Comanche Inn 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>

Ojo Caliente Spa has several springs with different properties; iron, arsenic, mud, soda, etc. We soaked in many on the night we arrived, 4/3/2009. We're spending 3 days relaxing, soaking and getting massaged. You KNOW this is Susan's idea. In fact, Susan is in a yoga class as I type.<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 ...

... the exit before Sunport Blvd. Of course there was road work going on so it was impossible to get back on the freeway for 1 more exit, we had to go several miles out of our way then come back up to the exit we needed.<br><br>We got into the airport and I thought that I'd just park quickly then find Dale. We went into an oversize area but there were no places for the truck and RV. Trying to get out of the lot was a major hassle as there ...

... 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 ...

... that is largely different than others. The largest difference is that it's alive. The culture is not something that has stagnated and then a city ordinace was put in place to keep it true. It's a moving, breathing, living, and thriving culture rich in people who are the reason it grows in this way. My first day in Taos I bypassed town in order to go and see the Taos pueblos. They were quite inspiring in many respects, and ...

... not rain today! We had dinner in this evening and then went downtown to listen to a cello duet, Michael Kott and Mark Dudrow. I don't know what I expected, but these two played 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 ...

... the artistic eye of the creator. Hanging on the wall, under plexiglass, was a quilt that I remember seeing in a magazine back in the 1970's or 80's. The quilt was part of a collection acquired earlier and was owned by a gentleman from New York who collected quilts, moved to Santa Fe in later years and then dispersed the bulk of his collection before moving on. We wandered on looking for the San Miguel Church, the oldest ...