Taos Pueblos

On the second day, after traveling to Taos, we headed to the see the Taos Pueblos.

Although, before I continue with the Pueblos, I forgot to mention that we did visit the Hacienda de los Martinez after setting up camp at the Enchanted Moon campgrounds in the afternoon. It is worth experiencing, I suppose, but there isn’t a lot to see. The main take-away is the experience of how people in that day lived and survived in semi-unsettled territory. The adobe structure was quite a feat for that day too as it was made out of clay, hay, some wood, and ox blood. Wood was hard to come by in those days although you wouldn’t know that by seeing Taos today. In fact, downtown Taos reminds me a lot like cities on the East coast (i.e. Raleigh) where the vegetation is dense, the trees are tall and leafy, and there is little sense of direction to where you are.

Right, so back to the story. Today we visited the Pueblos in the early morning. The weather was a little overcast and I tended to be fascinated by the doors as you can tell from the pictures below:

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It costs $10 per person to visit with an additional $5 for use of a camera (with a caveat that you ask permission to snap photos of the natives since there are many families that still live in these structures). These are definitely worth seeing especially when you can talk to the people who still dwell there. A much different experience than visiting Mesa Verde for example.

We spent the afternoon visiting the various art shops in downtown Taos during the afternoon. BTW, check out Graham’s Grille, if you are in Taos. The Jamaican Jerk Pork Sandwich is outstanding!

As for camping, we moved closer to town and ended up in the Taos Valley RV and Campground. Great place to stay with excellent service. Definitely recommend.

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