NM Vignettes--Beyond the Middle of Nowhere

If you want to truly get away from it all, I think you can't do better than Silver City, New Mexico, a surprisingly metropolitan gem of a town where fewer than 10,000 people make their home.The walk-friendly historic downtown has only one flashing red light to monitor traffic, no stoplights, and lots of friendly shop owners ready to welcome you to their antique shops, thrift stores, two used bookstores, artists' galleries, and bars and restaurants.

NM Vignettes -- Taos Pueblo

The Taos Pueblo is the longest, continuously occupied Pueblo in the Western Hemisphere, and David and I met several of the people who still live there today.

NM Vignettes -- Meow Wolf Interactive Art Museum

We fell down the rabbit hole today but didn't mind in the least. David and I strolled through a refrigerator and crawled through a fireplace to get to the land of the dragons. If you're in Santa Fe, you'lll want to do the same thing at this interactive art museum called Meow Wolf.

David begins the descent into the rabbit hole!

NM Vignettes -- Santuario de Chimayo

Holy cow, holy mackerel, holy crap, yes, but we never heard of holy dirt until today.

It seems that back in the 1800s, a priest found a crucifix on this site that he moved to a church. The next day the cross magically appeared back at its original site.

 This happened three times until everyone finally gave up and decided the cross was where it was supposed to be. It was declared a miracle and the site was considered sacred ground. Believers come from around the world to pay their respects.