I was blessed with one good bike riding day in Taos before I left.  I shot some pictures, most of which didn’t fascinate me much.  But it was the first day of hot sun, and no wind.

The first thing I noticed about Taos while riding into town was it is overrun with prairie dogs.  Yup, I know.  I queried the girls at the coffee shop.  And, touched one of the town nerves.  Long story, short, the town is polarized by prairie dog huggers and the, … “they’re rodents!  No, they are not nearly extinct, go to South Dakota!”, crowd.

The second thing about Taos is alleys are not actual alleys.  They are retail strolls loaded with creative ways to make a retail space out of almost nothing.  You can see this in Taos, ……

 

 

But you can see this right in town as well.

 

 

 

 

And, the obligatory shot of Kit Carson’s House.  It’s funny reading the stuff about Kit Carson down here in NM.  SE Colorado and western Kansas are full of Kit Carson stuff as well.  Each place emphasizes the lore of Kit Carson in that area.  I saw no mention at all here about The Pony Express for example.

Trinidad, CO is next, then home.