Vacation to New Mexico
27 December 2003 - 2 January 2004

Index Page for photographs

to page MAPS of the New Mexico part of the trip.
to page 01 -- sunrise south of Albuquerque
to page 02 -- first snow - Santa Fe - Lortto Chapel
to page 03 -- Santa Fe - Loretto Chapel staircase
to page 04 -- Santa Fe - downtown - plaza - Cathedral
to page 05 -- playing in campground - Sanborn family - Taos
to page 06 -- playing in campground - Sanborn family
to page 07 -- playing in campground - Mona
to page 08 -- playing in campground - family pictures - 1st Ski Valley
to page 09 -- Taos Mtn at night - Potter Shop
to page 10 -- Martinez Hacienda
to page 11 -- Martinez Hacienda
to page 12 -- Taos - Martinez Hacienda - tack room - weaving - forge etc.
to page 13 -- Taos - Taos Library - Kit Carson home
to page 14 -- St. Francis de Asis - Ranchos de Taos
to page 15 -- Taos - St Francis de Asis
to page 16 -- Taos - St Francis de Asis
to page 17 -- Walk in the Forrest - Road E. of Taos 518 - Trampas church
to page 18 -- Trampas area and church
to page 19 -- Trampas - San Jose de Gracia Church
to page 20 -- Trampas - Leroy Aguilar - Tipi by Ranchos de Taos
to page 21 -- Tipi by Ranchos de Taos - Taos Drums store
to page 22 -- New Years Eve fireworks in Taos
to page 23 -- Taos - St Francis de Asis church & area
to page 24 -- Taos Mtn from South - Taos Pueblo entrance
to page 25 -- Taos Mtn from Taos Pueblo
to page 26 -- leaving Taos - 360 deg photos upper Rio Grande Gorge
to page 27 -- upper Rio Grande Gorge and plateu
to page 28 -- upper Rio Grande Gorge and plateu
to page 29 -- in Rio Grande Gorge and old bridge
to page 30 -- south of Albuquerque, NM
to page 31 -- Talberts in Alamogordo, NM
to page 32 -- David & Joan Ross - El Paso - Metammorphic rock - quartz vein
to page 33 -- East of El Paso on I-10
to page 34 -- near San Antonio

to MAPS - on larger map brown line shows route --

27 December 2003 - Saturday
Day 1 - left McAllen at noon and drove all night, arriving in Albuquerque, New Mexico shortly after Sunrise.

29 December 2003 - Sunday
Day 2 - Drove past Albuquerque
Breakfast in Bernalillo, NM.
First Snow experience on highlands behind La Cinega
Santa Fe, NM. - downtown tour, La Fonda, Mass at Cathedral, lunch at Burrito place.
drove to Espanola, NM - Walmart shopping.
Taos, NM. Checked into Don Fernando de Taos hotel.
Supper at El Pueblito.

29 December 2003 - Monday
Day 3 - Breakfast at hotel
Drove to Taos Ski Valley - frolic in snow - met Sanborn family.
drove on up to Taos Ski resort area.
Back to Taos and stopped in littel town, visited potter.
Supper in Taos. __

30 December 2003 - Tuesday
Day 4 Breakfast at hotel
To information center
To Martinez Hacienda
Lunch
To Kit Carson home
To Taos Public Library
To Weaving Supply store
Supper ___

31 December 2003 - Wednesday
Day 5
Breakfast at Susans Cafe
Drove on 518 east of Taos
Walk in the woods with Joseph
Photos of mountains and mountain road
Visited Trampas, NM - church there - family from San Antonio - met Leroy Aguilar
Lunch at Picuris reservation
Hurry back to Ranchos de Taos.
Visit to Taos Drum and Tipi
Evening Mass (New Years Eve) at St. Francis de Asis in Ranchos de Taos - short Mass
Suppper in room - munched on sandwich fixings, cheese and crackers etc. Watched TV New Years Eve programs.

1 January 2004 - Thursday
Day 5 hot breakfast at hotel - checked out.
Taos Pueblo - turtle dance
bought Chile Ristras - owner of store from Mexico City
Headed South to home.
Snack at McD South of Albuquerque
headed over to Alamagordo, NM - visited Dorothy Talbert - Jim & Janice came over
on to El Paso, TX - very dark - supper enroute - sausage, cheese etc.

2 January 2004 - Friday
Day 6 - Leaving David and Joan Ross home in El Paso.
Driving on I 10 East. Past roadcut with quartz rock.
Past windmill farm - electric generating
Lunch at DQ in Ft. Stockton
Supper in southern San Antonio - IHOP
at 15 min past midnight - arrived home.