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HIGH ROAD AND RIVER ROAD TOUR

Distance: 105 miles/170 KMTime: 6-8 hours minimumRoute: From Taos Plaza, Hwy. 68 south to Ranchos de Taos; Hwy. 518 east; Hwy. 75 west to Peñasco; Hwy. 76 south to Trampas, Truchas, Cordova and Chimayó; Hwy. 68 south to Santa Fe; Hwy. 68 north to Española and Taos.

Another tour popular with visitors, the High Road travels through awe-inspiring scenery and remote mountainvillages that cling to their Spanish colonial roots. Start in Ranchos de Taos, a traditional agricultural community.With its massive adobe buttresses, high ceilings with vigas and hand-carved corbels, the San Francisco deAsis Mission is our most photographed and painted church. Georgia O’Keeffe and Ansel Adams are two of many artists who have depicted the church in their work. The retablos and bultos on the northeast screenwere created by Molleno, an early 19th century santero, and the church has the largest altar screen in NewMexico. Be sure to explore the galleries and shops located around the plaza.

Visit Talpa’s charming little church of Nuestra Señora de San Juan de los Largos del Rio Chiquito. Then stop at Fort Burgwin, where a garrison was stationed after the Taos Revolt against U.S. occupation.Drive 30 scenic miles through Carson National Forest to Peñasco, a small farming community.

In Las Trampas, admire San Jose de Gracia, a church still in use after 225 years. This larger mission wasbuilt in the cruciform style with two towers. Enjoy visiting artists’ studios in Ojo Sarco, before the littletown of Truchas, which was built on a mesa below 13,101-foot Truchas Peak, the second-highest peak inNew Mexico. In Truchas, see Nuestra Señora del Rosario, which was built in the early 1800s and has manywell-preserved old santos. In Cordova, a village known for the many woodcarvers who have lived there, is the San Antonio de Padua Church. The church is only open for services, but if you can enter, you’ll appreciate the large altar screen painted by Rafael Aragon and other fine examples of religious work.

Chimayó’s Plaza del Cerro is the last surviving Spanish fortified plaza in the southwest. Believed to be builton sacred earth with miraculous healing powers, Santuario de Chimayó is probably the most visited churchin New Mexico. Chimayó is also famous for the weavings of the Ortega and Trujillo families, and manyshops contain their work, as well as fine crafts from the region.

Near Española is the massive church of Santa Cruz, Iglesia de la Santa Cruz de la Cañada, which has thrivedduring more than 250 years of continuous use.

Now travel to Santa Fe, which was founded in 1610 and is the oldest capital city in the U.S. Sites worth visiting include the Palace of the Governors, the Museum of Fine Arts, the International Museum of Folk Art, the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian Arts, the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum,Santuario de Guadalupe, St. Francis Cathedral, Loretto Chapel, San Miguel Chapel (the oldest churchin the U.S.) and the shops and galleries of Canyon Road.

Travel the “River Road” back to Taos, driving through Española where Spanish explorer Don Juan de Oñatestaked his claim 400 years ago. Visit the nearby village of La Mesilla to admire the simple beauty of San Isidro,built in 1918, and the village of Velarde to see Nuestra Señora de Guadalupe, built in 1817. Velarde is alsoa fruit-growing community, and roadside stands offer the season’s freshest produce. Follow alongside the fertilevalley of the Rio Grande as it winds through a narrow canyon to the villages of Embudo, Dixon, Rinconadaand Pilar. For information about the artists and studio tours, stop at Dixon’s Casa de Piedra Cooperative andthe Pilar Yacht Club. At the top of the "horseshoe turn" just south of Taos, stop to admire the rich landscapeof Taos valley.

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