Hidden Gems

Miniature Train Set – Albuquerque Botanic Gardens

The Albuquerque Botanic Gardens has a plethora of amazing flora, butterflies, bugs, and other amazing attractions, however, one fails to take close observance the small details life has to offer. This is why I have chosen to showcase the Botanic Garden’s Miniature Train Set. This set offers multiple tracks, stations, trains, and quite a few… Continue reading Miniature Train Set – Albuquerque Botanic Gardens

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White Sands Missile Range: Part 2

Now, I am Death, the destroyer of worlds. ~ Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer, quoting the Bhagavad Gita at the explosion of the atomic bomb test.            My family and I headed down to White Sands Missile Range on Saturday April 2, 2016. One of two Open House days hosted by the… Continue reading White Sands Missile Range: Part 2

Hidden Gems

San José de los Jémez Mission and Gíusewa Pueblo

San José de los Jémez Mission is the ruins of an early 17th century Spanish/Native American mission and its surrounding Gíusewa Pueblo area. The Pueblo was named (“place at boiling water” in Towa language because it was located near the hot thermal springs in the area. It is located on the Jemez Pueblo in Sandoval… Continue reading San José de los Jémez Mission and Gíusewa Pueblo

Fun Facts

Fun Fact #3 – Palace of the Governors

The Palace of Governors in Santa Fe is the oldest Government Building in the United States. This amazing historical adobe structure in Santa Fe was originally built in the 17th century to be a governmental seat for the Spaniards who controlled the area at the time. The Palace of the Governors records the history of Santa… Continue reading Fun Fact #3 – Palace of the Governors