Vacation to New Mexico
27 December 2003 - 2 January 2004

Locator map for Taos Area in New Mexico

Locator map for northern New Mexico

Locator map for southern New Mexico

Map showing whole route driven


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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.


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