We drove down to Taos, New Mexico to visit Casey, his wife (Julie), and their adorable daughter (Brisimina - often abbreviated to Mina). We met Casey and Mina at the Hungry Gator for amazing Cajun food. They even had gator on the menu but we decided against it since we were in the middle of the desert and couldn't figure out where it would have come from.
Casey took us to see the Rio Grande which appears out of nowhere as you're driving in flat desert. One minute you can see flatness for miles and then you're looking down a 70 story drop into a river. It was beautiful to look into but slightly nerve racking (for me) since the bridge we were standing on shook pretty seriously every time a car rolled through.
After our views from the sky, Casey and Mina took us up into Clark State Forest where we hiked in the woods, put our toes and fingers in frigid water, and Jayson practiced the fine art of balancing rocks.
We then went back to meet up with Julie and their good friend Visudha. They made us a great, homemade, vegetarian dinner which we throughly enjoyed after our fried food and potato adventures the past week. We also had lots of quality time to play with Mina who is just adorable!
After dinner, Visudha and Julie showed us maps of where our astrological lines fell based upon where and when we were born. They are used to show you where you will be the happiest, have the most wealth, ect. Unfortunately, both Jayson and mine indicated we should be on the east coast...oh well...We decided to keep driving west.
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