New Mexico, February - March 2006
	For my second weekend (2/26) in New Mexico, I decided to go to the city of Taos.  Along the way, I saw this solar panel sculpture.						Although Taos is known for its famous resident, Julia Roberts, it is a landmark because of the historic indian village.  It is said to be over 1000 years old with most of the buildings erected prior to 1450 A.D.
	Built in 1850, the church is the youngest building at the pueblo.  It replaced the original church built by the Spanish in 1619.						All of the buildings, including these ovens, are made of adobe.  Adobe is earth mixed with water and straw that dries hard in the sun.
	The site had a graveyard.						These are some of the houses of the pueblo's 150 residents.  The first floor doors are a recent addition.  Originally, there were no entrances on the ground floors.  The Taos Indians used ladders to climb to the second floor entrances.   For protection from intruders, the ladders would be raised.
	Here's a picture of me by the stream that runs through the center of the pueblo.						Afterward, I headed to the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge.
	The desert is so flat in this area, you don't even realize that you are driving towards a bridge.						Once you are on the bridge, you realize the enormous gorge created by the Rio Grande River.  That concluded my excursion and I headed home.
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