Church Rock, NM

Although surrounded by Indians last night, we escaped un-scalped.  Don't think any self respecting brave would want my scalp anyway.  What would he do with it, polish it up and use it as a mirror?

Church Rock

  

Red rock, red dogs, white woman.

Pix were taken at Red Rock Park, 10 miles east of Gallup.  Stayed there one night, en route to Santa Fe from Flagstaff.  It's Navajo country but the natives weren't restless, no war parties, no random rogue rapers or scalpers.

 Besides a large campground, Red Rock Park has a huge rodeo complex, a museum and a convention center.  Above shot shows just some of the hundreds of sheltered horse stalls.

The vehicle entrance to the rodeo grounds.  Gotta have vehicle access so they can haul off the wounded cowboys/girls and horse shit.  I assume they also have motorized equipment to smooth out the dirt in the arena.

The rodeo grounds and bleachers.  The place was all locked up yesterday morning when I was on my photo hike, couldn't get inside so found this picture online.  Beautiful  setting, huh?