Taos!!

 The next morning, it is time to pack the car again and head into the mountains of Taos!  On the way up the back road to Chimayo --too bad, it was a Monday and Rancho Chimayo was closed--real bummer--we have a 'squirrel' moment and take off on a road that goes to Nambe Falls area--alas, we can't walk up, will take too long as we were meeting friends in Espanola for lunch.

Along the way, we pass many monuents of Nature!

This road leads to a Nambe Pueblo location--cool views!

Finally, turn on the right road to visit 

A simple little chapel that has become famous because of a healing that took place from the dirt in the outside chapel.  The girls walk to the church and we are happy to wait in the car, we've been here before.

okay, back on the road to our lunch date--the place we liked on our last visit to this area is no longer--we were amazed how much Espanola had grown!  So many chain stores and much progress.

We check into our abode for the next two days.  The adobe house is located outside of Taos about two miles from the golf course.  The road was rough getting into the location--we had to transverse a arroyo that washes out every time it rains--and of course, it was raining every day now that is's monsoon season.

We had plenty of food and wine (two essentials) so need to go out for anything.  The house was lovely!

One wall was left open to see the adobe bricks before stuccoed over--you could see the mud and hay that went into making the bricks.  The view was absolutely stunning!! we could see 360*

We were situated about 500 ft above a massive arroyo--that evening we watched the rains come from the East to move over our site--rain was blowing side ways and then the arroyo begin to overflow with rains rushing down all paths to reach their destination.  Once the storm had moved off to the west, we waited, hoping for clear skies and that wonderful New Mexico sunset--

and it came! and oh how the stars sparkled in the dark sky that evening.  

The arroyo was no longer swollen with heavy rain and we could sit back and enjoy the coolness of the evening.

And just like that it was time for us to leave--but, we had one small problem, our car was very low

profile and could not go back on that road and that small arroyo that blocked the entrance.

So, we called AAA!  Yay! for AAA!  We got a flat bed truck to load up the car; we could drive to the spot; we got out and walked across the 3' deep arroyo--feet muddy, we watched as our transportation made it across--although, the flat bed tow truck scraped bottom when we came across.

The woman talking to tow truck driver was asking if she could make it across--he said NO!  They were going to test the water at the arroyo--don't know how they were going to get down to the water, but it was a no go for these ladies.

Adventures! on a trip to SW--we met many interesting people, some strange ones as well-- like the lady, who was a librarian, trying to take a photo of swallowtail butterfly!--she went on a speech about some website, and she went on and on!  Finally!  We got to walk to the garage to pick up our car and there she was again! Talking, TAlking--It takes all kinds of people to make the world go around.

Anyway, we're on our way back to Texas with lots of wonderful treasures!