I started the day watching Brazil v. Mexico, which Brazil won 2 to 0.
I ate yogurt, milk, granola, and blueberries. At 10:30 we left for Santa Fe. We arrived at La Choza at 11:25 and took a table on the patio. Suzette ordered fish tacos and I ordered beef enchiladas with double Posole. We both drank Negra Morelos. The red chili was the lighter colored sauce like I make it. The Shed must cook the sauce because their sauce is darker.
Then we drove to the Pecos Historical National Monument for a 1:30 Tour.
We arrived at 1:00, so we were able to view a documentary of the history of the area narrated by Greer Garson. We viewed the museum, which had the most extensive collection of ancient Pueblo pottery I have ever seen. The dating system for Pueblo pottery was developed based upon the pottery excavated at Pecos, a testament to its importance as a trading center.
Then our ranger guidevdrove us and seven others in a van to the Kowlalski Trading Post first and then the ranch house designed by John Maw Meens and built by Tex Austin in 1925 that was later owned by Buddy Fogelson and Greer Garson until 1988, when it was sold to the Trust for Public Lands and the National Park Service in 1990 with the surrounding 5,500 acres.
The trading post
The Pecos Historic National Monument is an assortment of various different elements, all of which are interesting, an ancient Pueblo, a part of the Santa Fe Trail, an old trading post, the Glorietta Battlefield, and the John Gaw Meems’ designed ranch house and ranch. None of them merit its own park, but together they portray a rich history of a significant area, specifically the southernmost pass through the Rockies open most of the year. It was a trading place for plains and Pueblo Indians and became the chosen route for Spanish, traders on the Santa Fe Trail, the railroad, Route 66, and I-25.
The ranch house sits at the convergence of Glorietta Creek and the Pecos River.
The trading post, which was the headquarters for the cattle operation is being renovated, so was closed, but we toured the ranch house. When the tour ended at 3:00 we drove back to Albuquerque. We stopped at Sprouts, where we bought a 1.3 lb. Halibut fillet and two lobster tails, some asparagus, and Suzette bought a box of 4 dozen ears of corn.
Then we drove to Costco, where Suzette bought lots of fruits and vegetables for the Center plus lemons, a new Irish cheddar, mayonnaise, and lemons for us.
We drove home but the car had a major problem three blocks from home and limped in to the driveway.
Willy came to help us. Since he has a meeting tomorrow night, we decided to do a grilled dinner of Halibut, corn, and asparagus. I found the chilled bottle of La Granja Viura/Verdejo blend white wine (Trader Joe’s $5.99) and poured glasses of it.
Suzette cooked the asparagus and Halibut perfectly on the grill. The corn needed a little more time in the microwave to reach complete doneness. We had a lovely dinner. The Halibut was cooked so perfectly it still had all the liquid intact in its flesh and the asparagus were cooked to tender and not
overcooked. It was a perfect meal.
Willy went for a walk in the Bosque after dinner. Suzette and I ate some cold Clafoutis with whipped cream and I had sips of pear brandy and Calvados. Mi often get a little tipsy for my birthday and this one seems to be no exception.
We went to bed at 10:00 after a very pleasant day.
Bon Appetit
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