Jun 25, 2009 - Santa Fe and MJ

We all woke up bleary eyed but comfy. We packed up the car and Jeremiah showed us a great little authentic Mexican place for breakfast... when I say breakfast, it was a little late for that so we ploughed straight into lunch. Burittos for breakfast was interesting, especially when the waitress tried to talk me into having chilli with mine. The staff were really friendly, one waiter was particularly interested in Sandy's tattoos and ended up showing us his. After breakfast we had a look round the little boutiques, Santa Fe has a cool hippy...

Jun 9, 2009 - Taos and area, New Mexico

After leaving the Great Sand Dunes NP we headed south to the area known as New Mexico's Enchanted Circle. Along the route we checked out all the ski areas. The first town was Red River, a very touristy town with a small ski area. We did try to drive up to an old mining area, but had to give up when the ruts across the road got too deep. However we did get up to one of the old mines. Our next stop was at the Vietnam Veterans State Park--the only state park in the U.S. honoring Vietnam Veternans. We went by the Angel Fire Ski Area and spent...

Jun 1, 2009 - Northern New Mexico

Kathy writes: We know it’s been some weeks since you’ve heard from us, but the call of the road has been keeping us busy. We spent the last half of April in northern New Mexico, -- and we know now why it’s called “the land of enchantment.” From the reds, oranges and yellows of the mountains to the turquoise lakes and rivers, the colors dazzled and the scenery inspired. It also was pretty windy – for a couple of days I-40 was closed just west of us in Grants due to high winds and blowing sand. That wind seemed to dog us all the way up from...

May 11, 2009 - Taos, NM

Today we took a side trip from Santa Fe to Taos, NM. It was a long day. We left the RV about 8:30 am and returned about 8:00 pm. On the drive up we stopped at a Visitor Center next to the Rio Grande River. As we neared Taos, we stopped first at a church in Ranchos de Taos Plaza - San Francisco de Asis Church, a National Historic Landmark. San Francisco de Asis Church, 1772, is one of the best known and most photographed churches in New Mexico. It is a beautiful church, inside and out. We then drove into the Taos plaza, where we walked...

May 1, 2009 - to Taos NM; ? CG

36866 to start the day. Today we went tfrom Sana Fe to Taos NM. We saw the Taos Pueblo and the Rio Grande gorge. We took the low road there and the high road baack to Santa Fe. The high road was thru the mountaints. The RV drove fine, but the brakes and two tires got hot - no problem, they cooled down. It was very pretty and we had a good day. The we drove on - but that is the next entry.

Apr 29, 2009 - Taos

Taos is Santa Fe’s kid brother: dirtier, smaller, funkier, more avant garde, more spiritual. The adobe culture grows on you, with its sacred earth, sky and water, and its belief that all life shares the same essential spirit. These are the same things taught to us by biology and chemistry, and urged upon us by ecology.

Apr 16, 2009 - Jackalope's

We spend the day in Old Town Santa Fe yesterday. Oh how I love that place. This time Bill drove in our truck and our first stop was at one of our favorite places on the way. When Jan asked me what kind of place Jackalopes was, I told her it was a tourist trap junk store so she was anxious to see it. I was a little disappointed this time as there seemed to be more junk than the last time and less of the good stuff. They have added lots of stuff from Asia and Africa and that just doesn’t seem right here in the Southwest. Never the less, we...

Apr 15, 2009 - Taos

We were not sure how nice the day would be but from the forecast we decided that yesterday would be the best day to visit Taos. We had been there before but didn’t get a chance to really explore the area and Jan and Jeff had never been there. When we headed out about 10:30 they had two of their three dogs with them so we each drove our won trucks. Taos is only 70 + miles from Santa Fe but it is slow going. Lots of towns and stop signs as well as curves and mountains. It took us a couple of hours to get there. After a stop at the Visitors...

Mar 31, 2009 - Snowy Taos

This morning, Dawn took us up into the mountains - it was beautiful! very cold and snowy! we watched people skiing for a while and took in the views! In the afternoon, i went horseback riding on an Indian Reservation - the scenery was gorgeous and the horse ride interesting..... lets just say i won't be doing it again!

Mar 30, 2009 - Taos

We had a good start today and headed off to Roswell - hometown of Aliens! I visited a fab museum all about the Roswell crash in 1947 - brill! We then headed to Santa Fe and had an hour to look round the town - very nice and lots of Native American stuff! We then drove to Taos - about 2 hours drive and we are staying high up in the mountains - very twee place!

Sep 24, 2008 - Day 5, Taos, Taos Pueblo, and the Red River-Angel Fire Loop, NM

WORK! What was supposed to be a day of sightseeing started off with WORK, of all things. Our plan had been for Kay to do homework online using the air card while Donald did DunnGone housekeeping chores. Kay got off to a good start, and Donald had begun vacuuming when the phone rang. Two hours later, Kay had finished homework AND most of the housekeeping chores—either real good luck or great planning for Donald. HISTORIC TAOS Kay has never been to Taos and was surprised with its storied past, particularly involving Kit Carson. After a tour...

Sep 10, 2008 - Taos, New Mexico

Today I am heading up north more and another state. Thus far I have traveled over two thousand miles, two time zones and eight states. Today’s destination is Taos, New Mexico. Never been to this city before, but heard good things about it and it again was in a nice stopping point prior to Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Its kind of ironic that you would think that with the size of Texas, it would occupy more than one time zone. But no, its all in one zone Heck even Florida has two time zones. Fortunately the border to New Mexico is not far...