Taos in a Tornado

Thursday December 11 2008
Taos, NM

We did not get a chance to see Taos coming in last night. So, we get up to a beautiful sunny, chilly day. We take it easy, make some breakfast, and head out into the world about noon. We stop in old town Taos to get Mathew a handcrafted leather belt from Alan’s friend at Letherwerks. Then we head up into the mountains to the Taos Ski Valley in the Carson National Forest; home of New Mexico’s tallest peak: Wheeler Peak 13,161 ft); down to the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge; to see Alan’s old house (an earthship); and then finally for some grub. I have been hankering for Mexican food, and we sure got it at the Guadalajara Grill. Cameron a la diabla, fish tacos, Azteca Quesadilla, and a cheeseburger and fries. The guacamole was some of the best I have ever had. This will be our first Roadfood.com entry yippee! For some odd reason we are all really beat, so head back to Alan’s house and crash out for the evening. Sucks getting old. But, Mathew got to see The Phantom Menace and the old folks got to rest.

This is my newest road hobby: taking pictures of old junkers in the weeds. This is an old Studebaker.