We very much enjoyed the weather in the quaint little town of Taos, New Mexico. Historically, it was a center for fur trading, the home and rinal resting place of Kit Carson, and currently home to a great many artists. Many, many art galleries housing high quality art. Jim's words to describe Taos were ecclectic, funky, nice weather.
All of the buildings in the Historic District are made of adobe. I didn't realize it was deliberate until we ventured out into the countryside and saw homes made of other kinds of materials. Even the McDonald's and the Wendy's were built from adobe.
There are 19 Pueblo Indian tribes throughout northern New Mexico. We visited the Taos Pueblo one day. I didn't take any photographs since it cost $10 per person to enter and $5 for every camera plus you have to ask permission to photograph the residents. The shopkeepers were very nice and one particularly nice shop was part retail and part museum. All of the artifacts were from the shopkeeper's family and many items are still worn on feast days.
Some of the pueblos date back 1000 years and are still inhabited today. We were instructed to only enter pueblos clearly designated as shops. Some outside areas were also off limits. A large percentage of the indians are Catholic as evidenced by the beautiful and well maintained church in the center of the village.
On our last evening in Taos, we visited the Kit Carson home and museum. The 20 minute film about his early years was very informative, and the man in the film who portrayed Kit Carson was a fourth generation grandson.
After five nights in Taos, it was time to move on - to the Rocky Mountains.
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