Day 39 Thursday, March 9, 2023
Left again about 8:30 and drove through Arizona and into California. Thankfully it was another uneventful drive. Which was good considering some of the rough roads and huge potholes along the way. We drove a little further than expected but we'll have a short drive tomorrow. After 512 miles and gaining an hour when we crossed into CA we arrived in Tulare at 5:00. It was raining but at least there's no white stuff.
Day 38 Wednesday, March 8, 2023
Said goodbye to our Casita and traveled from Santa Fe to Williams, Arizona. We left at 8:30 drove 425 miles and arrived at about 4:00. There was significant snow in the area from earlier but everything was plowed and the driving was fine. I'll share some of the views along the way.
Day 37 Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Our last day in Santa Fe. We are leaving a little early but we've seen everything we set out to and more. We are anxious to get to Sacramento to see the Cali clan who we haven't seen since July - way too long. Today we packed, cleaned, I had my nails done and we had our last dinner here. The visitor's center ladies recommended Maria's and we had a great meal- Ribs with a special chile sauce and Carne Adovado which some guy we met on the street a week ago raved about. Of course, no meal is complete without Margaritas and sopapilla and honey. Santa Fe has been a great winter respite. We have many memories to take home from this trip. Now on to Sacramento. Hopefully we can avoid any crazy weather.
Day 36 Monday, March 6, 2023
Our last day trip from Santa Fe was to Taos about 1 1/2 hours away. Again the views were magnificent and we had a sunny but slightly windy day. Our first stop along the way was so that Ron could finally touch the Rio Grande. We had to stop a couple of times before he could actually get right to the water. We also visited the Rio Grande Gorge Visitor Center. The ranger suggested we drive past Taos and see the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, the 10th highest in the U.S., which we did. It was a really deep Gorge. Then we tried to go to Taos Pueblo but like so many other Pueblos it was closed to all but residents. We made our way to Taos Old Town and walked around. We saw the Plaza but to tell the truth we were galleried and shopped out. I think Santa Fe's Old Town is more impressive. We got some lunch and had a nice drive home.
Scenes on the road toTaos
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| Ron looking at the Rio Grande |
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| The Rio Grande |
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| Look how happy he is to touch the Rio Grande |
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| Petroglyphic |
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| Petroglyphic |
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| Rio Grande Gorge Bridge |
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| Unfortunately it wasn't open today but we knew that |
Day 35 Sunday, March 5, 2023
We had already gone to Mass so we slept in. We did go to the Sunday Artisans' Market which is in the same place as the Farmers' Market. Ron had looked at a belt and decided to good back and buy it. We were close so on our walk we stopped at Tomasita's to get a tea and a sopapilla. I definitely need to learn to make them. Then it was on to the laundromat for a fun Sunday afternoon. We took it easy and got ready for our trip to Taos tomorrow.
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| A truck in the Railyard District |
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| Sopapilla |
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