This is the view from her home and studio which has now been declared a National Historic Landmark in 1998. She died in 1986 at the age of 98. She became well known for her paintings of flowers and the New York skyline where she lived for several years when married.
This is a panoramic view of the land that she could see from her bedroom, which has large panes of glass along 2 walls from which to view.
She spent many years growing her own food. She did have a person that worked in the garden, and also a person that cooked for her.
She had water rights only on 1 day a week so, to adequately use the water, there was a system to spread the water throughout. The water was fed into channels that were on the high side of the garden.
In a middle courtyard, there is a door that became a painting titled Door.
On the other side of the door was storage where she kept her art supplies.
This was the inside of the entrance where visitors came through when they visited.
In several places around her home were rocks of many different sizes, shapes and colors gathered from her wandering the land.
Right next to the visitors center where you would start the tour, which takes a little over an hour, is the Abiquiu Inn where one might want to stay overnight for further exploration.
Although we did not visit, there are also tours of what is known as Ghost Ranch. She lived in the home from 1949 until 1984. For more interest in looking at her artwork, there is also the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe.
After the tour, we spent most of the afternoon driving up to Peterson AFB. We crossed over just south of the Rocky Mountains where we hit over 9200 feet.
We finally arrived in Colorado Springs which is also home to the Air Force Academy. This is not the sign at the front gate to the Academy although they have 2 golf courses there.
Grammy enjoyed the tour. Thanks for looking for Grammy.
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