New Mexico 2007 the "Land of Enchantment"

Vicki and Travis boarded a Southwest Airline flight to Albuquerque NM on Friday October 19, 2007. Our destination was the Scherer Institute of Natural Health. ( a very nice massage school, with friendly staff) located 55 mile north in Santa Fe New Mexico to attend the Anatomy Trains Workshop. We read about about his "revolutionary re-vision of musculo-skeletal anatomy in terms of functionally connected lines of myofascia" . . .  gives a new perspective and a new way to assess clients' posture and movement." on the web. We just had to take the course since we very interested in movement, posture, and how they might relate to pain and athletic performance. 

Here Peter Ehlers, the talented teacher of the "Anatomy Trains"  uses Travis to demonstrates his version of how to work the Psoas. My experience was very positive with the class, the school, and his bodywork. I had a productive session with Peter after the class.

We stayed the first two night at the Sunrise Springs Resort which is a few miles south of Santa Fe. Vicki and I really liked this resort.  The people were friendly and the serenity of the resort was spectacular.  We did some swimming in the heated pool, hiked from the resort, took wonderful hot tub soaks.

Vicki takes a rest on our fabulous hike from the Ojo Caliente Hot Springs Resort

Travis on the highest point of our hike from the Ojo Caliente Springs

Vicki takes a dip in one of the mineral springs pools at Ojo Caliente Springs We had a grand time here.  We put mud on each other, swam in the 75 degree pool and bathed in the hot mineral springs.  We gave each other a massage because all the many massage therapists were booked up. 

Vicki took this photograph of the Sanrge de Cristo mountains as we were driving toward Taos on Highway 64 from the town of Tres Piedras. Check out the snow on the mountains. 

Here is a picture of one of many off the grid underground homes that are super environmentally conscious in a development on the way to Taos.  We toured one of the homes and were very impressed.  Read more at http://www.earthship.com

The Walls are make of waste tires and rammed earth inside them. They are later covered with Stucco and not seen anymore. What a great way to deal with our used tire problem. 

Another picture of the Earthship home that is available for tours. The cost was $5.00. The front facing the sun is spectacular with wall the glass.  This home has a greenhouse inside to grow vegetables on the recycled water of the home which is then used to flush the toilets.

This is the famous Stakeout Grill and Bar located on Outlaw Hill 8 miles South for Taos where we ate dinner. Guests are made to feel most welcome here by Mauro the proprietor.

We stayed our last night in Santa Fe at the  Ten Thousand Waves.  The resort is located a few miles east from Santa Fe on Artist Road.  The rooms are patterned in a Japanese style. We loved all the extras in the room such as fruit, melodious music playing upon our arrival, and robes,  The resort is so popular that they make no apologies about charging your credit card  immediately upon booking. Artist Road  leads to great hiking and later  to The Ski Santa Fe Ski Resort. There are spectacular 70 mile plus views of the desert from the drive to the Ski resort. 

Travis and Vicki had two  great hike in the Sante Fe National Forest on (the Chamisa Trail 183 which has an elevation of 7800 to 8400) about 5 miles from Downtown Santa Fe. We took Artist Road East to get there, which is State Road 475 and is also know as Hyde Park Road. 

 Koi in one of the many quiet serene pools at the 10,000 Waves Resort

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