Here's what happened today. Lou was working on Brenda's bike early a.m. Bill and Peg decided to head up to Taos via the High Road to Taos scenic highway. Lou, Denise, and Brenda were going to meet them up there. The High Road to Taos was a beautiful ride, although it was cloudy all the way and chilly.
We saw lots of mountain, rocks and some houses. Every time we asked ourselves, "What do these people do for a living?" But there were schools in these remote places so they must be doing something. When we got to Taos, we decided to go directly to the Taos Pueblo. Unfortunately, they had a death in the family so no one was allowed to enter the Pueblo. Taos Pueblo is the only living Native American community designated both a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and a National Historic Landmark. The multi-storied adobe buildings have been continuously inhabited for over 1000 years. So Peg decided they will need to return next year to visit the Taos Pueblo.
While in Taos, we walked around the plaza (Peg shopped around the Plaza). Lin, I got to go to the one quilt shop in Taos!!~ Next, we road to the Rio Grande Gorge. Although still very cloudy and misting a little, the gorge was something to view. The Rio Grande Gorge runs from northwest to southeast of Taos. The gorge depth is 800 feet just south of the Gorge Bridge, which spans the gorge ten miles northwest of Taos.
We were going to continue on to the Enchanted Circle but since you could
tell that it was raining in that direction, we decided to head back to Albuquerque and see what the rest were doing. As we were heading back, we passed a "little" road that Linda and Peg had been on when they visited New Mexico last year. The road isn't always open due to snow or flooding but it was open and since Peg and Linda had such a heart stopping experience on that road, Peg decided she needed to show Bill. This is a road that makes it possible for folks to get from the east side of the Rio Grande Gorge to the west side. Now, you aren't going to make any speed records and you probably won't get a speeding ticket but you will see views that those who won't make the trip will never see. Our pictures don't do it justice so you'll just have to drive out here and take the trip.We arrived back at the campground. I had just taken off my road-weary boots when Brenda says, hey we're going to the tram, do you want to go. Sure we said, so back on went those
boots and away we went. The Sandia Tramway is the world’s longest aerial tramway that transports you above deep canyons and breathtaking terrain a distance of 2.7 miles. Our vantage point from the observation deck atop 10,378 foot Sandia Peak in the Cibola National Forest gave us an 11,000 square-mile panoramic view of the Rio Grande Valley and the Land of Enchantment. Remember, we were there at night so we saw the expansive view of Albuquerque lights. 
That's all for tonight, folks. My eyes are starting to really hurt. Dee and I will add more tomorrow while we're cruising to Arizona and the Grand Canyon. Pray for blue skies, please.
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