Santa Fe and Taos, New Mexico

 
Crossing the Rio Grande between Albuquerque and Santa Fe - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
The Rio Grande (left) seen from the bridge.  Main Square in Santa Fe Old Town - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Santa Fe - State capital of New Mexico.  The city is the third largest art market in the United States, ranking only behind New York and Los Angeles.  The buildings are built in the adobe (or pueblo) style of the pueblo Indians - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Santa Fe train station was only ever at the end of a branch line and was never on the Aitcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe (ATSF, now BNSF) mainline - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Santa Fe Southern Railway at Santa Fe - tourist trains run to Lamy, New Mexico - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Lorreto Chapel in Santa Fe is now a museum:  it is famous for the spiral staircase which was built without a central column.  The banister and rails were added at a later date - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Adobe style extends to many buildings in Santa Fe (left).  Sculpture of children playing outside the New Mexico State Capitol (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
No time to visit Los Alamos (left).  Lightning and rain storms on the way to Taos (right) - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Taos, New Mexico - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
The Vietnam Memorial (left) in the main square of Taos - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow
Kit Carson's house in Taos where he stayed for 25 years with his Hispanic wife, Josefa - PHOTOs Malcolm McCrow

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