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Day 2 in New Mexico was spent on a day trip to Taos. They say that of the 5,000 people in Taos, 1,000 are artists. We were on a pretty strict schedule so we were only able to step into a few galleries, but I made sure to hit up the local bookstore during lunch. Cody and I both really enjoyed Taos, it was a little bit Evergreen and a little bit La Junta. MORE PICTURES HAVE BEEN POSTED!
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July 30th 2008 - Leo Radkowski: Dessert
Your dessert looks like bologna with strawberries. Ha. Have fun and love you guys.
Never thought of that...but it kinda does!! It tasted much better, though. Thanks for the comment. Love you, too.
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Road to Taos
The entire bus ride to Taos followed along this 600 foot canyon. The Colorado River and the Rio Grande helped to cut these deep canyons. The landscape all along the route was varied, one minute it wa... [more]
Road to Taos
This is another St. Francis of Assisi (they are big fans of St. Francis down in New Mexico). Anyone that is a fan of Georgia O'Keefe will recognize this church as an inspirations for one of her more f... [more]
Taos Pueblo
After surviving the "drive by shooting" unscathed, we actually got out at the Taos Pueblo. The Pueblo is home to about 100 Pueblo Indians that still live in the original adobe structures without elec... [more]
Taos Pueblo
This is a bread oven that the people still use to cook their breads and meats for feasts. While many people do not live on the pueblo anymore, feast times and celebrations bring everyone back to the ... [more]
Taos Pueblo Church
This is the Catholic church on the pueblo. It is one of the newer structures. Photos were forbidden from being taken inside. The Pueblo people have created a combo of traditional Catholic and ancie... [more]
Taos Pueblo
This is the other side of the creek that provides the sole water source for the pueblo. It was neat to see the mix of modern and old. There were UPS men knocking on the doors of these ancient adobe b... [more]
Taos Pueblo
The cemetery on the pueblo was filled with wooden crosses. They no longer use the native cemetery as of 2006 due to lack of space.
Gorge Bridge
About twenty minutes outside of Taos was a bridge that spanned the aforementioned gorge. We were able to walk across the bridge, which had sidewalks and three observation decks on either side. It wa... [more]
Lunch in Taos
A quaint little restaurant called "The Appletree." In the back are Kenny, Louise, and Kathy, our new friends. On the right, by himself, is DJ (not BJ as we called him all week long, oops), the bus d... [more]
Lunch in Taos
We both had a green chile burger on a jalapeno cheddar roll. It was awesome. They also gave us chocolate cookies for dessert that we ate on the bus ride home.
Bookstore in Taos
Since our time was at a premium, after we placed our orders at lunch we ran across the street to the little independent bookstore, called Moby Dickens (isn't that a clever name). I got a book on the h... [more]
Chimayo Church
Following lunch, DJ (not BJ) drove us to Chimayo, NM. As the story goes, one night a farmer saw a bright light out in a field. Upon investigating, the farmer found a cross in the ground. Perplexed, ... [more]
Chimayo Church
Behind the church is a small cemetery and quiet garden to go for reflection. We liked this particular cross because of all the adornments that people have placed on it in prayer.
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July 30th 2008 - Leo Radkowski: Dessert
Your dessert looks like bologna with strawberries. Ha. Have fun and love you guys.
Never thought of that...but it kinda does!! It tasted much better, though. Thanks for the comment. Love you, too.
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