Taos, New Mexico Historical League Day 2

Taos Old Pueblo. Sacred Land. Forty Historical League members are enjoying a 3-day wonderful and educational tour of New Mexico. Thanks to photos from Davie Garrison on this trip.

Bandelier National Monument on Historical League New Mexico tour

Bandelier National Monument in New Mexico was a fascination stop on Historical League 3-day tour. Thanks to photos from Claire Nullmeyer and Donna Esposito.

Los Poblanos on New Mexico trip

New Mexico trip: Great photos of historic Los Poblanos Ranch and gardens in Albuquerque thanks to Claire Nullmeyer. 
It was designed in 1932 by the region’s foremost architect, John Gaw Meem, the “Father of Santa Fe Style”.

New Mexico tour

Fun times with friends on the New Mexico trip! Thanks to Davie Garrison and Donna Esposito for the photos of Taos today.

0. Wednesday, April 17
1. •Breakfast at the Hilton Buffalo Thunder in the Iguana Café
2. •Travel to Taos where our 1st stop is a guided tour of the Taos Pueblo
   https://taos.org/what-to-do/taos-pueblo/
3. •Next stop is The Millicent Rogers Museum with one of the finest collections of Native American jewelry, Maria Martinez pottery, textiles, and Spanish devotional artwork in New Mexico complete with a guided tour and a visit to the gift shophttps://millicentrogers.org/pages/welcome
4. •A brief visit to the historic and architecturally significant San Francisco de Asis Church https://www.san-francisco-de-asis.org/
5. •Lunch by the church at Ranchos Plaza Grill, a definite favorite of the localshttps://taosnews.com/stories/cooking-with-your-hands-your-mind-and-your- heart-at-ranchos-plaza-grill,33399
6. •Spend the remainder of the afternoon exploring Taos Plaza, the heart of downtown historic Taos filled with shops, galleries, monuments and museumshttps://taos.org/what-to-do/landmark-sites/taos-plaza/
7. •Check in at the beautiful El Monte Sagrado Resort in the heart of Taoshttps://www.elmontesagrado.com/
   •Dinner is nearby at Doc Martin’s located in the famous Taos Inn where you willexperience delicious food in a charming historic atmospherehttps://www.taosinn.com/
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   

   

   Julie Moore, Davie Garrison, Susan Dale, Anne Lupica at Long John Dunn coffee house.

   
   

   

   Our fabulous tour organizers, Lindy Isacksen and Linda Fritsch

   
   

   

   Margaret Baker and Renee Donnelly

   
   

Glamour shots with Hair Nets at Eagle Ranch Pistachio Farm

Our tour of Eagle Ranch Pistachio Farms in Alamagordo, N.M. required us to wear hair nets during part of the tour. We had so much FUN!
Check out the Historical League fashionistas:

Eagle Ranch Pistachio Farm tour

Pistachio tasting, ice cream tasting and wine tasting .  .  . what's not to like?
Eagle Ranch Pistachio Farm in Alamagordo, N.M. was one of the last stops on our Historical League tour and we enjoyed it immensely.

Pistachio tree

Sorting pistachios

Margie Kesler and Dianne Cobb shopping in the warehouse

Inn of the Mountain Gods tour

Guide Jackie explains the significance of the decor

Amazing fountain at the entrance

With beautiful views of the mountains, lake, golf course and zip line, our guide, Jackie, told us about Inn of the Mountain Gods. A Mescalero Apache Hotel/Casino, we learned that the lake is stocked with spotted trout; the ski hill is very popular; elk, duck and brown bears often visit the golfers; and the walls of the hotel are filled with the works of Native American artists.

We gathered at the base of the beautifully detailed
lobby fountain to listen to the history of Inn of the
Mountain Gods. The fountain resembles a woven basket

Dinner at Inn of the Mountain Gods

Linda Fritsch, Sharron McKinney, Judy Blackwell
and Lindy Isacksen share stories about the trip.

Many of us enjoyed dinner at Wendell's restaurant at Inn of the Mountain Gods on Day 2 of our New Mexico tour.  We relaxed and reminisced about the history we had learned during the day.

Mary Parker shows off her new jewelry
purchased at Mitchell's Silver and Turquoise Shop in Ruidoso.

Fort Stanton Chapel

Guide Larry Pope dressed in period uniform
with wool pants and rifle

Interesting to note that this Chapel was moved three times! It is slowly being restored and now is a popular wedding venue.

Our Historical League tour included an inside view.