Sunday, July 15, 2012

Ghost Ranch

In June, Ian and I drove to New Mexico to spend a week at Ghost Ranch.


We took the Outdoor Adventure Course.
One of our activities was the High Ropes Course.


Suspension Bridge


Spiderwoman



Suspension Bridge


Rock Wall Champion

It's a bird, it's a plane, it's Ian on the Eagle Walk!

Outdoor Adventure - Hike Box Canyon


Our Outdoor Adventure Group

View Inside Box Canyon

Looking Up from Box Canyon

Outdoor Adventure - River Rafting Trip Down the Chama River

Jen chose the raft, while Ian chose the funyak!

Double Rainbow

Outdoor Adventure - Hike Kitchen Mesa



The trail goes behind Kitchen Mesa before it ascends to the top.

This more difficult hike includes a 15-foot chimney through a cleft in the cliff.


Happy Hikers - We made it to the top of Kitchen Mesa


View from the top of Kitchen Mesa

Ian at the top of Pack Point

Outdoor Adventure - Bandalier National Monument

Tyuonyi Pueblo Ruins
Cavates or Cave Rooms
Macaw Petroglyph

The Alcove House can be reached by 4 wooden ladders and a number of stone stairs.

The view from 140 feet above the floor of Frijoles Canyon.

In the Alcove House, there is a reconstructed kiva and the viga holes and the niches of former homes.

Jen making the 140 foot descent from Alcove House.

Ian making the 140 foot descent from Alcove House.

Outdoor Adventure - Waterfront
Ian and I spent the morning canoeing.

Abiquiu Lake

Chimney Rock

We had a wonderful vacation!
We spent an entire week free from cell phones, computers, television, and air conditioning.
Now that we are home, we hope to tackle a few DIY projects around the house!