October 21-22 2025 La Jara, Colorado

 67 and sunny.

The Rio Grande River. We are visiting our friend Fred and Laurie. The bus parked in front of their house.

John and Fred with Alissa and Laurie cooking in the background. The oldest church in Colorado, Our Lady of Guadalupe in Antonito Colorado. 

Inside Our Lady of Guadalupe. The El Santuario  de los  Pobladories, an adobe prayer labyrinth dedicated to the original settler. It is really well done. 

Inside the adobe labyrinth. The house Indian Jones lived in in the movie, parts of the movie was filmed in Antonito Colorado. 

Cano's Castle is built from scraps and beer cans was built by Dominic 'Cano" Espinoza. He calls it Jesus's castle and that Jesus has been living in it since it was finished in 1987. Cano lives in a a trailer across the street. 

Closer up of Cano's Castle. Water towers in Antonito, Rusty one of the 7 dogs live with Fred and Laurie. 4 of them belong to their son's family who are staying with them, a window from Cano's castle and the turkey was posing for a photo for me. 

We had the basket and jewelry show before dinner. Showing off my art. 

Sunset. Kadyn watching their 3D printer making dragons. I had never seen one before, it is cool.  

Fred and Laurie. Fred, John and Laurie.

Laurie, John, Fred and Sue, with Kayden photo bombing. John, Fred and Laurie have been friends since they all lived in Eagle in the 70's. Here is a photo of their friends from then, can you pick out which one is John?