Petroglyphs We woke up to temperatures in the low 40s and a stiff wind. Our trip from Sante Fe to Albuquerque was on the Turquoise Byway, New Mexico 14. This was definitely more picturesque than the interstate. It began snowing as we approached the city, so our plan to take the Tram up the mountain definitely didn’t make sense.
We did go to the
Turquoise Museum, next to Old Town. This proved quite interesting with a large collection of turquoise from all over the U.S. and many parts of the world. We learned that there is white turquoise and that quite often turquoise is processed with oil in order to bring out its colors. Did you know that most of our turquoise today comes from China, and that the original name meant “Turkish”, since in ancient Europe, Turkey was the importer of the stone from Persia.
Instead of going to the Tram, we noticed that Petroglyph National Monument was just outside town. Just outside town, the suburbs were almost up against the fence for the monument. With about an hour’s walk we saw several hundred petroglyphs, most created from 1200 BC to 1700 AD. Being this close to the suburbs, I’m not very hopeful that these will survive. We went to the Range Café in Bernalillo, just a little ways from the KOA. I highly recommend their North of the Border New Mexican dishes. Both our dinners were great!
Petroglyph with the suburbs in the background
We did go to the
Turquoise Museum, next to Old Town. This proved quite interesting with a large collection of turquoise from all over the U.S. and many parts of the world. We learned that there is white turquoise and that quite often turquoise is processed with oil in order to bring out its colors. Did you know that most of our turquoise today comes from China, and that the original name meant “Turkish”, since in ancient Europe, Turkey was the importer of the stone from Persia.
Instead of going to the Tram, we noticed that Petroglyph National Monument was just outside town. Just outside town, the suburbs were almost up against the fence for the monument. With about an hour’s walk we saw several hundred petroglyphs, most created from 1200 BC to 1700 AD. Being this close to the suburbs, I’m not very hopeful that these will survive. We went to the Range Café in Bernalillo, just a little ways from the KOA. I highly recommend their North of the Border New Mexican dishes. Both our dinners were great!
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