May 26 -27 in Taos

The weather here and in Santa Fe has been relentlessly sunny and windy, but gets pleasantly cool at night. Tonight (May 27) has been the first late afternoon and evening with substantial cloud cover.

Visited Taos Pueblo, for which there is a picture attached. Quite different from the Lakota Sioux where we have worked. These folks take meticulous care of their homes; most put a new coat of adobe on every year to inhibit deterioration of the structure. We walked through the central Taos area around the plaza; it is very nice. One of the stores had an actual lunch counter, which brought back memories of our youth. Later we visited the Taos Art Museum, located in a beautiful adobe house with paintings mostly of the Taos area. Quite nice. All the woodwork was beautifully carved.

Today we first visited the Earthship house, which is self sustaining wrt energy. Walls are built with cans and bottles and used tires, all packed with mud and covered with adobe. There is a picture attached. And they apparently let dogs drive there (Sue took the picture). Later we took a circuit scenic drive through the mountains that surround the city, during which we passed a beautiful Vietnam Veterans memorial created by the father of a soldier killed in Viet Nam, and finished with a trip to the Millicent Rogers Museum, featuring jewelry, pottery, baskets, and paintings, all with southwest themes.

We are leaving bright and early tomorrow for Chaco Canyon, hoping to get a camping spot. No WiFi there, so no further posts until some tine after Labor Day.