A mile away from Taos’ center, this Indian settlement is an unesco world heritage site.
There is a church, some shops selling very beautiful handmade items: potteries, jewelries, rugs, etc.
People are still live there. So be mindful. Our guide is a young woman who was born here. After lives elsewhere, she returns here and finds comfort. She recalls when she was young, always sneak out in the early morning to play with her buddies in the creek – Rio Pueblo and Red Willow Creek, before their parents wake up.
Modern bathrooms are outside of the compound, for the tourists.
Taos is a small town with population of 6,474 (2020 census), arty, lovely. I did a quick shopping at Taos Adobe @ Teresina Lane, down the street from The Alley Cantina, got a pendant.
We stopped here for lunch @ The Alley Cantina at the town center Taos Plaza, on our way down to Santa Fe.
Will return. The Adobe architecture, also known as the Pueblo Style has a few sections, with a pool table. Our tour manager took us there. It sure doesn’t disappoint. Casual atmosphere. The drinks are fresh, food portion is large and yummy.
A good stop here: for bathroom break and a little shopping.
I bought two items from two different vendors. Some vendors do sell high. Our tour manager said we could bargain and I did: one gave me 20% off and one didn’t. Both of them accept cc but charge a small fee.
The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, locally known as the “Gorge Bridge” or the “High Bridge”, is a steel deck arch bridge across the Rio Grande Gorge 10 miles northwest of Taos, New Mexico, United States. Roughly 600 feet above the Rio Grande, it is the seventh highest bridge in the United States.
A man with a fedora protests often: we ran into him the last two times we went Canyon Road. He stations at the corner of East Alameda St. and Paseo De Peralta, with a sign that reads, “Israel murders children and babies.”
The first time I saw him, I asked him, while waiting for the traffic light, “Really?”
He replies, “Well, I don’t know …”
Well, if you don’t know … then the light changed and I was dragged away to cross the street.
Chama is a village in the Rocky Mountains about 7 miles (11 k m) south of the Colorado-New Mexico border, population was 917 at the 2020 census.
We stopped here after bathroom break at WalMart in Pagosa Springs (CO, pop 1,571).
Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad (C&TSRR) is a 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge heritage railroad that runs between Charma and Antonito, Colorado. It’s 64 miles (103 km) long, takes about 6:45 … nearly 7 hours.
Charma narrow gauge to San Antonia – historical train. 9:50-10:00, bathroom and to see the train leaves.
We stopped by here on a Saturday at 10am, hoping to see the train off. But it closed.
We walked around the yellow building, seeing coal tower which is rare. Old but charming.
