Alamosa

This morning we went into town to do our laundry. While the washers were running, we walked around the neighborhood. After laundry, Ken dropped me off at a thrift shop and went to get diesel so we can start off tomorrow with a full fuel tank. The thrifting was disappointing, but I'm always hopeful that I'll find a treasure next time.

We went grocery shopping and then headed home for a late lunch. Both the truck and the trailer were really dusty and not looking their best, so we went back to town to a car wash to clean up the truck. Then we drove over to Cole Park to walk. The park is right by the city buildings, including the fire station, library, and city offices.

The San Luis Valley Museum has an unusual display of paintings on the side of the building, many of which are trompe l'oile.

We've been wondering about a rather strange building on the edge of town. It looks like a black fortress, with slit windows and the letters "CIA" in gold. We stopped to check it out and found that the explanation is rather mundane. It belongs to the Leavitt Group, CIA-Leavitt Insurance Agency though why there is never more than one car in the parking lot remains a mystery.

Home again, we spent the next couple of hours cleaning the rig and touching up the truck. They will probably be dusty again tomorrow after our move to Abiquiu.