Today, Monday 3/5, we were up early for our trip to Taos, New Mexico. We toured the Taos Pueblo, which is the oldest inhabited structure in North America. We then had time to explore the downtown area, complete with unique works of art and a wide variety of galleries. We ended the day with a sunset visit to an enormous gorge, located near Taos. Back at the hotel we all enjoyed a soak in the hottub before heading off to bed (blog post by A. Zimmer). Today, 3/5, we went to Taos, which was a 1 1/2 hour drive, but we got to see many amazing views. Once we got to Taos we first got settled in at our hotel. We then went to a Pueblo, the oldest Pueblo in Taos is over 1000 years old. We heard many interesting facts, the one that stood out to me is that there are different colors in the church in every season. I got to see how they lived and I also got to experience the food and the culture. Another fact that stood out is that they were one of the first tribes to get their land back from America. They had lots of land taken away from them and they went through many struggles just to keep the culture alive. It was amazing how they kept everything alive for so long. At the end of the day we got to go to a place like a mini Grand Canyon, it offered amazing views, but it was also very scary looking down! Overall, it was a amazing day (Evan L.). Monday, March 5th, Today we headed North to the spunky ski town of Taos. There were almost more art galleries than people, which was a sight to behold. It was incredible to see such a high concentration of diverse artwork and artistic styles. I saw one woman painting in her studio with a dog running around inside. In the afternoon we went to the Taos Pueblo, which we learned was the oldest continually inhabited building in North America and that the Taos people had been living there for two thousand years. It was awesome to get to visit a UNESCO world heritage site. In the evening we went to the Taos gorge at sunset to see the views which was a great conclusion to a great day (blog post by Henry L.). Comments are closed.
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