Took a (long) scenic drive on the High Road to Taos today. Passed some impressive mountains, quaint little towns and even found a leftover snow drift for Sunny to play in at one roadside stop in the Carson National Forest.
10 miles Northwest of Taos is the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge. It is a cantilever truss bridge and at 650 ft above the Rio Grande, it is the fifth highest bridge in the United States. The road over it is a two lane highway with 5 foot walks on both sides. There is a parking are and rest stop on either side of the Gorge so pedestrian access is encouraged. Sunny and I walked far enough onto the bridge to see the full depth of the gorge. It was quite windy. With the narrow walks and other people as well as the uneasiness I felt from being 650’ up, we didn’t waste any time out there.
We took ‘low road’ back to Santa Fe which is a more direct and expedient route. Very cool skies and clouds as a storm rolled in towards us. We were both ready to get out of the truck by the time we made it to the trailer.
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