Visiting Taos

From Angel Fire to Taos Pueblo

Taos Pueblo

One decision we have already made is to make a visit to the Taos Pueblo. I just located a walking tour map of it, as well as a map of the art museums. Photography in the pueblo is very restricted, subject to a list of rules to follow. It appears that the pueblo is several miles north of the casino once we go into the gate at Taos. This village, which is one of 19 in New Mexico:

"stands as the largest surviving multi-storied Pueblo structure in the United States.  We have endured even after 400 years of Spanish and Anglo presence. The crystal clear waters of the Rio Pueblo, which originate high in the mountains at our sacred Blue Lake, still serves as our primary source for drinking and irrigation. To visit our Pueblo is to experience the spirit and unique way of life that continues mush as it has for nearly ten centuries."

Take a Llama to Lunch!

Now the big question is whether we'll splurge this year and take two of these darling creatures out for lunch. Or maybe they'll take us?  We did visit an alpaca farm last year and fell in love with those cuties from the same family. I'd appreciate the comments below of anyone who has been on this trek, or anyone who has any advice for us about whether or not we should go.

Speaking of lunch, the first place we ate outside our condo was the Alley Cantina in Taos, where we had some great nachos. I didn't realize we could have had fish and chips! During the week we'll be there this year, I notice they have a variety of musicians. This one looks good:

Sept. 22, 2011 (Thu) 9:30-12:30 Jimmy Stadler Solo  - Taos's favorite musician!!!

 Now here's another map Les will love. It has all the shops and parking areas marked. It's located on the website of a used bookstore, one of our favorite places to browse while vacationing; cute name, too, Moby Dickens. It's located on the shopping area we enjoyed so much with Bettie and Bob last year, with the big tree in the center. Here's a pic from the Coffee Cats website:

That about covers shopping in Taos. More updates later.