Feast of San Geronimo

We got up at the crack of dawn today and headed for the Taos Pueblo.  October 30th has been a day of celebrating the harvest for the Indian tribes of this region for many centuries.  The Pueblo is a reservation now and the Indians guard their privacy and customs carefully.  The Indians live communally in multistory mud and adobe dwellings.  This day is the only day of the year that non-Indians are allowed into the Pueblo.  No cameras are allowed, so we have no pictures of the day but it was quite an event.   Foot races started at 7:30 AM just as the sun peaked over the mountains.  Later in the day there was a pole climb that scared us to death.  Young men climbed a 60 ft. tree trunk that had been cut down by tribe members, never touching the ground until it was erected in the square.  A slaughtered lamb and huge bags of produce were hung from the top.  The first indian that reached the top got the goodies.  There were lots of vendors from all over the Southwest selling all kinds of indian crafts.  It was a long day which we broke up with a 6 mile hike to the top of Divisidero Peak.


Sunset in Taos



At the top of Divisidero Peak, 8,300ft.


Views from the top of the Peak