Blue Water, New Mexico - October 2006

The last weekend in October we left on Thursday afternoon, drove to Holbrook and had dinner at Filabertos and then drove to the Nielson Ranch in Blue Water. It was our dinner group that went, but Steve and Sharla were out of town so Keith & Jodi Flake went, along with Kelly & Shirley Willis, Dave and Diane Scott, Jim and Kristine Ballard.

The Nielsons (Kristine's family) have a great house there - hacienda style - with 12 bedrooms, 4 or 5 bathrooms, a large kitchen and dining area and great big living room with a fireplace. These pictures were taken outside and inside the house.
We spent most of the day Friday going 4-wheeling all over the ranch. Yes, Dad and I went 4-wheeling. Here is a picture to prove it.
Also, there are other pictures I took as we were leaving and while we were out on the ranch. We hiked down a canyon and even found a few patches of snow.
Friday night we bundled up and went outside for fireworks that the men had purchased and Dad and Dave Scott lit. (Fireworks are legal in New Mexican.) Saturday morning we cleaned house and then went 4-wheeling again. We left around noon to come home and stopped in Gallup for lunch at Wendy's. We had a great and very relaxing time. We didn't have a schedule, we just did what we wanted when we wanted. I also read a little and got a little crocheting done.