Earth Module lands at Chochiti Lake

All plans can be changed.  Instead of El Morro we ended up at Chochiti Lake in New Mexico.  Today we hiked in  the Tent Rocks National monument.  At the entrance we managed to engage a Native American employee in a conversation.  The Kadizzlites as usual were in search of little know Indian Ruins.  Quickly our friend explained the local people did not want that going on.  Also he said it was no the time of year when outsiders would be welcomed into the communities because of spring ceremonies.

We had a great discussion about local history and got to hear the native's perception of the Spanish.  He told an interesting story about a rancher in the area who claimed he owned the land via the Spanish.  The religious land owner wanted to sell the land for a nice price. The Native American we spoke with suggested to the man he give the land back to the local native people.  The man has not spoken to him since.

It is always enlightening to hear the other side of the story.  According to our friend at the gate the local tribes were not real happy about the federal government making their sacred land into a tourist destination.  When we hiked through the scenic area there were many signs instructing people to stay on  the trail, and not to climb on anything.  Of course there were young college kids acting as if the signs were not there. You could see why the locals were not happy.

On the trail we met "T"  hiking with his family.  Kadizzle introduced himself as Lord Kadizzle, but "T" kept calling me Mr. Kadizzle.   After The Commander and Kadizzle were seperated on the trail for awhile "T" said " Mrs. Kadizzle is looking for you".  Had to explain to "T" why she was The Commander and not Mrs. Kadizzle.