Well today was just a wonderful day taking in the scenery on the highways between Santa Fe and Taos.We started out on the "high" road which was mostly scenery of highrock formations with the mountains in the background.
Along the way we stopped in at the shrine at Chimayo. Chimayó is also believed by many to be the site of a miracle which occurred about 200 years ago.
Miraculous healings are believed to have occurred at the site where a wooden crucifix was unearthed. Because of this a chapel was built in 1816 called el Santuario de Nuestro Señor de Esquipulas. This chapel, now commonly called el Santuario de Chimayó, is the destination of thousands of pilgrims and travellers each year who come for various reasons; some hoping to be healed, some simply for curiousity, and some hoping to be restored spiritually by the tranquility and hospitality of the surroundings.
Taos was a nice little town but it mostly consists of a variety of shops and galleries and I think that Jewels and I are just not good enought shoppers to spend more time with this type of attraction.
The return home was in the valley following the Rio Grande.. great trip.. so nice and to bad Julie is feeling so sickly. A terrible cold and fever and cough..
but Life is Good, n'est ce pas?
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