Taos was a very long drive, made longer by the snowy mountains we drove through, but the sky was clear and sunny (albeit cold) the next day. We stayed at American Artists Gallery House for two nights, and I can’t recommend it highly enough. Our room was charming, breakfast was delicious, and the resident peacock flirted with us throughout our game of Scrabble on the patio.

We walked around the plaza, discovered a great little gallery/bookstore/cafe called Sustaining Cultures, and visited Taos Pueblo, despite the rather hefty entrance fee (including a surcharge for our camera).