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rohn bayes's avatar

Stunning pictures. Thank you for sharing your home with us. I may make a trip thru northern NM this summer so it's good to know about these places. If you're still around maybe I can stop by and say hi.

I hope your life holds new delightful adventures in some magical landscape somewhere.

I especially liked the view of the Chama River valley. There must have been an ancient civilization around there and maybe there still is.

Well I guess we're all ancient if you want to count our immigrant ancestors but not exactly in possession of our heritage. Capitalism and American democracy is about all we've got to show for it and some strange permutated ungodly religions.

I feel particularly dispossessed these days, probably because I am.

By the way the Presbyterian church also owns and manages an enchanted piece of land here in the San Antonio river headwaters called the Sacred Glade, or atleast that's what I call it. I made a video poem about https://youtu.be/2X_RXc6wTkU : )

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Jessica Rath's avatar

Sure, stop by when you're in the neighborhood 😉. "Abiquiú" actually comes from a Tewa word, meaning "Chokecherry Path". Tewa Pueblo people lived there from around 1300 AD to the early 1600s. But people have lived there for more than 10,000 years. Nice video!

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Susan Rook-Thomas's avatar

I want to bisit

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Jessica Rath's avatar

Well, you better come soon 😉

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Zoe Rath's avatar

Aw - yes what a beautiful place - but you will land on your feet even if it’s in New England- new adventures await!!

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Jessica Rath's avatar

That's the spirit 😍. I shouldn't feel sorry for myself, but the new owner makes it hard .

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arielle's avatar

What an incredible place! Added to my travel bucket list - for sure. And the landscapes are so surprising 🤩

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Jessica Rath's avatar

Yes, it's incredibly beautiful; definitely worth a visit 😉.

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Jack McNulty's avatar

Now I want to visit New Mexico - one of the half-dozen states I have yet to visit... Here's hoping you find a great new place to land and call home...and who knows - maybe I will see you one day in that beautiful part of the world!

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Jessica Rath's avatar

There are many more fascinating site around here, I couldn't fit them all in one post 😉. One other thing I love about New Mexico: most of the locals are bi-lingual. "Anglos" are the minority. By all means, stop by if/when you visit NM!

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Anna Vinson's avatar

Gosh can I relate! We had to throw in the towel on our place in Jemez Springs. Sadly we now look towards a cheaper state to finish up. The sky, forest, rivers were the best we ever lived. 13 years in a place as close to perfect as ever there was. Still looking up and onward through the fog. I wish for you a new, comparable home. I will keep on reading on . . .

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Jessica Rath's avatar

Oh no, I'm so sorry... I sometimes drove down Hwy 4 to the Valles Caldera, but never made it as far as Jemez Springs, although I believe it's totally lovely. What a drag. May we both find a suitable, beautiful place... I'll keep in touch!

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Anna Vinson's avatar

We're kindred spirits for sure 😊 and I will also keep in touch!

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Jo Douglas's avatar

I’m sorry you will be leaving your Coyote home. I am hoping that you land in another place you love just as much!

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Jessica Rath's avatar

Thank you, Jo; I'd like to stay in the area a bit longer 😉

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