Today we took a day trip up to Taos, following the Scenic Byway known as the High Road on the way up, and the Low Road back to Santa Fe. The High Road goes through beautiful scenery, but also through tiny historically and culturally rich villages.
The High Road to Taos
Landscape leading out of town
Camel Rock is located in Pojoque, between Santa Fe and Espanola
Bridges are decorated
High desert landscape
Our little Nissan
Heading down into the Chimayó Valley, noted for orchards and chile
This 200 year old church draws tens of thousands of visitors annually
Some of the Seven Stations of the Cross
Inside is legendary sacred dirt, said to bring healing and miracles
We went in the little back room and got our hands ‘dirty’ in the sacred dirt.
Mass was going on, so I have no photos of the inside
Mosaic window in new pavilion by outdoor chapel
We climb 3,000 ft across the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, stopping in Córdova, known for its woodcarving
Truchas Peaks
We enter Carson National Forest
In use since 1780, a National Historic Landmark
Hay visible in adobe wall
Las Trampas store
Views from a rest area
Golden arches of Taos
Kit Carson home
Pedestrian Walk to town Plaza
Looks like they have the whole collection
Now that’s a BITCHIN’ CAMARO!
Look at the size of the tires!
Large Hotel in both Taos and Santa Fe
Kathleen and her new boyfriend :)
I wonder who comes in for the pickles
Outside the toy shop
Postcard shot
Sepia setting
Ski bench
Kathleen grabs a ride
I love this wall mural
Found another horse
The Low Road traverses the valleys along the Rio Grande
Inflatable kayaks? Not sure if I’d want to be in them
Look how they want backwards through the little rapids!
They all got through, not in the best form
They continue on their way down the Rio Grande
at a roadside pull over
Prickly pear cactus about to bloom
He was hanging out the window
Hazy late afternoon sun
Passing Camel Rock once again
Second Street Brewery’s beer list
