Taos, United States Travel Blogs

Turning trash into houses
Apr 6, 2009 (2 photos)

... dream to build sustainable housing, mainly out of recycled and waste materials. Michael Reynolds fights to be able to build Earthships around Taos in New Mexico, creating communities that a self-sufficient and off-the-grid. His team also go to build a ...

The Art Scene
May 17, 2006 (5 photos)

Well, it's my turn to write about our day. We toured Taos this morning but were disappointed - we spoke with a gallery manager and she said that due to the downturn in the economy shops are opening fewer days and Tuesday seems to be the day many of them ...

The Southwest
Nov 12, 2008 (23 photos)

2550 miles on odometer Was happy to leave Amarillo.  It is a sad little town.  I felt especially bad for the woman who was checking into the hotel explaining that her boyfriend held a knife to her, and then she and her kids were kicked out ...

Alburquerque to Taos
Jul 2, 2009 (3 photos)

... buffalo burgers while sitting in the patio. We went into their wine shop and got some NM wine for our dinner. Then it was on to Taos. We set up camp in a campground we’d stayed in before, right in town but then it was too late to eat dinner. Smith&# ...

Mountains
May 16, 2006

Well;we arrived in the real southwest today! Taos is a very attractive artsy community north of SanteFe,New Mexico. We got of I-25 at Walsenburg,Colorado and headed west on Hwy 160. This gave us our first trip into the mountains and we went through LaVeta ...

The Plan
May 22, 2008 (7 photos)

... we hit the ground running and driving. This just became the perfect vacation! First it's the drive from Albuquerque to Taos. Of course, it's not non-stop. Gotta stop at the markers describing Gold and Turquoise, then following the Rio Grande with ...

The last day in Taos
Jul 23, 2008 (6 photos)

... cellos in ways I'd never heard! Apparently, they only get together a couple of times a year and jam at the Adobe Bar in the Taos Inn. When we first arrived the piece they were playing was kind of new age haunting and I wasn't sure I was up for a whole ...

Taos
Mar 16, 2009 (14 photos)

... that got away".  :  ( So it's time to turn South and head over to Phoenix to commune with the family.  Since I missed the Taos Pueblo, I'm going to visit the Acoma Pueblo which is West of Albuquerque. "Go West young man..." ~JQ

Pond skimming and Kachina Peak
Apr 7, 2008 (28 photos)

... a hike up/ski down Kachina peak.  We will let the pictures say the rest!  Below is a link to the Taos News website, which has many more pics of the event.  http://taosnews.com/shared-content/gallery/?galleryid=12&gallery_page=0& ...

High Road to Taos backwards
Feb 24, 2006

... the U.S., easily recognizable as one of Georgia O'Keefe's favourite subjects: the San Francisco de Assis church at Ranchos de Taos, then continuing along to Trampas to see the San Jose de Gracia church there. Unfortunately, in February, most things are ...

Day 44
Jun 15, 2009 (5 photos)

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A gorge, a circle and where's the snow?
Nov 1, 2007 (21 photos)

We had long wanted to visit Taos, even before this adventure was in the planning stage, so it was with great anticipation that we set out to explore. Each time we visit a new destination we collect a varying amount of maps and leaflets pertaining to the ...

Spoiling ourselves in Taos
Sep 5, 2008 (4 photos)

After such a great time in Crested Butte, we were sad to go. But after five hours of driving, we turned up in Taos at our guest house for the next two nights and found out that we're staying in quite possibly the nicest place on earth. Seriously. Our room ...

Walking with the ancients & the atom bomb
Jul 20, 2008 (16 photos)

... of mud. I found the exhibits very interesting but Deb rapidly became overloaded, much like I do when we do a day of gallery tours. Turnabout is fair play! We then made the return drive, arriving back in Taos just in time for our daily afternoon downpour.

A Day in the Life in Taos
Jul 2, 2009 (4 photos)

... whole meal in. We did find out the very important information on pinion wood and when we can buy a load. We will plan to head back this fall for that and another round of eating and our firewood. Love Taos, it is one of my favorite places in the world.

Enchanted Spooks...
Oct 31, 2007 (27 photos)

... New Mexico many miles further south and had been very disappointed that the snowy weather had kept us there. We had really planned to visit Taos in the north; now our wish was about to come true, but in order to get there we had to cross the Sangre de ...

On to Taos and a stop at Chimayo Sanctuary
Jul 19, 2008 (6 photos)

... the engine will overheat. Coupled with the winding nature of the road, it makes for a demanding drive.   We arrived in Taos and are staying at the Taos Valley RV Park where we stayed last November. It is only a few miles from the ...

Taos Powder Day!
Mar 9, 2009 (10 photos)

3/9/09 Last weekend, with Amy out of town, Craig met up with friends Pat and Kristin just in time to catch a powder day at Taos.  Totally worth the price of admission!  

A visit from the Alpha
Feb 24, 2008 (27 photos)

... winter activities.       Our adventures included a day of alpine skiing at both Ski Santa Fe and Taos, along with a day of Nordic skiing in Los Alamos.   We also spent time enjoying margaritas and Mexican cuisine at ...

Great Sand Dunes, CO / Taos, NM
Mar 28, 2006 (8 photos)

... Colorado. More sleepy towns, double-wide trailer homes, sleeping fields waiting for the warmth of spring. Just north of Taos on 285, a strange looking hobbit-like dwelling suddenly pops out of the passing landscape, followed by another and another. ...

To the Red Willow Pueblo
Jul 21, 2008 (7 photos)

... are moving from community to community on their way south.   After leaving the pueblo, we went back into Taos and walked around the plaza for a short while before again being chased inside by the afternoon monsoon. Fortunately ...

Another world...
Nov 3, 2007 (22 photos)

... arms all the way round either and it was quite shiny, so how they manage this is a mystery!! The Red Willow people (Taos pueblo Indians) live their lives at one with the world and are intent on preserving that way of life.  The stream ...

The art of living in a 1000 year old home
Feb 23, 2006 (5 photos)

... , my agenda for the day did not include any skiing--I could do that back home in much more snow-rich conditions. Instead, I headed for Taos Pueblo. Imagine--living in a home that has been in use for about a thousand years! They may not look it as the ...

Taos, New Mexico
Apr 19, 1992 (19 photos)

... in more modern homes on surrounding Pueblo lands. They are proud of their status as a sovereign nation within the United States, and they still hold to their ancient traditions despite relentless pressures to "modernize." Unfortunately, much of the old ...

Taos & Enchanted Circle Drive
Jul 6, 2009 (16 photos)

... thunderstorm that dropped lots of water, extreme lightning, thunder and pea sized hail.  Attached are some of the pictures of Taos and the Enchanted Circle drive. We stayed the night in Chama, NM home of the Cumbres & Toltec steam railway.

Day 4 & 5: Taos, NM
Jul 6, 2008 (23 photos)

... , but nothing beats a soccer field size green space outside our door for the boys to run wild. Day 5 was spent discovering Taos. Matt and the kids spent most of the morning in Wal-Mart getting cables (and restocking the DVD library) while I flittered ...

El Paso to Taos
May 15, 2009 (6 photos)

... had a REALLY nice dinner on a terrace downtown, thanks to my CIS friends' retirement cash gift :-) ***** Thursday night May 14th Taos, New Mexico We had a leisurely and beautiful day today driving all of about 75 miles from Santa Fe to Taos. The ...

Back to the land
Nov 4, 2007 (19 photos)

Now we get to the real reason of why I wanted to get to Taos - Earthships! No not something from Star Wars, though they may look like it, these are almost completely self sufficient homes. The Earthship uses old vehicle tyres and other recycled materials ...

Taos and Picuris Pueblo
Mar 29, 2006 (4 photos)

... decide to head out. We opt for a scenic route that takes us past Picunis Pueblo, one of the numerous indian pueblos between Taos and Santa Fe. We're wary and nervous as we drive in, since the visitors' guide has mentioned "appropriate modes of conduct" ...

A blur of galleries
Jul 22, 2008

... tomorrow. In the evening we went out for dinner at Graham's Grill, a restaurant that had just opened last fall when we were in Taos. I had a buffalo burger that was awesome! I shared it with Deb since it was too much for one person to eat. That paired with ...