In the late afternoon, we took a train ride on the Santa Fe Southern Railway for a Saturday night Campfire BBQ supper. About 100 people boarded the two old 1920 vintage railroad cars with a flatbed in between for passengers to stand and sip drinks from the cash bar, for the journey to Lamy. Here we stopped for a meal of barbecued beef brisket and chicken, coleslaw, beans and cornbread along with iced tea and a dessert. We even had live music from a local country singer. Our table was shared with a young Japanese couple who were living and studying medicine in Boston, and who generously invited us to visit them in Japan when they returned.
As the train passed by this unusual rock house on the sandstone cliffs near Lamy, I took this photo because it was unique and we thought it looked rather unnatural. I found out in an article from the New York Times, that “The Flintstone House”, as it’s known, was designed by the owner, a Ms. Pierson, to resemble the surrounding area.
Although a normal house beneath the rocky disguise, the exterior is actually a polyurethane foam such as that used in insulation and toughens to a strong shell. It took about two years to cover and was very expensive. The more I look at it, the more it looks like a face with two eyes and an enormous lopsided grin - even if it was an ingenious concept.
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