Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2015/11/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Thanks for the tour and for prompting me to look up Kit Carson on Wikipedia. Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu <http://www.frozenlight.eu/> http:// <http://www.greatpix.eu/>www.greatpix.eu PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws <http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws>Blog: http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/ <http://nathansmusings.wordpress.com/> Cycling: http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator <http://www.crazyguyonabike.com/belgiangator> YNWA > On 25 Nov 2015, at 17:02, Aram Langhans <leica_r8 at hotmail.com> wrote: > > We were in Taos, New Mexico in October. Interesting place. There is a > pueblo there that still has some full time occupants. They don?t want you > taking their photo, so I respected that. > > The new church > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos+Pueblo-5923.jpg.html > > The old church and cemetery > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos+Pueblo-5934.jpg.html > > Some of he buildings. Some are shops, some are residences, most are not > really used, but are maintained. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos+Pueblo-5908-2.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos+Pueblo-5909.jpg.html > > At the other end of Taos is the famed San Francisco de Asis Mission > Church. > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos+Church-5952-2.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos+Church-5951-2.jpg.html > No photos are allowed inside. > > And Taos is filled with colorful doors and windows, like much of New Mexico > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos-5881-2.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos-5944.jpg.html > > Before Taos we were in Canyon De Chelly. We took a guided tour of the > canyon and along the way our guide had mentioned the exploits of Kit > Carson. He was one of many childhood heros of mine, and many a young boy > growing up in the 50?s and 60?s. Our guide was not impressed with Mr. > Carson and old a few tales of his own. My opinion changed. It just so > happened that Kit Carson is buried in Taos. I visited his grave: > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos-5940.jpg.html > http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/f15/t/Taos-5939.jpg.html > > And deposited a bit of spittle on it for the Indians of Canyon De Chelly. > Heard a few tales at the Pueblo the next day, too. > > Comments welcome. > > Aram > > > > We took a walking tour and got some of the history. > Aram Langhans > (Semi) Retired Science Teacher > & Unemployed photographer > > ?The Human Genome Project has proved Darwin more right than Darwin himself > would ever have dared dream.? James D. Watson > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information