We visited Santa Fe yesterday. According to one of our travel guides, Burro Alley is one of the top 10 sights in Santa Fe’s old town.
Burros carried firewood on their backs down this notorious alley lined with gambling halls in the 1830s and 40s.
“For many years, the people of Santa Fe relied on the burro for their welfare.”
We were an entire 50 miles away from home and the boys. Don demonstrated how easy it is to go into donkey withdrawal.
Morning Bray Farm 
May 16, 2010 at 3:53 am
Very interesting post and pictures … the last one of Don gave me a good early morning chuckle!
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May 16, 2010 at 6:53 am
I’m sure the boys are glad to know their Don-training has been absorbed and retained.
🙂 🙂 🙂
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May 16, 2010 at 7:22 am
I’ll be laughing about that picture of Don for the rest of the day…and wondering what all the tourists were thinking when they saw him doing this.
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May 16, 2010 at 7:50 am
Looks very interesting to pay a visit there and Don looked so cool scratching a non-real burro!
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May 16, 2010 at 8:15 am
Did any onlookers wonder why Don was scratching an ass in public?
Cute pic.
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May 16, 2010 at 2:03 pm
Hmm. Maybe Don needs a little mini donkey to carry on long trips.
Great photos – I’d never heard of burro alley.
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May 16, 2010 at 2:56 pm
You know, I’d bet money that Don isn’t the first person to give that donkey statue a good butt scratching. 🙂
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May 16, 2010 at 5:37 pm
Oh no – I couldn’t see the pictures for some reason.
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May 16, 2010 at 7:18 pm
I love Santa Fe! Thanks for reminding me of a place I want to visit again! Cute donkey photos. I’ll have to look up Burro Alley if we ever get back there.
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May 17, 2010 at 7:48 am
Santa Fe is definately on my list of places to visit at some point.
The Burro statue is thinking “FINALLY someone to scratch that itch I’ve had for years…”
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May 17, 2010 at 8:22 am
I heard about this not too long ago. I want to visit! 🙂
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May 17, 2010 at 12:28 pm
Awesome! I’m glad they’re getting the credit that’s due them.
I might be visiting Santa Fe soon…ssshhh….it’s supposed to be a secret.
Hugs!
Carolynn
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January 7, 2012 at 8:11 pm
Good Grief! I have never seen that all the times I have been to Santa Fe! Something to look forward to.
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