Semi annually I head to the reservation lands north of Gallup to a small town called Tohatchi. There is a Mission there run by a friend; due to the high usage of alcohol it is a natural place to hold a AA retreat. These pictures were on the trip to and from. While the Saltaire was in attendance I do not feel I should include pictures of others. She was lauded well round and people marveled at the many places she has been in her flights of friendship. I have a wonderful picture of Father J and I, he in his cossack and I in a Saffron with a black turtleneck; we look like we are from similar orders!

Anyway here is a shot of the journey out



Another with my dashboard friend



Looking east early in the morning across to the rising sun.



A modern day Hogan, this one was built with eight sides to the common room and a bath room on the back. The door faces the rising sun.



Our Lady; the mission is St. Mary's



The out side of the church, very traditional northern New Mexican.



On the way back I pulled down a side road to try and give you all some idea of the openness of the landscape the butte in this one was about three miles away.



Saltaire Blue against New Mexico blue Sky's



The road I came down to get these shots; the "highway" is about 1 1/2 back down the road.



Turned another 90 degrees and the mesa off the road was probably a good two miles away. As you can see, not lots of folks in this area. The blue of the sky is exactly as it was taken, no photo shop. It really is that blue.