The High Road

Good Morning from Taos!  Time for a cool walk to breakfast at the Bent Street Café and Deli.  Then a little walk around the shops.  Stopped by to see if Sherry Ubechel was in her gallery, but she is out painting today.  We looked at her new work, she is still doing beautiful, colorful work with heavy paint applied with a palette knife.

Well, what should we do today?  Let's take a drive up the High Road!  We can make a stop at the High Road Marketplace which is a co-op of artists.  This is beautiful time of year to head up into the mountains.  With views like this, why not take a drive?

Of course, we made a stop in Las Trampas, New Mexico to photograph the San José de Gracia Church.  This is a National Historic Church.

Back on the road to Truchas, New Mexico to do a little shopping at the High Road Marketplace and a short trip down the highway to Bill Loyd's studio.  He is a metal artists who works to "up-cycle" metal objects.  We have one of his bells made from an old compress cylinder.  Just wanted a couple metal ravens.  Good to see he is still busy creating new things with his reclaimed metal objects.

It is time for lunch, so we make our way to Sugar Nymphs in Penasco, New Mexico for a little lunch.  We were given printer paper as a place mat and crayons to entertain ourselves.  We chose to have a Quesadilla with a bowl of Red Chile Corn Chowder!  YUM! 

Okay, lunch is over.  So get back on the road, but let's choose a new way back.  We go back toward the Picuris Pueblo and take the highway down to Dixon, New Mexico.  More spectacular vistas!

At Dixon, we come to the junction of the main north/south highway into Taos.  Of course, we took another side trip.  The Rio Grande River cut through New Mexico making its way to the border of Texas and Mexico.  The Rio Grande cuts deep canyons and gorges, these are truly beautiful.  We stopped at one of the "closed" river side parks.  You can still park there, you just cannot use the restrooms thanks to the U.S. government shutdown.  The river is so pretty, just had to have a few pictures before we move on.

Time to head back to our room.  Need to get ready for dinner.  Larry is taking me to Five Star Burgers!  This is the perfect burger place:  wine, split the Five Star Burger and a basket of Sweet Potato Fries with Larry!  Prefect!