Matt's New Mexico (Formerly Airstream) Adventure

[Matt]

We visited Santa Fe on Xmas eve with my father in law. The Loretto Chapel has this spiral staircase that’s famous because the church needed a staircase to get up to the choir balcony but because the area was so tight they couldn’t figure it out.  This mysterious carpenter showed up (Jesus?), built a cray awesome staircase and bounced without accepting payment.  No one really understands how the staircase is structurally supported.  It was on Unsolved Mysteries.

We also checked out the history museum and I got this pic of Billy the Kid’s spurs…

[Matt]

Got in some local hiking yesterday in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains. The U Mound area was s a favorite of boulders, mountain bikers and my dog…

[Matt]

The view from the window at my old library back in Baltimore wasn’t quite this good…

[Chris]

@Matt:

The view from the window at my old library back in Baltimore

[Matt]

@Chris

That was one of the libraries.  This was another…

[Matt]

Awesome Indigo exhibit at the Albuquerque Museum…

[Matt]

[Matt]

[Giles]

Looks great….

[Matt]

[Matt]

[Matt]

[Matt]

@Giles:

Looks great….

It was really cool.  I’ve been wanting to check it out since it opened.  I’m glad I didn’t miss it.

[Matt]

The state’s mask mandate ended abruptly this week.  Like out of nowhere the governor just said “Effective immediately…”.

I’m down as I’m ready to live with Covid now instead of living in spite of it.  The museum today was kind of surreal.  My stock response to making eye contact with strangers is a smile, and it’s been so long since anyone has actually seen it.

[scooter]

Damn, @Matt , this has me exploring the possibility of a trip to ABQ, for the daughter and me…

[sabergirl]

What a cool exhibit.

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[Matt]

@scooter:

Damn, @Matt , this has me exploring the possibility of a trip to ABQ, for the daughter and me…

Let me know if you make it out this way.

[Giles]

@Matt:

I’m ready to live with Covid now instead of living in spite of it.

[Matt]

This is on the road that leads to my neighborhood.  Wild fires off in the distance…

[SKT]

That’s a pretty chilling pic. Hope it doesn’t move towards you guys.