The motorhome is currently parked at the Fraternal Order Of Eagles Airee #3849. I expect to be here for several days.
On Friday, my first full day on Taos, I decided take the Bronco and backtrack a few miles. Heading West on U.S. Highway 64 I started across the about 20 mile-wide Taos Plateau…
As always you may left click upon an image to see an enlarged view and then click once again to see an even larger view…
The only problem that you cannot see from the above photo is a 650 foot hole in the ground created by the Rio Grande River. If it wasn’t for the Gorge Bridge it would be challenging to cross.
I took the following photos of the bridge and gorge in the watercolor painting mode because I liked them better than in the normal picture mode. It makes them look like old-fashioned postcards…
Looking at the bridge from a southwest view point…
Looking across the bridge roadbed east back towards Taos…
Looking south at the river gorge…
Looking east along the side of the bridge and gorge…
Looking straight down at the river 650 feet below…
Looking north at the river gorge…
You can read all about this bridge by clicking this Wikipedia informational link…http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_Grande_Gorge_Bridge
Back in the normal picture mode, I drove about 1.5 miles west of the bridge to visit the site of the Greater World Earthship Community. It’s a subdivision of homes built with natural recycled materials, solar thermal heating, solar and wind electric power, water harvesting, contained sewerage treatment and food production. It’s called sustainable living.
This is the visitors center…
This wall is made of bottles, tires, concrete and adobe…
A look through the bottom of one of the bottles…
and another…
Here are some other views…
You can read all about these Earthships by clicking this link…
http://www.earthship.com/
If you have not checked out my new Ramblin Man’s Photos Blog, you can do so by clicking this link…
http://ramblinmanphotos.wordpress.com/
All original material Copyright – Jim Jaillet 2012
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These are wonderful photographs that you have taken!
Wow! That is some bridge. Very nice capture of its grandness and beauty.
Thanks for your comment, Emily. I enjoyed looking at your Blog. Jim