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Subject: 5/26, day 30, 7660', 14 mi.
We left spectacular Ghost Ranch after lunch. Meals were cafeteria style with limited menu but food was delicious.

We also did some shopping at the trading post, laundry, and mended Ken's pack with needle and dental floss.

We saw a plaque saying the ranch has been continuously raising cattle for over 400 years. Another plaque said it was the headquarters of the Archuleta brothers rustling operation.

Once we got to US 84 the road walk started again but now it is the CDTA official route. It was a steady gentle climb all afternoon with mesas, rock of all colors, bottom lands with green areas; all was in view today. Chimney Rock was visible as we left Ghost Ranch. Echo Amphitheater was visible from the road.

... Gottawalk

Subject: 5/27, day 31
As we walk north the bluffs and mesas recede into the distance, their colors dimming to ordinary tan then blue. We saw El Vado lake to the west gleaming turquoise. This area has some surface water and looks like spring is fading into summer rather than in the midst of a drought. I think I'm catching glimpses of Colorado mountains to the north over Cumbres Pass. Ken tells me that's wishful thinking. The Cumbres-Tolteca Railroad goes up to the pass and back, a short ride for tourists. I'm trying to figure out how to get a ride without skipping miles to taking too much time.

We're lunching in Tierra Amarillo, the scene of a 1967 armed battle over land rights. NM will never get these issues solved.

... Gottawalk