WE'VE DONE IT!
We climbed to the top of a volcano!
Our stay in New Mexico was so brief, but we cannot go without talking about green chile. Green chile is a variety of pepper that was introduced by the Spanish sometime between when Christopher Columbus arrived and yesterday...our history is a bit hazy. But the green chile is a staple in all New Mexican cuisine, from eggs at breakfast to burritos at dinner. There are various levels of heat, but pretty much, the green chilies are damn spicy. We dutifully sampled them, in effort to eat like the locals, and our faces didn't melt off.
NICE PSYCHEDELIC LOGO GRAND CANYON STATE
MOUNTAINS? WE THOUGHT THIS WAS DESERT COUNTRY
We left Albuquerque this morning in a hail storm, and arrived at The Happy Oasis-Alpine Arizona's Raw Vegan Retreat just outside the Prescott National Forrest. Our new home is nestled among pink canyons and a nearby flowing stream. It was a magical feeling to drive through desert, sand, and cactus and arrive at a hidden gem where flowers are budding and grass is growing. Our host is named Happy and she is happy. She seems super cool, and we think we'll learn a tremendous deal from her about foraging, among other things. She insists that all her landscaping should be edible. After all, the flowers on fruit bearing trees are beautiful, and then the fruit is delicious. When's the last time an oak tree did anything for you?
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