Driving the Enchanted Circle

After 2 days of skiing we decided that our bodies could use a day to rest & recuperate. Hard as it was not to ski in such perfect conditions we made plans to drive the so called Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway around Taos.

Leaving dusty Taos we took a side trip out to see the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge that went across the 650 foot deep chasm...impressive & dizzy inducing! Even though there were pedestrian walkways on both sides of the bridge we only walked a short distance out...the trucks blasting past made the bridge shake more than either of us liked. After a few pictures we headed back to start our drive around the circle. As we drove around Wheeler Peak we found a few Big Horn sheep grazing on what looked to us to be dirt or maybe rocks. Not sure how they got to be that big by eating dirt & rocks , but it worked for them. We stopped for a coffee break at a small shop in the town of Red River. The town was kind of slow for a ski town...the lifts are right there in the "downtown" area. The streets reminded us a the "wild west" cowboy town...saloons included. As we headed out of town Cindi's favorite sign appeared with a new twist added...too bad we don't have the photo. If you substitute a rock for an upside down cow you'll get the picture!

There also is one more ski resort on the drive called Angel Fire which according to the locals was a great spot for snow boarding. We continued on and didn't stop to see if that was a true statement...maybe we should have because it wasn't long after that one of us developed "allergies" & ended up down for the count by sunset.

As always click any picture to enlarge.