Reznjun

just back on the rez from a road trip. i travelled 2100 miles and made alot of stops along the way. the destination was the gathering of nations but the road trip was the thing.

i left the rez last wednesday and headed west.  went to indian springs colorado. it is named that cuz some indian liked to soak there long ago.  my hip and back have been hurting lately so this injun needed to soak.  the hot spring water fixed me up. i love a day without pain. the casinos were not too far away in the hills. i found a place in black hawk where they had prime rib for $3.99 if you signed up for a players card. cant beat that, so i got a card and ate..then gambled.

the next day i decided to head to taos on a whim since  i have a niece there. been there before so  didnt do much sight seeing. i was looking for the casino since i was up from the previous nite of gaming. broke even there and headed out. i like to soak my feet in running water while traveling. there was a stream by the roadside south of taos.i found out the water was real cold cuz it was snow melt. it was also invigorating.

i stopped at anutha indian casino where they had a $3 buffet for new card holders. it was a good meal and I had a good time on the floor. got back on the road and made it to alberqueqe and stopped at the first casino. they gave $20 of free play to new card holders. played that and some of my own money. ended up ahead. there were lotsa indians there. probably in town for the pow wow.

next day, friday, i went to the gathering of nations. checked out the stands in the big tent but didnt buy anything. then watched them dance.i heard them call out my name on the loudspeaker. wasnt sure what they said. found out later they wanted someone to be a judge.  that nite a bunch of us went to comedy on the mesa. it was at sky city casino. it featured the comedy of james and ernie–two indian comedians. then williams and ree came on, they are billed as an indian and a white guy. both acts were funny. i laughed the way thru. most of the audience were indians. i went casino hopping on the way back to town. the casinos had live bands playing. it was funny the indians were dressed up like cowboys and dancing to the music. i just played the slots.

next day went to the big flea market at the state fair grounds. seen alot of indians there too. that took 5 hours to cover all the stands. got a few good bargains. my feet ached from all that walking. went back to the gathering of nations pow wow. i wanted to do some taping with my camcorder. i got some good footage of dancers. will mix it with other footage to make a dvd.

headed out of town sunday. got to oklahoma and hit one of their indian casinos. it was storming. they had tornado warnings out, so holed up in a motel for the nite. woke up this morning with just a short jog home. first had to hit another indian casino. that made it eight casinos on this trip. i ended up losing just 12 bucks.i got some free gifts for signing up for a new players card.  i had some good meals on the road too. i had green chile in several meals down in the southwest. i met and visited with indians all along the way. i shared a laugh with many of them.  i sure had a good time. cant wait til the next road trip.