so, i was sprung on Monday as you now know but that didn't stop me from trying to see a bit of Santa Fe the morning after. My view was of a mountain from a gross hospital room, and i knew the pretty city had to have MORE to it. we took an hour or two to walk around with Scott's dismay (he was READY to get the hell out of there). First up was to see the miraculous stairway at the Lorretto Chapel. It was really an amazing as the stairway was constructed without supports from an unknown craftsman in 1872. 

Here's some wiki for your education:  

It ascends twenty feet, making two complete revolutions up to the choir loft without the use of nails or apparent center support. It has been surmised that the central spiral of the staircase is narrow enough to serve as a central beam. Nonetheless there was no attachment unto any wall or pole in the original stairway, although in 1887 -- 10 years after it was built -- a railing was added and the outer spiral was fastened to an adjacent pillar ^[2]. Instead of metal nails, the staircase was constructed using dowels or wooden pegs ^[3]. The wood for the staircase cannot be found anywhere in the region. The stairs had 33 steps, the age of Jesus when he died. 

  

and here's some photo's for your eyes:  

 

  

  

 

pretty cool huh? remember, i was on pain killers. haha! anything spiritual was incredible to me. 

here are some other photo's of New Mexico charm...

 

love it! 

and, here's the poster boy for redbull... he was trying to get back to Scottsdale as fast as he could to get the hell out of Santa Fe. No offense Santa Fe but we had had enough of you! 

OH! This is my fav and Carly, I know you'll love this too... check out the HORNS we put on the pri! 

Hey, Virginia, save some snow for me! love yall!