the doors of taos pueblo

Ok, my New Mexico post didn't solicit any feedback but I can't help myself. I have to post a few pics from my obsession with the doors of the Taos Pueblo. From the website: Taos Pueblo is the only living Native American community designated both a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a National Historic Landmark. The multi-storied adobe buildings have been continuously inhabited for over 1000 years.

oh, new mexico

There is so much about the New Mexico vibe that I just can't get enough of - starting with the fresh chilis, the dried chilis and the delicious food. We have really enjoyed every ounce of each place we have visited. But I'm not sure I will ever get enough of the adobe walls...

road trip

I remember looking through old slides of my grandparents, where my grandmother appears to have taken most of the photos through the dirty windshield of their motor home. Well, I've got a treat for you. My camera is horribly in need of a professional cleaning and the Asian humidity (of previous adventures) has taken its toll. I call it patina. The things I go through to create a real vintage road trip feel. Now we are driving around a bit of the United States of America, seeing things. I thought I would share with you some shots from our journey from Southern California to New Mexico inspired by my Grandma's photography style.

the long goodbye

We have had an amazing six weeks getting ready for our trip without having a home base. It gave the children time to adjust to not going home while still being surrounded by friends and familiar houses and places. You'd think with six weeks to get organized we would have had time to test out the backpack situation to make sure this one-bag-per-person thing would work. Instead we were enjoying time with friends and family right up to the last second of departure. So the first leg of our journey to Seattle led us to the local REI (like MEC for our Canadian friends) to purchase a better bag for Buddy. We've re-purposed his bag as a carry-on for all of our electronics. And we made sure to tell him that this cool backpack is his early birthday present - we're slick like that!
The morning we were leaving was very hectic and I had to downsize the items we were bringing twice in the last thirty minutes before departure, plus leave another bag of downsized items with family to be stored somewhere for a year.
We managed to squeeze in a few more goodbyes with friends right up to departure. We feel very thankful for the love and support that have been given to us and are looking forward to whatever comes our way...