Taos Ski Valley and Higher

Rockin Roxxi · 29-11-09, 05:27 AM

Hey everyone; I'm up in Taos right now and am doing a LIVE report from my trip! Thanx to Verizon Broadband I can broadcast anywhere anytime...well as long as I have nuff battery power

I'm training for my trip to Leh next year so will try to do as many of these high altitude trekking as I can before I go. I'm testing my new gear to see how well everything holds up and to see what I really need at high elevation in the cold weather. Temperature outside is: 20 degrees Farenheit and -6.6 Celcius. I will start from the beginning with the gear shot and continue on. You are all here with me!
It took over three hours from Santa Fe to drive north on a winding road following the Rio Grande River. I saw some eagles flying high in the canyon but there was no place to stop for photos. This is one of the most beautiful but deadliest roads in New Mexico...I have lost family members and friends on this treacheous road. Today I reached the base of Kachina Peak 10,200 feet and will continue up tomorrow to Wheeler Peak elevation 13,141 feet (4,005 m). OK nuff talking and on with the pictures eh.

PS I have no idea how to insert text in between the pix so I will just attache series of five photos and give a short description...hope that's ok.

akshay4384 · 29-11-09, 05:42 AM

Training for Leh

Nice pics.
especially of the tarmac.

Rockin Roxxi · 29-11-09, 06:02 AM

Thank you Akshay...yep I'm planning Stok Kangri Summit so got to get in shape! I'm a crappy photographer so please excuse the unedited pix!
Here comes the next batch of pictures. First picture is of Taos Gorge...a baby version of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Next up is some shots of Taos Pueblo Mountain...Reservation land! My sister lives at the base of this mountain. Only Tribal members are allowed to summit. There is a pristine lake up at the top called Blue Lake...this is a sacred body of water to the Natives here. Yearly pilgrimages on horseback are conducted to pay homage and make offerings to this lake. Next are pictures of a community called R.E.A.C.H. They are completely Off the Grid and self sustainable. The houses are built right into the granite mountain itself! My friend has a house up there I hiked up to help him with some construction. The road goes up only halfway and you MUST have 4X4 just to get to the base. You hike up to your house the rest of the way and in winter these homes are completely cut off from the rest of the valley! The view from up there is magnificent especially during a lightening storm!

anupmathur · 29-11-09, 06:16 AM

What a wonderful thread!
Well done, Roxxi!
Thanks for sharing this!

Rockin Roxxi · 29-11-09, 06:53 AM

Thank you Sir ji...more pix coming up...
First pic is looking Northwest towards The Four Corners area. On a sunny clear day you can see for hundreds of miles!
Second pic...I was in the middle of the road to get this shot. This is the road to my fav lil town called Aroyo Seco... also where Julia Roberts has her home.
Third pic is driving up the road to the base of Kachina Peak.
Fourth pic of the magnificent trees and lastly...the trailhead to Williams Lake. Mountain Lions were spotted here earlier today. Hmmm...never had Mountain Lion meat before...

kdacharya · 29-11-09, 08:08 AM

awesome dudette,
keep on plugging away...

kamikaze · 29-11-09, 08:21 AM

Marvelous pics! I never knew such mountain houses existed in US! They hike up everyday to those houses? Incredible. I am sure people over here are very fit!

pushpinder · 29-11-09, 08:24 AM

this is gonna be a great trip....

abdulzunair · 29-11-09, 08:26 AM

Your first tlog.nice pics

Rockin Roxxi · 29-11-09, 08:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by kdacharya

awesome dudette,
keep on plugging away...

Thanx KD Sir...you inspired me to take some pix of my beautiful state. I'm plugging away till the battery dies

Quote:

Originally Posted by kamikaze

Marvelous pics! I never knew such mountain houses existed in US! They hike up everyday to those houses? Incredible. I am sure people over here are very fit!

Yes...this state is VERY alternative in all ways. Bleeding edge Building techniques and home of the famous Earthships which R.E.A.C.H. is one of many Off-Grid communities here. I've designed my own Subterrainium Eathship with built-in biotecture growing along the 180 degrees of windows maximizing southfacing solar usage. Santa Fe and Taos are meccas for Alternative healing and medicine. I chose this place after walking across Amrika in 1994. The vibrations underneath my feet were undeniable. I moved here after I finished my five month walk from Coast to Coast and New Mexico has been home ever sine...there is NO other place like it! Lucky me

29-11-09, 05:27 AM	#1
Rockin Roxxi Tickle My Amigdala Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Posts: 2,828	Taos Ski Valley and Higher Hey everyone; I'm up in Taos right now and am doing a LIVE report from my trip! Thanx to Verizon Broadband I can broadcast anywhere anytime...well as long as I have nuff battery power I'm training for my trip to Leh next year so will try to do as many of these high altitude trekking as I can before I go. I'm testing my new gear to see how well everything holds up and to see what I really need at high elevation in the cold weather. Temperature outside is: 20 degrees Farenheit and -6.6 Celcius. I will start from the beginning with the gear shot and continue on. You are all here with me! It took over three hours from Santa Fe to drive north on a winding road following the Rio Grande River. I saw some eagles flying high in the canyon but there was no place to stop for photos. This is one of the most beautiful but deadliest roads in New Mexico...I have lost family members and friends on this treacheous road. Today I reached the base of Kachina Peak 10,200 feet and will continue up tomorrow to Wheeler Peak elevation 13,141 feet (4,005 m). OK nuff talking and on with the pictures eh. PS I have no idea how to insert text in between the pix so I will just attache series of five photos and give a short description...hope that's ok. Attached Images __________________ SUPERBIKES Winter Touring-Roxxi Gets LEHed-MAXIMOS-Gear Test-Solvang-Fall in NM-Day Trippin in Taos Last edited by Rockin Roxxi; 29-11-09 at 05:35 AM.

29-11-09, 05:42 AM	#2
akshay4384 THE LONE RIDER Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ambala Cantt\Chandigarh Posts: 6,585	Re: Taos Ski Valley and Higher Training for Leh Nice pics. especially of the tarmac. __________________ *Only One Way-The Highway*

29-11-09, 06:02 AM	#3
Rockin Roxxi Tickle My Amigdala Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Posts: 2,828	Re: Taos Ski Valley and Higher Thank you Akshay...yep I'm planning Stok Kangri Summit so got to get in shape! I'm a crappy photographer so please excuse the unedited pix! Here comes the next batch of pictures. First picture is of Taos Gorge...a baby version of the Grand Canyon in Arizona. Next up is some shots of Taos Pueblo Mountain...Reservation land! My sister lives at the base of this mountain. Only Tribal members are allowed to summit. There is a pristine lake up at the top called Blue Lake...this is a sacred body of water to the Natives here. Yearly pilgrimages on horseback are conducted to pay homage and make offerings to this lake. Next are pictures of a community called R.E.A.C.H. They are completely Off the Grid and self sustainable. The houses are built right into the granite mountain itself! My friend has a house up there I hiked up to help him with some construction. The road goes up only halfway and you MUST have 4X4 just to get to the base. You hike up to your house the rest of the way and in winter these homes are completely cut off from the rest of the valley! The view from up there is magnificent especially during a lightening storm! Attached Images __________________ SUPERBIKES Winter Touring-Roxxi Gets LEHed-MAXIMOS-Gear Test-Solvang-Fall in NM-Day Trippin in Taos

29-11-09, 06:16 AM	#4
anupmathur Moderator Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: New Delhi Posts: 21,063	Re: Taos Ski Valley and Higher What a wonderful thread! Well done, Roxxi! Thanks for sharing this!

29-11-09, 06:53 AM	#5
Rockin Roxxi Tickle My Amigdala Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA Posts: 2,828	Re: Taos Ski Valley and Higher Thank you Sir ji...more pix coming up... First pic is looking Northwest towards The Four Corners area. On a sunny clear day you can see for hundreds of miles! Second pic...I was in the middle of the road to get this shot. This is the road to my fav lil town called Aroyo Seco... also where Julia Roberts has her home. Third pic is driving up the road to the base of Kachina Peak. Fourth pic of the magnificent trees and lastly...the trailhead to Williams Lake. Mountain Lions were spotted here earlier today. Hmmm...never had Mountain Lion meat before... Attached Images __________________ SUPERBIKES Winter Touring-Roxxi Gets LEHed-MAXIMOS-Gear Test-Solvang-Fall in NM-Day Trippin in Taos

29-11-09, 08:08 AM	#6
kdacharya Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 3,448	Re: Taos Ski Valley and Higher awesome dudette, keep on plugging away... __________________ KDA http://www.pbase.com/kdacharya

29-11-09, 08:21 AM	#7
kamikaze 111 Horses in the Stable Join Date: May 2006 Location: The Matrix! Posts: 2,769	Re: Taos Ski Valley and Higher Marvelous pics! I never knew such mountain houses existed in US! They hike up everyday to those houses? Incredible. I am sure people over here are very fit! __________________ Life is like a MOTOGP Race. How good you are around the turns is what decides the outcome! - dhairya "You meet nicest people on a Honda" BUT "You meet awesomest people on a Pulsar"

29-11-09, 08:24 AM	#8
pushpinder Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: new delhi Posts: 4,200	Re: Taos Ski Valley and Higher this is gonna be a great trip.... __________________ I was thinking about how people seem to read the Bible/Gita/Kuran whole lot more as they get older.... Then it dawned on me. They are cramming for their finals.

29-11-09, 08:26 AM	#9
abdulzunair KidDies BoyZ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Mangalore Posts: 2,008	Re: Taos Ski Valley and Higher Your first tlog.nice pics __________________ I dont drive fast, I fly low.

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