Big art, spicy chiles, pueblos, and desertscapes in New Mexico

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I thought I was heading south from frigid northern Ontario to the south and sun. Sun I did get but not quite with the heat that I had hoped for. "Why New Mexico?" was the most popular question directed at me. My love of good food, the colours of the southwest, and big art had made New Mexico on my travel wish list.

My first goal in Albuquerque, given the paucity of anything edible offered on planes nowadays, was food. I drove down Route 66 past an almost third-worldish restaurant called Garcia's. I decided to jump in with both feet, ordering their chile. This is not a stew of meat and beans with a bit of spice but a large bowl of chopped up hot chili peppers. This was the introduction to life in New Mexico--spicy!

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  Watermelons for mountains   Albuquerque, NM on Feb 21, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Jawdropping Cliff Dwellings   Mesa Verde National Park, CO on Feb 22, 2006 6 pictures 0 comments
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  The art of living in a 1000 year old home   Taos, NM on Feb 23, 2006 5 pictures 0 comments
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  High Road to Taos backwards   Taos to Santa Fe, NM on Feb 24, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Foodie Heaven   Santa Fe, NM on Feb 25, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Even the cheap stuff is sooo goood!   Santa Fe, NM on Feb 26, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  From petroglyphs to atomic bombs   Los Alamos, NM on Feb 27, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Suspended over jagged peaks   Albuquerque, NM on Feb 28, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments
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  Ghosts for breakfast   Albuquerque, NM on Mar 1, 2006 0 pictures 0 comments