Alpine Village Suites Taos

We visited the 1000+ year old Navajo Pueblo belonging to the red willow tribe. The day was sunny and very hot with sporadic clouds in the sky. During our visit just after the tour, we were hit by the most powerful 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.<br>We stayed the night in Chama, NM home of the Cumbres &amp; Toltec steam railway.<br>

... d forgotten to pack my poor old tripod so I had no tripod at all for<br>the big camera. Oh well, I wanted some photos now so shot as many as I could.<br><br>Boy did we work up an appetite by<br>then, plus it was 2pm and we had to eat some "blue corn enchiladas" before<br>checking out by 5pm and hitting the road. So back to the plaza where we did a<br>little more looking for the ...

... only a little area where the RV wouldn&#8217;t scrape the roof. A ticket person came out and helped guide me backing and forthing until I could get the rig out. He directed me to a lot across the street for RV&#8217;s. <br><br>I got into the next lot and a shuttle came up right away. I looked at the clock and told the guy wait, my husband is due in just a few minutes. I threw Twinks in the RV, locked the doors and jumped onto the bus ...

... with turquoise blue trim! We had a hard time finding the right place to stop for a beer and light meal (we can't go grocery shopping until the frig is back, which will be tomorrow morning) - but we hit the jackpot at the Doc Martin Adobe Bar, where locals clearly gather, at an old historic hotel we'd love to stay in someday (trip to Denver, side trip back to Taos?) - sat in the setting sun on the terrace. Ah...... Tomorrow we will go early to the Taos Pueblo. We ...

... met one of my favorite collegues who has been my mentor, my boss, my hero for breakfast one morning.  She and her boyfriend will visit us in October during the balloon fiesta.  And then on Thursday evening our dear buddies Lynn and Gerry joined us for dinner at Sorellina's.  Wow, what a place!  The food was delicious!  Paul ordered lobster-I hadn't before or since tasted lobster like that one!!!  And I had a Kobe beef meatball dish with pasta.  But I think I've ...

... people who were eating there were locals and everybody knew everybody. The food was very good, all prepared fresh, the green chile sauce was flavorful and warm but not 'hot'. After breakfast and 'chores' were done, I drove out to the Bridge over the Rio Grande Gorge which is 630 feet about the river. Since I have acrophobia, it was scary to walk out on the bridge to take pictures of the river below and the gorge going off into the ...

Taos was a bit surprise. It must be nice when full of tourists, but imagine you are there in the beginning of the season with people wanting you pay for everything, for your every step or every picture. Is this the native spirit?? No, I am sorry, I don´t think so.

... silver, drums, and pottery. Most of the silver jewelry is made by the Navahos and "imported" to be sold in the pueblo. However, we were fortunate to find one artisan in the pueblo, Arthur Lujan, who did silver work. His pueblo name was Beautiful Aspen. He was kind enough to share that with us as many of the people keep their Indian names to be used only amongst themselves. The same is also true of their language, Tiwa. The language and their ...

... are, over there" as my eyes light up and I find that childlike wonder I quite often get when I am inspired (Betsy says it's awe but you know my childlike wonder is better than that!). We turn into the dirt road (well it had to be didn't it?) to the "visitors' centre" One of the first Earthships to be built in this high desert of Taos. This is not lived in and is used as a way of spreading the word about sustainable ...

Imagine! Chile for breakfast! Next time I visit New Mexico, I'll have to remember to pack along my TUMS. After a delish, if not 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 O'Keefe's favourite subjects: the San Francisco de Assis church ...