New Mexico - with our allotted travel time we spent just a couple of days driving through New Mexico on our way to Texas to visit Steve’s family. Our NM adventure started with an overnight stay at the Hotel Luna Mystica (a magical vintage trailer campground), then on to Taos, and ended with an incredible drive through autumn foliaged Aspens!
At the Motel Luna Mystica you can rent vintage camper accommodations or bring your own vehicle. We watched an incredible sunset with other guests in teepees, tents, and campers!
Taos, NM is the home for more than 80 galleries and several museums. The Taos Art Colony was created from artists attracted by the culture of the Taos Pueblo and northern New Mexico. Although we did not get to visit I was fascinated to read that the Taos Pueblo is considered to be the oldest continuously inhabited community in the United States, occupied for nearly a millennium!
Hanging out in a Taos public parking lot VERY early waiting for businesses to open - 32 degrees this morning in the Scamp at Hotel Luna Mystica. Read the fine print on the parking sign below carefully, LOL!
Taos, New Mexico
As we finished our drive through New Mexico Steve and I both commented on the glorious Aspens along our route. The reflected sunshine and wind created twinkle lights from the yellow leaves. The days have gotten colder with the nights and mornings in the Scamp increasingly more uncomfortable. It is time to head further south to Texas for visits with Steve’s family and warmer weather. Sending hugs to all of our family and friends - we miss you!
Coddiwompling “To Travel in a Purposeful Manner Towards a Vague Destination”
“We were in the shadow of the mountains, the light was cool and quiet and no wind was stirring. The aspen trunks were slightly greenish and the leaves were a vibrant yellow.” -Ansel Adams
Link to Steve’s music: https://open.spotify.com/artist/4fW5lsWiZG5TcOlhukK4pu?si=2NngXMjoR7mUJLreexbIAw&utm_source=native-share-menu (Let me know if you are interested in purchasing a CD/$10)