Nothing clears the mind and mends the soul like a week or so (almost) completely away from the daily outrage of the the 'news' and time spent in contemplation of Gods work in nature.
HRH and I went via road to Durango, Colorado, then to Santa Fe, New Mexico.
The late autumn colors in the Colorado mountains were wonderful. And riding the steam powered narrow gauge train from Durango this time of year is recommended. (Dress WARM)
Inspiring but, after Switzerland (1), not exactly evocative of Tolkien's Misty Mountains.
Moderating the experience there was the sense the city was going to seed with the homeless, pot shops, and bizarre, confused young people about.
Santa Fe was a shorter visit (RO1N) than planned due to some berthing issues. A quick tour of the shops in the towns center revealed it's targeting fools with money to waste. No opportunity to see GRR Martin's theater and coffee shop.
Then again, no injuries due to commie lib gun slingers either (that I heard about).
And now, sigh, back to life in modern America.
1. the actual inspiration for Tolkien's Misty Mountains and Rivendell were in Switzerland. https://stories.jungfrauregion.swiss/en/story-tolkien
Sounds like a nice trip. Welcome back.
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