Taos competes to be the 'coolest' Southwest outdoorsy town (against Moab, UT, and Durango, CO) and as such had trendy shops. Just outside of town is the Indian reservation of Taos Pueblo. We were told Snoopy would be allowed on the tour we took there, but that there are lots of stray dogs in the Pueblo, so it was at our own risk and that they would not be responsible for any dog fights. Luckily all the loose dogs there were friendly. Here is a picture of Nate and Snoopy with the main building of the pueblo in the background. It is multilevel, but the rooms don't connect - each family has their own house and they only share walls with their neighbors.
Later that day we did more sightseeing by driving through some state forests. We saw Jemez Springs (hot springs) and Soda Dam, among other places. You couldn't really see the dam, but the waterfall the dam created was very pretty.
Here are Snoopy and I on our way to see Jemez Falls. Unfortunately, we had to turn around before we made it to the falls because we didn't have on water shoes and the path to the falls crossed the knee-deep river multiple times. Surprisingly Snoopy enjoyed wading in the water.
On the drive home we had views of beautiful red rock.
The next day in Chaco Canyon, we saw old Native American settlements from 850-1150 AD. It was sort of similar to Mesa Verde in Colorado.
Our cross-country drive this weekend will take us through Mississippi and Georgia, as we are opting for a more scenic route.
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