On our way to Durango

The morning started off normally, get up, get packed, eat breakfast, head to Starbucks. Sufficiently recharged, we begin our drive. As we ride along, we notice something rare in southern Indiana; avalanche fences. We come to a turn, and the mountains the swathed in sunshine. It was absolutely magnificent. The landscape only continues to escalate in it's glory. In Taos, we stop by the Taos Pueblo. We tour around the ancient establishment, and marvel at the engineering and are amazed that this style of living is still used to this day. Feet frozen, we continue on New Mexico 64 takes us over the Rio Grande. We stop and meander our way over the bridge. While snapping some photos, we are treated with a passing by of the Bald Eagle. As it recedes into the distance, it is joined by at least one other.
Back in the desert, we make a brief stop by Earthship biotecture, a project making sustainable buildings exclusively with recycled materials. From bottle caps to tires. After stopping by the main building, we see several houses scattered across the land, some under construction.
Continuing on, we weave through the Carson National forest, blinded by freshly fallen snow. Just as we leave, we are bombarded with bucket loads of snow as it reaches near white out conditions.
This continues off and on until we reach Pagosa Springs, by this point the snow is several inches thick. The sun peeks through the clouds, smattering the landscape with its rays. Deer warnings become increasing frequent as we near Durango, thankfully the only ones we see are far in the distance. At long last, we check into our hotel and unpack, exhausted. A fun day was had by all.