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Taos Slideshow
Taos
Travel Blogs from Taos, United States
Back Home
... fragrance like the sounds of a party in the distance. All blooming things engage in a dance created by the strong winds that buffet Taos every spring. And we, well, we just shed our winter clothes one layer at a time. Ah, home sweet, ...
Old and new cultures not so different after all
... is 7,300 ft. Maybe that's why I had trouble standing on one foot - too light headed. lol). We started with Taos Pueblo, which is separate from the town of Taos. It is the old Puebloan Taos village that is on the National Register of ...
Day 7 from beginning to end
... trees of Colorado. After all, I can look at trees til the cows come home right where I live! I'm looking forward to exploring Taos tomorrow. If any of you have been here and want to write back quickly, I'll take any suggestions as to ...
Many days in Taos...
... hours and got a beer at a local brewery afterwards. 1/25/10 Rachel and I visited the local Pueblos community in Taos. The Pueblos people have dedicated themselves to preserving their culture, traditions, and heritage. During our visit, the locals were ...
Day 13
... we met Mike B and Jenny once more on the steps of St Francis Cathedral and returned to the mini-van for our short journey to Taos. Daniel, our trusty GPS, took us on the most wonderful scenic roads, perhaps the best of the whole trip. We just had to stop ...
Drive to Taos and the Enchanted Circle
... our nations border from Mexico. I guess this is the second most important river in the SW besides the Colorado. Halfway between Taos and Santa Fe was Espanola. What a contrast. Taos and Santa Fe are very touristy with their plazas and galleries. Espanola ...
Up to the Top of NM
Met Sean in Taos to climb up Wheeler Peak, the highest point in New Mexico. The weather was perfect, the scenery was just superb and after our little jaunt in the Franklins, this seemed like a walk in the park - mostly. Along the way we saw a ...
Taos
... Sphynx und Golden Mummy. Auch in Taos gab es eine Kunstszene und einen Marktplatz nach Wild West-Stil. Etwas Besonderes war der Taos Pueblo, eine Unesco Kulturerbe-Stätte, die vor etwa 1000 Jahren erbaut wurde und seit dem bewohnt ist. Noch immer wohnen ...
R & R
Two days of bliss in Taos. We've ben to Taos many times and never tire of relaxing there. We were on our way home from a business meeting in Albuquerque and took a couple of days for ...
Taos
... it was called Outback Pizza or something like that. Anyway, damn good pizza. So if you ever have the misfortune of finding yourself in Taos, NM then skip the brew pub and the $5 parking fee and head up the street more to this place. I know this town is ...
Take Nine
... Katie's then back on the slopes. Left the slopes about 3:30 and were glad to be done - a great first day! Taos Outback Pizza for dinner, complete with Hawaiian shirts! Christmas Day: Back to the slopes, lunch on the roof of the ...
Out of Texas
... Taos to see if we could find a restaurant we ate in years ago. We tho't we found it but the next morning when driving out of Taos we found the actual one. It was called Orlando's and the next time we'll try it again. We ate breakfast at Susie's, which had ...
Chimayo
... 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 back of ...
Low Road to Taos
... posted. Got lunch at the famous Orlando's (great southwestern food) and then drove into the Wheeler Peak Wilderness northwest of Taos. Wheeler Peak is the highest point in New Mexico at 13,161'. Found a nice campsite at the Italianos Canyon trailhead, ...
The Earthship Has Landed
... - our last night camping at a WalMart (waaaahhhh! NOT!) We drove the short 30 minutes north west out of Taos to Earthship World Headquarters (sounds official). The winter weather in Santa Fe had left a light dusting of snow on the ...
Final Photos & Winter Storm
Here are a few photos from the last day of the folks' visit and some from the winter storm ...
From the Gorge to the Church
... world and I highly recommend the restaurant. The next stops was "Earth Ship" an off the electric grid neighborhood just North of Taos. Some great engineering that goes into the building of the houses. They use tires and cover them with clay and straw to ...
Smokey and the Bandit
... a money check to pay up before we leave the country - would be nice to get back in again! Anyway love Taos - fantastic galleries and weaving/yarn shops selling hand dyed wools - have indulged that passion with some serious shopping. Oh and did I ...
Life away from the real world....
... like more than a week - I was sad the whole way back - i wasn't ready to come back yet. i hadn't spoken to a single soul outside Taos the whole trip - I wasn't even sure if I was ready to speak to anyone yet - I am so sad - but the trip was amazing ...
Finally Kayaked the Rio Grande River
For years we've talked about kayaking the beautiful Rio Grande River in New Mexico. The water is always a lovely shade of brown. It's like a VERY, VERY, COLD stream of Chocolate Milk that was spilled by a god as he was climbing the nearby mountains. ...
Taos-RioGrande Gorge with Mom
Mom came to visit, and I wanted to take her to Taos Pueblo. We arrived there, and alas! It was closed. (Hmmm, twice know you would think I would learn to check when the Pueblo is closed huh....) Instead, we walked around the old plaza, shopped, saw the ...
Day 1
Started out from Mineral Wells before light in order to make progress before the heat set in...it worked. Not a bad ride, though a long one. Arrived in Taos without mishap or rain and stayed at the Super ...
Canyon's First Dip into Hot Springs
It is just a plane miracle that we ever found these springs, but thanks to mapquest we were able to make our way there. I knew that we were close, but we definitely took the scenic route. Getting back was much easier after asking the naked ...
Taos
Our first stop in New Mexico was Taos because it looked like it was a cute town and had a ski resort. The traffic through the town was horrible and drivers were crazy. We decided to drive into town a bit and then just ride our bikes around town. ...
Home Again
... their leaves and the chill in the air is pretty constant now. It's sweater weather! This weekend is the balloon festival in Taos. Enjoy these photos. Hope you enjoyed this trip (with us) and look for another one coming soon (in December) to ...
Round Trip from Santa Fe
There are two different roads leading off to Taos according to the hotel clerk. One is scenery with curves and the other is freeway. We head out to the curvy road thinking it was like the one to the Gila's Caves. I was wrong. This road had ...