |
 23 Artwork in front of the Cathedral |
 24 downtown Santa Fe |
 25 on Santa Fe's main square. Bill, Francisco, Keith, Egidio |
 26 the Lensic Performing Arts Center |
 27 Bill and friend |
 28 downtown Santa Fe, Cathedral in background |
 29 Loretto Chapel, 1872 (?) |
 30 The chapel is known for its unusual helix-shaped spiral staircase (the "Miraculous Stair"). There's a strange story about how it was built |
 31 Loretto Chapel grounds |
 32 artwork in a local gallery |
 33 Sweet tooth |
 34 The Loretto Hotel |
 35 Loretto Hotel artwork |
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 37 San Miguel Church, oldest church structure in the USA, original adobe walls and altar built by Tlaxcalan Indians from Mexico, ca 1610 |
 38 Interior of the chapel |
 39 New Mexico's Capitol |
 40 Ash deposits near Santa Fe, known as White Place or Plaza Blanca because Georgia O'Keeffe used to visit and camp in the area |
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 43 Our friend, Kirt Kempter, who is a Geologist, took us to Plaza Blaca and shared a lot of his knowledge about the area with us |
 44 we did a lot of climbing, but it was worth it |
 45 Egidio, Keith, Bill and Francisco, pausing for a picture |
 46 the view from on top |
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 48 panoramic view of the whole area |
 49 Sandia Peak Ski and Tramway, which we took to the top |
 50 View of the Sandia Mountains |
 51 Albuquerque from Sandia Peak |
 52 the ski area |
