We were excited to have the opportunity to visit the Taos Pueblo, but sad that it was Corn Dance Festival Day which meant no photography (this is a picture of a picture). This pueblo is considered to be the oldest continuously inhabited community in the USA. It is also the only pueblo in the area with multi-level dwellings. It was an incredible place to visit.

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Completed in 1816, this heavily buttressed adobe structure exemplifies Franciscan Old Word architecture.

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This three span continuous-truss bridge crosses the Rio Grande Gorge some 650 feet above the river. This bridge is considered to be one of the loftiest highway bridges in the nation.

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We took a drive on the Taos High Road that took us through many quaint villages such as Las Trampas where we found this church. It was built in 1760 but is unfortunately no longer used or cared for so the adobe is beginning to deteriorate.

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On our return to Taos, we followed the Rio Grande where we were lucky enough to see kayaks, white water rafts and even artists painting the scene we were admiring.

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Among all the magenta colored blooms we're seeing, we found this one beautiful yellow cactus flower.

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Not wanting to lose what he's learned, Al takes time in the evening to practice his guitar.

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Near the town of Los Alamos of atomic bomb fame (where we also visited), is Bandelier National Monument. The entrance road begins high above Frijoles Canyon where one has an opportunity to not only see the canyon below but also beautiful red rock formations.

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As we hiked along the trail we got to view caves which had been hewn out of the soft tuff rock by Ancestral Puebloans 7 or 8 centuries ago. Stone homes once stood in front of many of these caves.

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This circular community village built on the floor of Frijole Canyon, was inhabited at the same time as the dwellings which were built along the base of the cliff called talus houses.

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We got to see many beautiful rock formations, such as this one, within the park.

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