High Road to Taos

... conventional, meal of poached eggs, chile, and yam biscuits at the historic Doc Martin's, I headed out to start the High Road to Taos, except going backwards. First stop is the most photographed church in the U.S., easily recognizable as one of Georgia ...

... morning after a breakfast of chili stew from another favorite restaurant we went off to the Picuris Pueblo. This pueblo is off of the high road between Taos and Santa Fe, a road we have often wanted to drive. The road was cleared of snow so we were able ...

Taos is another stop on our art gallery circuit. On the rafting trip the previous day, Julius mentioned that there was a high road to Taos that was much more scenic than the road that runs along the Rio Grande. We decided to go that way because it also ...

Another New Mexican town with classic puebloan architecture, just on a smaller scale. Taos is a beautiful little village up in the mountains with great atmosphere and great scenery. I'll keep this one short since the last one was so long and let the ...

... and his wife Josefa are buried here in the local cemetery named after him. I actually enjoyed the drive up along the "High Road to Taos" scenic byway more than Taos itself.  This is beautiful high mountain country and every mile is a fantastic ...

... , left at 10:15 and got gas in Santa Cruz. I was planning on seeing them again so it wasn't too bad. I took off on the High Road to Taos and made it to el Santuario de Chimayo before 11:00  and had PB&J for lunch. I wandered the grounds and the ...

We got an early start on our day with a plan in place to drive to Taos via the high road and stop in Truchas to visit the Dave & Lisa Shepard homestead.  We received a warm and enthusiastic greeting from Wheeler and his canine companions.  ...

... a half away at a critically acclaimed restaurant called Ranchero de Chimayo. We drove past Santa Fe and took what was called "The High Road" to Taos – or the back roads through small towns with a ton of art galleries. I think every other house on ...

... could have walked there had we not purchased so much. We bid the city a fond farewell and headed north along the high road to Taos, passing through small villages and stopping at Chimayo to visit the little chapel noted for it's healing powers. In the ...

Probably should have taken the high road (its supposed to be nicer), but took the quicker low road to Taos. It follows the Rio Grande gorge which was pretty sweet. There are a few photos from the drive posted. Got lunch at the famous Orlando's (great ...