Mogollon Rim and Route 66 in Arizona & Santa Fe and Los Alamos, New Mexico
Mother's Day was the perfect time to visit my son and daughter-in-law in Santa Fe, New Mexico!
Road trips might be my favorite way to explore! Well, let me be honest anytime I can explore is a good time. Planes, trains, ships, cars, trucks any mode is fine with me.
A short post with a lot of photos as we traveled through northern Arizona to Santa Fe, New Mexico. Visiting family made the trip even more special.
My son and daughter-in-law live in Santa Fe, New Mexico. A fun five day road trip making a lot of memories.
Mogollon Rim in Arizona. Learn more; Mogollon Rim
Payson, Arizona
Payson, Arizona
Mogollon Rim
Holbrook, Arizona
Believe me there were no positive reasons that this motel should be "World Famous"!
Although I did identify with the Adventurers Welcome message.
No truck stops for us. Just charging stations!
Sheriff parked at this western mural caught my eye.
Petrified wood all over the city.
Learn more; Petrified Wood
Beware of the dinosaurs!
Our next stop would be Santa Fe, New Mexico.
One of the many special places in the Southwestern United States.
Mother's Day breakfast at Dolina Bakery, Botanical Gardens, Canyon Road Gallerias, Santa Fe Institute tour and a lot of good restaurants!
My son is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Santa Fe Institute. We enjoyed a tour of the campus.
Learn more; Postdoctoral Fellow
I am so proud of him and his accomplishments. I may not understand his work but I can appreciate his achievements.
Our next stop would be Los Alamos, New Mexico.
This area is home to Bandelier National Monument and The Manhattan Project-Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Two very different places to visit in the Southwest but each very interesting.
Los Alamos, New Mexico
A movie based on the story of J Robert Oppenheimer and The Manhattan Project will be in theaters in the summer of 2023.
The city is full of museums helping explain the history of the National Lab. The Lab is still operating and developing many items we use on a daily basis. We were fortunate to discuss the Lab with an engineer who had just retired after working there for 30 years. He shared many stories and it was fun listening to someone with first hand experience.
J Robert Hoppenheimer and General Groves statues
"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious. It is the source of all true art and science."
~Albert Einstein
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