Above and below, typical pedestrian alleys lined with shops surround the central plaza.
Yep, Taos is a real place. Although 1/10th the size of Santa Fe, it is similar in that it has lots of art galleries and a colorful history. The central plaza and surrounding blocks are quaint, cute and picturesque. Beyond that, and Kit's place, there's not much in town worth seeing.
Don't know the age or original use of this building. May have been a defensive structure, given the lookout towers. On the other hand, it may have been built last year and isn't classic adobe at all. Given enough mud or stucco or whatever, plus the time and imagination, one can sculpt the exterior any way they like. The building is at the main downtown intersection, is currently in use as a shop selling garden variety Mexican stuff.
Outside the city, top sights include the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge.
The suspension bridge deck is 650' above the River, 2nd highest in the USA.
Trish is racing the car to the near side of the bridge, has a substantial lead.
This colorful rig was parked at the west end of the bridge.
Rio Grande Gorge looking south from the bridge.
Brewpub where we lunched after viewing the Bridge and Earthships (see next post).
It's a huge Quonset hut designed to use passive solar for heat. There's a large stage inside where they have live music most nights.
We ate outside on the brewpub patio.
Funky, creative, unique structure plus micro-brews and dining al fresco.
What's not to like?
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