Hi All,
We have spent a delightful two days exploring the area. The plaza in the center of the Santa Fe historic district is surrounded by very nice shops and galleries.
It's a lot like the park in Jackson, WY except they have chili peppers instead of elk antlers.
The entire north side of the plaza is the Palace of Governors built in 1610. It claims to be the oldest continuously inhabited building in America. For years the front sidewalk has been reserved for native craftspeople to display and sell their work.
It is a bit of a gauntlet to get to the entrance of the History Museum but Sandy didn't mind.
Behind the Palace is the Church of St Francis of Assisi.
On the way to Taos we stopped in Chimayoy to visit the Santuario. This chapel is described as the Lourdes of the Southwest. A tiny room in the back, called the "Holy Dirt Room" has a pit in the floor exposing the sand underneath. Thousands of the faithful have reported relief from physical, mental or spiritual problems resulting from contact with the Holy Dirt".
In the south end of Taos is the stylized adobe San Francisco de Asis church.
After more retail therapy, we drove about ten miles northwest of town to the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge. Described as the second highest cantilever bridge in the country, the span is 1,280 feet and the bridge deck is 565 feet above the river.
Here's the Gorge with the river far below. Carl joked that, if the Rio Grande looked like this in Texas, even President Trump would not need a wall!
Sandy & Carl
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