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Heading south on
route 285, a sign on the highway pointed to this church, presumably the
oldest church in Colorado: Our Lady of Guadalupe, in Antonito, CO (6/9) |
Must be careful when smelling the flowers! |
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The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, completed in 1966, is 650 feet above the Rio
Grande River, New Mexico (6/9) |
The full view |
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Walking half-way
across the bridge, you can see just a hint of fear in Elena's expression |
If you look
closely, you might be able to see the fear more clearly in this picture |
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Don't be fooled
by my seemingly calm expression - my knuckles are stone white from gripping
the railing! |
Here we are, silently repeating our mantra: "Must stay cool when people are
taking are picture!" |
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Looking south
from the middle of the bridge |
The side view |
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On the road to
the Taos Pueblo, we found these horses looking for someone to feed them some
grass... |
Good thing we
came along! |
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The moon was
quite bright at about 5:30 Sunday morning from our campsite in Taos, NM
(6/10) |
The inaugural
lighting of the Coleman |
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Decided to pitch
the tent under the wooden wigwam for protection from the rain and wind |
Chillin' out,
readin', and relaxin' in the morn |
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Figuring things
out at the Ranchos Plaza Grill |
These ain't no
corn fritters! They're sopapillas, tasting a bit similar to fried
dough you can get at a fair. They give you honey to put on it.
Quite delicious! |
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Passing a home
as we walked to the Church of St. Francis of Assisi |
Passing a
window as we walked to the Church of St. Francis of Assisi |
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View from the
front of the Church of St. Francis of Assisi, built between 1813 and 1815,
Rancho de Taos, NM (6/9) |
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Side view |
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Not sure if this
is St. Francis or not... |
Different angle
of the same statue |
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From inside the
courtyard |
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St. Francis |
Relaxin' in the
parking lot of the church plaza |
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Thick and fluffy
clouds along our drive around "The Enchanted Loop" national scenic drive
around the Taos area |
The first and
only stop we made on the "Taos Canyon Art Tour" was at the Laurie
H. Phelps Gallery, featuring Laurie herself. She allowed us to take
some pictures of her artwork and showcase them on our website (below). |
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Continuing on our drive along The
Enchanted Loop, we came to Eagle Nest Lake State Park. Here we decided
to slow down... |
Here, we decided to stop! |
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Eagle Nest Lake |
After making a wrong turn, we
found ourselves on a winding path between these beautiful cliffs. |
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Back at our campsite, this
seemingly harmless cactus on the way to the bathroom left a distinct and
not-so-pleasant impression on Elena's hand (see next picture) |
The distinct and not-so-pleasant
impression! |
