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| The next morning we had breakfast at Frontier, a place with yummy Mexican breakfasts, cinnamon buns and homemade tortillas. |
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| We drove to Acoma, a Pueblo Tribe village at the top of the mesa. People there still live traditionally with no electricity or running water. We had a knowledgeable guide who took us on a tour of the village and explained the history of the village, including the saga of the ruthless Spanish cnnquerers and priests. |
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| A window in the village made of mica. |
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| A traditional bread baking oven |
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| A Kiva or place of worship |
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| The Catholic Church built by the Spaniards on the site of a kiva the Spaniards had destroyed. |
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| Margaret, Mel and i started driving west again and here we are at the Continental Divide |
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| We stopped at the El Rancho hotel where many westerns were made and movie stars stayed during the early Route 66 eras. |
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| Our next stop was the Painted Desert and Petrified Forest. We were enchanted by the landscape and the colors. |
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| There were many petroglyphs. |
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| The remains of a village |
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| We met these artists in residence-a writer and photographer who are collecting vignettes about the Petrified Forest. They were especially interested in Margaret's comparisons with Aboriginal petroglyphs. |
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 The petrified wood |
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| The Petrified Forest at sunset |
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| We drove through Holbrook, Arizona and saw the classic Wigwam Motel |
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