Hickox Water Well

A cold beginning to what would turn into a bad weather day. We walked to downtown Santa Fe from our hotel and took in some of the architecture as well as looking in some stores and the cathedral. Yet another beautiful, yet highly overpriced, town. The drizzle and cold halted our in town adventures, so we hopped in the car and headed out to see some indigenous sites.
By the time we arrived at the Tsankawi Prehistoric Sites, a part of the Bandelier National Monument, it was snowing and the wind was rather cold. Needless to say, we didn't spend long there, and didn't get to see the actual ancient pueblo village or petroglyphs, only about a half mile in. However, the ladder in the photo is part of the trail.
We didn't bring any kind of snow and ice removal equipment, so we headed into the nearest town, Los Alamos. As we were heading into town, traffic leaving town was quite heavy. Apparently the National Laboratory released everyone early due to the weather. So we made our stop, got some lunch to go, and headed back down the mountains and into Santa Fe.
The snow kept accumulating.Read more