The day started off with a good omen- a rainbow. There were actually several on the way there.
Here are some pictures of the trip. It was interesting not only to see the architecture, but to hear the philosophy behind it all.
The best part of the whole trip was that we had a man in our group who was actually an apprentice there in the 80's. It was great to hear his personal stories and memories. He actually had met FLW's third wife. She had interviewed him to become a part of the program. He told us that he had known he had wanted to come to Taliesin West to study by the time he was 11. He began the program right after high school, at age 17 and stayed there 7 years. As is the custom there, he lived in a tent for 2 years and then moved up to a shelter that he built. (See an example of that in picture #1)
We had lunch at a park and the kids were able to play for awhile. They were all really well behaved on the trip and deserved some wild time.
All in all, a great day. And it was fun to spend some time with AJ and his class.
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