Gallup and Santa Fe

We spent one day in Gallup, New Mexico. The town is lined with Native American Art Galleries (many are like museums), jewelry fabrication supply shops, and Native American craftspeople. In a supply shop Bob struck up a conversation with another shopper who answered questions about choosing shell material. The mans name is Bruce Joe. He is a well known, accomplished Native American jewelry artist. We also met one of my Native American jewelery heros, Lyndon Tsosie. Lyndon is a award winning jeweler who teaches in workshops and online videos.
We moved on to Santa Fe on Friday, March 10. BLM camping reviews for the area mentioned roaming dogs and people- we made reservations at Sata Fe Skys RV park! These photos are from the park.
Metal yard art is common here. These pieces are in the campground.
We were winging our visit to Santa Fe. FYI: the Georgia O'Keefe museum tickets are 30 days advance The Art Museum and History Museum are closed on Mondays. We were happy to be able to visit the Contemporary Art Museum and wander the plaza. It is Native American craft galleries, but also licensed craftspeople vend on the History Museums portico. These are photos if the History Museum and Contemporary Art Museum.
The Turquoise Trail is a scenic route to 40 from Santa Fe. We went through a town named Madrid (which we now realize is the town featured in the movie Wild Hogs). We hope to visit one day but there is nowhere to park an rv. This photo was taken along the turquoise trail.
We are on our way to Oklahoma City today. We will use the same KOA we did on the way out, East Oklahoma City, and then on to Lauren's in Arkansas tomorrow. Fingers crossed we remember to get a picture this time!

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