More trains, and a lovely drive through some mountains that saw us eventually end up in Las Vegas, New Mexico that is.
We rolled into Chama, New Mexico to find the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad line of the D&RGW also closed for the winter.
The engine, I believe still a coal burner, was cold and sitting on a siding.
One of the cabooses and another car were also sitting there, the line closed for the season. Sadly, the small museum and gift shop were closed too. They’re only open Monday – Friday.
One of the passenger cars for the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad, named “Archuleta.”
The Chama train station sits by the tracks at the southern terminus of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR, a former line of the D&RGW.
An old worker’s car from the D&RGW that is part of the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic RR.
We took a mountain road out of Chama, New Mexico to make our way to Taos, New Mexico. Even though we had gone south around most of the mountains, we encountered some snow, and about 30 seconds of snow flurries. But it was a beautiful drive.
On the road into Taos, we found the headquarters of Earth Architecture, where homes are being built that have little to no impact on the land. They are also very whimsical.
Yes, people really live in these homes.
Check out the bottle wall in front of this Earth Architecture home.
The Rio Grande Gorge just west of Taos, New Mexico. quite a drop here.
Taos, New Mexico is a bit of an artists community, and all the buildings are built in this style. But no artist style dinner for me and Dad, we ate at Taco Bell.
I love the colors of the leaves on the trees in the fall. This tree was on the banks of the Rio Grande south of Taos, New Mexico.
It was beautiful along the banks of the Rio Grande south of Taos, New Mexico.