We left Moab, Utah at 8 AM, drove through Colorado into New Mexico. En route, we made a visit to the Aztec Ruins, part of the National Park Service in Aztec, New Mexico.
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| It was very nice of the bird for the special welcome |
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| The water storage facility in the middle of the complex |
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| Carol and Irene, two of the Elves who help with Santa's letters in Cloverdale |
From the late 1000's to the late 1200's, ancestral Pueblo people at Aztec, planned and built a settlement that included large public buildings, smaller structures, earthworks and ceremonial buildings.
In 1916, New York's American Museum of Natural History began sponsoring excavations, Earl H. Morris, age 25, headed the first dig at Aztec. He spent the next seven seasons excavating and and stabilizing West Ruin, the Great Kiva and a few rooms in the East Run. In the 1930's Morris supervised the reconstruction of the Great Kiva.
We arrived in Santa Fe around 5:00. We checked into our hotel and walked over to The Red Lobster. It was only a 10 minute walk which we needed after our long bus ride.
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Patrick and Mandy split a 10 oz. Maine Lobster Tail. It looked amazing!
Cec had snow crab and I had shrimp which was also very good. |
