According to the local news paper from last year, they are convinced there is more to come.
Judging from other sources around the world, the number of sightings has increased dramatically. Maybe this will be the year. With everything else going on around us, it would not surprise me.
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It’s
the summer of 1947. When young Santa Fe rancher Jake Logan returns from England
at the end of WW II, he imagines his part in the war is over. But is it? After
a mysterious vessel crashes on his land, he discovers that two days are missing
from his life. Are his recollections of an alien abduction simply a bad dream?
Surely Abigail Chambers was real. He can’t be certain until he reads about
another space ship crash near Roswell.
After
trying to notify the authorities, Logan finds himself chased by the FBI and by Russian spies. He successfully
locates the lovely Abigail, but they are soon on the run again, evading one set
of dangers only to face another. They are quickly embroiled in intergalactic
and international intrigue, dealing with conspiracies and threats at the
highest levels of the United States government and with powerful
extraterrestrial civilizations.
The
fate of the country and the Earth hangs in balance. Will the help of two
enigmatic time travelers be enough? And can Logan and Abby successfully deflect
a major threat to the future?
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As
it turns out, this was and is a very unique place with an extraordinary fulcrum
of reflection and serenity. And, as I found out, it also happened to be a
spiritual place of creativity and expression. It’s located on a spiritual vortex.
This
special place is located on a 56-acre parcel of land once occupied by an early twentieth
century New Mexico dude ranch. Local
residents don’t know the exact date but, sometime around the turn of the
century, maybe 1910 or so, a ranch known as ‘Rancho de las Sonadores’ or Ranch
of the Dreamers, came into existence on this very spot in the little Tesuque
Valley. It is located just south of county road 592 and east of
the old Taos Highway, some seven miles north of Santa Fe. Records tell us little about the operation
of the ranch except that it was eventually purchased by a Bess Huntinghouse in
1935.
Huntinghouse bought
several hundred acres of land including the ranch and proceeded to build a
ranch she would later call ‘Rancho del Monte’ or Ranch of the Mountain. From 1935
to the late 40’s or early 50’s, Bess operated her venture as a dude ranch with
her sister and brother-in-law. Guests during this time prepared their own
meals, shared bathroom facilities and kept the stables clean and the horses
fed. The
buildings were secluded in the pinon and juniper covered hills of the Tesuque
Valley. After Bess became ill, the ranch served a variety of roles, including
being used as a church retreat. The ranch eventually closed its doors.
In 1954, Bill and Barbara
Hooten re-opened Rancho del Monte. It again operated for several years as a
guest ranch. But, as its previous owners had done, The Hooten’s eventually
closed the ranch and it rapidly deteriorated and ultimately was abandoned.
In 1967, Betty Egan, a
widow from Cleveland, Ohio, found the ranch and immediately fell in love with
the setting and the dream of a new life. In 1968, she renamed the property ‘Rancho
Encantado’ or enchanted ranch, and opened the doors to guests once again. Her
sense of hospitality quickly became renown. She created an outstanding resort
with the casual ambiance of a ranch.
Over the years the legend
of Rancho Encantado grew as Betty's dedication to her special brand of
hospitality attracted scores of famous guests including Prince Rainier and
Princess Grace of Monaco, Princess Anne, The Dalai Lama, Maria Callas, Henry
Fonda, Jimmy Stewart, John Wayne and Frank Capra among others.
With Betty’s passing in
1992 and a changing economy, the ranch once again fell on hard times and closed. In early 2006, Auberge Resorts acquired the
site and designed an all-new venture which was named Encantado Resort, honoring
those who preserved the beautiful and historic site in the Tesuque Valley.
From
December of 2007, and for the next five years, I was on this property everyday
as part of the new resort executive team which finally opened in mid-2008. In
preparation for this grand event, a local Shaman was invited to dedicate the
property. During this special event, the Shaman discovered the property was
actually sitting on a spiritual energy vortex. It was located in the round,
kiva-inspired, reception area of the spa which is now located on the exact spot
once occupied by the original old guest lodge.
From
day one of my arrival on this property, it was obvious that it was a special
place. I could feel it the minute I walked into the old ranch house on that
cold December morning in 2007. I could strangely feel the history of those who
were there before me. The vibes were ever-present as I explored the property
and what was left of the treasures from the past.
Finally,
in early 2012, I once again retired and returned to Phoenix, but not without a
wonderful new outlook on Santa Fe and the past. An experience which stimulated
me to set down at the computer and create a series of fictional novels based on
my thoughts, findings, and experience at Rancho Encantado.
Those
of you who know me, have already heard the many tales about the old original
ranch house and the strange things that happened during those almost five
years.
I
have experienced many strange and thought-provoking events in my life time but,
I have to say, Santa Fe and Rancho Encantado was worth the experience.
