You can drive in an 84 mile circle from Questa to Taos, through the towns of Angel Fire, Eagle Nest, and Red River and continue on to end up back where you started, so yesterday that’s what we did. The drive was filled with beautiful views. As we were approaching Taos, NM we saw this. So pretty, isn’t it?
The plan was to eat out to celebrate our first date, 19 years ago. It’s hard to believe it has been that long. But first we visited Taos Adobe Quilting and I found some fabrics I’ve never seen anywhere else before. That owner has a good eye for interesting fabrics, to be sure! I came away with several different ones.
For lunch we chose the Burger Stand, a pub restaurant that had a mean lentil burger for me and a spicy beef burger for Bob. Then we drove on along the Loop, as locals call it. This is a perfect time of year to visit northern NM. The air is crisp and cool in the morning but warms up to t-shirt temperatures by noon. And we enjoyed seeing the fall foliage and mountain views.
We reached Angel Fire and stopped into the Vietnam Memorial there. While many in our families have served in the US Armed Forces (and some still do) my friends were just a little young to have been drafted into the Vietnam War. I have the greatest respect for those who serve. It was a very moving experience.
Bob and I passed through Eagle Nest and stopped into the Noisy Water Winery in Red River to taste some New Mexican wines, coming away with a couple of bottles.
Red River is a very pretty town and I’d love to spend more time here exploring someday.
It was a lovely day.
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