Sherm and I started this day anticipating an interesting ride.

At the visitor center they have constructed a replica of the temporary homes the Indians would build near hunting grounds etc.

Most VROC folks don't realize just how tall Shem is.........

........but I can tell you he is taller than an Indians house.

We switched bikes at the Visitor Center for the 8 mile ride to Jemez Springs. I had to switch back when we got there, and Sherm had to go in and order a new Goldwing.

Hwy 4 in NM wanders through a very beautiful valley.

Jemez Springs is a quaint little village. There are a  lot of churches in this valley.

Cool old restaurant and saloon

A few flowers for you ladies

A little peek inside the saloon.

It's been there awhile

We took a self tour of the Jemez Historical Site

I took the hands on approach to view the kiva

They didn't allow photography on the inside so this is all you get.

Lots of ruins from this pueblo that was built in the early 1600's

The outside of the church.

Looking through the front doors toward the choir loft.

Built in 1621 and I think finished in 1623

The Pews are holding up quite well

Reverend Sherm stills holds special ceremonies here.

I try to figure out what causes the deterioration of these places. I think man is probably the number one cause.

Soda Dam is a natural formation just north of the Historic Center.

A lot of people were here to enjoy the beauty and the water.

The Jemez river has a pretty good flow through here, and it flows year around although a much smaller flow at the end of the season.

A very relaxing spot

Young Sherm is like a mountain goat

I had to scold him and make him get back down.....bad boy!

Nice Ar$e!

I had to photoshop out the stairway.

It is hard to see in the photo, but there are many little hot springs coming out of this rock

They make for some interesting formations

That's actually a little pool on the bottom of this little cave.

Looking down river from the falls

Pretty colors from the soda springs

Mostly rock here, but this grass has taken root near this spring.

Those black holes in the bottom of this tiny pool are where the hot spring is flowing out of. I put my finger in and it was warm water coming forth. It tasted of a high mineral content, but I liked it.

I didn't get my camera angle to show how wide this crevasse was, but I could put my whole foot in it.

Sherm decided to make some changes to his GPS while I Crawled to the top of Soda Dam.

I yelled to him and he wanted to take my picture, so I took his.

The river just before it falls over the natural spillway.

Some of the many visitors

Just before I dove in

Looking at the Dam from across the road

My only picture of Battleship Rock

Looking over the caldera of a super volcano

It has become a beautiful meadow

Several miles across and a favorite grazing area for elk.

As we were riding the hwy alongside the caldera I pointed out the deer to Sherm.

He told me they were rock, I said I'm taking a picture.

The cut of the road as we begin the drop into Los Alamos.

Beautiful views into the canyon

We think that might be the old Santa Fe trail down there.