TAOS, NM
June 1-3, 2012
TRIP LEADERS: Jim Parker (, 505-553-5555)
Kathy Richter-Sand (, 505-220-7155)
Mike Torivio (, 505-239-6215)
FRIDAY, JUNE 1 Sunrise: 5:46 am
Sunset: 8:14 pm
Moonrise: 5:24 pm
Leave home/ABQ area as your schedule allows, traveling the High Road to Taos.
Recommended photo stops along the way from Albuquerque include the Spanish
mission churches of Nambe Pueblo, Las Trampas, Truchas & Chimayo. http://taoswebb.com/communities/ AND http://www.taospueblo.com/getting_here.php
Upon arrival in Taos and checking in at your lodging choice, consider photographing the
Rancho de Taos church, old nearby buildings, and the plaza area. Regular pueblo hours for tourists: 8: a.m. - 4:30 p.m. PURCHASE of PHOTO PERMIT ($6/person) +/or ENTRY ($10/person) are REQRD.
5:30 pm Meet for a group dinner at Graham’s Grille: 106 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos.
RSVP to Jim or Kathy is required by May 25th:
or . Provide name(s), # for dinner, phone/email
contact info.
SATURDAY, JUNE 2 Sunrise: 5:46 am
Sunset: 8:15 pm
Moonrise: 6:36 pm
5:30 – 7:30 am Meet at Rancho de Taos Church for sunrise photo shoot.
Following this early shoot, we will drive to Taos Pueblo, convening at the entrance at 7:45
to purchase $6 pp photo permits & $10 pp entrance fees. Enter the pueblo at 8:00 for photo ops. Please familiarize yourselves with all regulations and follow all guidelines set forth by the pueblo and our guide. See: http://www.taospueblo.com/visiting.php. http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-puebloetiquette.html.
8:00 - noon Tour the pueblo, visit Taos artisans’ shops & pueblo sites open to us
Observe, visit, ask questions and photograph (with their permission) native artisans.
TIPS ($2-5 per person) are recommended for compensating & photographing native artisans. See more info at: http://www.taospueblo.com/artists/index.php AND download a pueblo map here: http://www.taospueblo.com/images/map_walking_tour_lg.gif
Saturday, June 2 TAOS, NM PHOTO TRIP, page 2 continued . . .
9:30 – 4:00 Independent Taos area explorations: Choose your own!
Morning photo ops / Afternoon photo opsTaos plaza area—shops, gates, courtyards, people, architecture, etc. / Taos plaza area-- shops, gates, courtyards, people, architecture, art galleries, etc.
http://taoswebb.com/art/
Rancho de Taos church / Millicent Rogers Museum
DH Lawrence Ranch / Harwood Museum of Art
DH Lawrence Ranch
Wheeler Peak Wilderness Area—hikes, horse ride to Wheeler Peak, Taos Ski Valley hikes to lakes / Wheeler Peak Wilderness Area—hikes, horse ride to Wheeler Peak, Taos Ski Valley hikes to lakes
Taos Pueblo / Earthship Visitors Center Biotechture & Biodiesel Center (10-4)
Pilar (capture river rafters!)
Arroyo Seco area
Kit Carson State Park (Taos Canyon)
4:30-6:00 pm Group dinner at Eske’s Brew Pub-at outdoor Beer Garden patio, 106 Des Georges
Lane, Taos
Convene early to accommodate possible early evening entry onto Taos pueblo and/or
capture surrounding landscapes with moonrise and sunset.
RSVP to Jim or Kathy is required by May 25th:
or . Provide name(s), # for dinner, phone/email
contact info.
6:15-8:30 pm SUNSET SHOOT – Meeting site TBD
SUNDAY, JUNE 3 Sunrise: 5:45 am
Sunset: 8:16 pm
Moonrise: 7:46 pm
7:45 am Convene at 7:45 – 7:55 at Graham’s Grille (106 Paseo del Pueblo Norte). Opens at 8:00.
RSVP to Jim or Kathy is required by May 25th: or . Provide name(s), # for bf, phone/email contact info.
9:30 Rio Grande Gorge Bridge (20 mi north of Taos)
10:30 am Photograph the Earthship Visitors Center Biotechture & Biodiesel Center (approx 20 mi north
of Taos), $10 pp entry fee, Earthship Biotecture World Headquarters #2 Earthship
Way, Taos, NM 87571 575-751-0462 / . 10am to 4 pm, 7 days a week. Earthship World Headquarters
Noon Wind your way back home (through Tres Piedras, if traveling from north of Taos).
GENERAL TRIP INFORMATION
TAOS, NM: JUNE 1-3, 2012
TRIP LEADERS: Jim Parker (, 505-553-5555)
Kathy Richter-Sand (, 505-220-7155)
Mike Torivio (, 505-239-6215)
RECOMMENDED CAMERA GEAR
Tripod, batteries, cable release, plenty of cards, camera with shorter- and longer-range lenses, polarizer
IMPORTANT NOTES:
1) You MUST purchase a photographer’s permit ($6) to shoot on the pueblo, in addition to paying a $10pp entry fee. We will get a general model release for the group’s Saturday evening shoot on Taos Pueblo, but you may want to bring several copies of your own model release forms, as well.
OTHER ITEMS
Good walking shoes, hat, sunblock, sunglasses, jacket, breakfast foods and snacks, bottled water, money for tips to native artisans and pueblo guides ($2-5 per person photographed/guiding us is recommended).
LODGING CHOICES
$$ Quality Inn $$$ Earthship Nightly Rentals
$$ Comfort Suites $$$ Hampton Inn
$$ Sagebrush Inn $$$ Taos Inn
$$ Kachina Lodge $$$$ La Fonda de Taos
$$$$ El Montes Sagrado
LOCAL EATERIES
Graham’s Grille: 106 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. 575-751-1350
Eske’s Brew Pub: 106 Des Georges Lane, Taos. 575-758-1517
Lambert’s of Taos: 309 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos. 575-758-1009
De la Tierra at El Monte Sagrado: 317 Kit Carson Rd, Taos. 575-737-9855
The Love Apple: 803 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. 575-751-0050
Michael’s Kitchen: 304 Paseo del Pueblo Norte #C, Taos. 575-758-4178
Doc Martin’s: 125 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. 575-758-2233
Dragonfly Care and Bakery: 402 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. 575-737-5859
El Meze: 1017 Paseo del Pueblo Norte, Taos. 575-751-3337
Antonio’s: 122 Dona Luz, Taos. 575-751-4800