We awoke refreshed and ready for our big hike!! We met some friends of Maddie and Kris at Abo, a partially restored pueblo and mission church. It was built in 1622 and rebuilt in 1629 by the Fransicans, sent by Spain to convert the Indians (and in some cases enslave them). All information courtesy of Bob, the ranger who took us on the hike. We heard all about the mission and the brief history of the Timpora plains indians. Then we hiked down through the arroyo as Bob continued to highlight the history. Our hike culminated at some cliffs that were covered with petroglyphs, carvings in the rock made by the indians. Bob pointed out some "petro porn", a phallic symbol that some of us saw, some just didn't get it. On the hike back, Bob got a phone call, he and his wife were adopting a week old baby that had been abandoned at the Alburquerque hospital. They could pick him up later in the afternoon. Did I mention that Bob is 73, what is he thinking? Well he seemed excited and I am sure he will be a good parent again.
In the afternoon, Maddie and Kris had some friends and neighbors over for happy hour, they are a very nice group. Then we drove to Willard to dinner. Willard is 13 miles from Mountainair and smaller than Mountainair but Willard boasts the Willard Cantina. We ran into a little trouble with the nazi bartender when we wanted to move a table and turn the sound down on the TV...but later in the evening all was good, after one of our party (Jack) won two stuffed animals for the bartender's great niece on the "crane game".
The pictures shown are petrogyphs and the pueblo church at Abo.
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