Santa Rosa, New Mexico to Towaoc, Colorado

This morning, before leaving Santa Rosa, we stopped to see The Blue Hole. It is a spring fed pool almost 80 feet deep. It is used for swimming and scuba diving.

The Blue Hole in Santa Rosa, New Mexico
The Blue Hole sign

Just before we left New Mexico we stopped at Aztec Ruins National Monument. We watched the movie and did the half mile trail through the Great House. The national monument a large group of big structures and houses built by the ancestors of the native Americans in this area. It was built about 1100 AD.

A circular kiva that originally had a domed wooden roof.
A reconstructed Great Kiva
Inside one of the buildings
Another view of the buildings. I don’t have a picture that really gives you scale.

When we crossed into Colorado the skies became threatening as we passed through some beautiful terrain. It rained hard for a few minutes just before we got to Our destination.

Near the Colorado / New Mexico Border
One of several “towers we saw”

Tonight we are spending the night at Ute Mountain Casino.

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Author: marionvermazen

I am a traveler, hiker, avid reader, Sun alumnus, computer geek, Spanish and French language student, knitter and genealogist. I am retired after working for almost 30 years in the Computer Industry. I live in Reno, Nevada with my husband Duke.

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