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Our trip back from Summer Solstice in NM…

I have been meaning to post a few pictures from our road trip back from Summer Solstice in New Mexico and am finally getting to it now.  We found an amazing place to stay for a few nights that was exactly what we were looking for. 

 I had a brutal (very intensive)work project that needed to be completed by July 3 and Hari Rai was acclimating back into everyday life after a pretty intense Summer Solstice.  For those of you who don’t know what I am talking about when I mention Summer Solstice, go here: http://www.3ho.org/events/yoga-retreat2.html to find out more…
Anyway…I wanted to find a place where we could hide out for a few days to work and relax and was able to find a motel that was designed and built by John Lautner (an apprentice of Frank Lloyd Wrights) and it worked out perfectly.  The added bonus was that the owner also has a place called the Beat Hotel which is only 2 miles away and it has a pool and wireless internet.  During the day when it was hot we would hang out there and work and swim.
Check out a few pics:

Here is Hari Rai in the kitchenette…notice how spacious the room looks when in fact it is quite small.  The room got an amazing amount of natural light and I really liked the private outdoor garden and patio attached to every room.

Here is me and a closer look at the outdoor garden…check out the clear furniture…it also added to the openness and transparency of the room.

This is a picture of the Lautner or Desert Springs Motel from the outside.  Notice how solid and sheltered it looks to handle the desert challenging climate…yet it blends very well with the natural environment with it’s low profile.

And here is a picture of the pool inside of the Beat Hotel which we had all to ourselves for a few days.  The water is from a natural spring and is about 80 degrees and does not need any chlorine to keep it clean.

Check out:http://www.dhsbeathotel.com/hotel.html for more info on the Beat Hotel or http://www.lautnermotel.com/ for more info on the Lautner.  Have fun!

Add comment August 13th, 2006

Welcome to a day in the life of…

Well, some how you managed to find me, maybe you would like to see me?  Once I figure out how to post a picture with this new blogware I will do so.  In the meantime…stay tuned.  Check back once a week to see what’s happening. Ok…I think I figured it out already…here we go!!

This is me in front of the Phoenix library.  If you have not been there, and have any interest in sustainable architecture you should definately check it out.  The woman on my left if Karen Jackson a friend I met at a workshop I took at Taliesin West in Scottsdale Arizona.  The woman on my right?…real nice girl from Oaklahoma and uh, oh I can’t remember her name right now.

1 comment July 17th, 2006