After an early hike from our house this morning, Papa and I left at 10, to make a circle drive, south of Abiquiu, to visit Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs. https://ojocaliente.ojospa.com/ Used for thousands of years, Ojo Caliente is one of the oldest natural health resorts in the US, with the original hotel on the National Historic Register. They have added new facilities. We enjoyed looking around and we went on a 1.5 mile hike on the property, up to a mesa above the resort, to see P’osi Pueblo Ruins, dating to the 1300’s. The ruins of about 1000 Pueblo rooms are mostly melted back into the earth, but we’ve never seen so many pottery shards, laying all over the ground. You couldn’t take a step without seeing them.
We arrived at Rancho de Chimayo for a late lunch, after 1 p.m. Our food was delicious and we ate every morsel. The owner/chef has won multiple awards, including a James Beard award in 2014. The history of the ranch is very interesting. http://www.ranchodechimayo.com/history.
We drove back to our house, stopping at Sangre de Cristo Chapel, built in 1850, Holy Cross Catholic Church of Santa Cruz, built between 1733 and 1748, and the ruins of Santa Rosa de Lima, built in 1734. We had a good day!
