While I was working out of Heartland Express's terminal in Phoenix, I was able to run throughout much of the Southwest. I was primarily in Arizona, Nevada, California and New Mexico. Most of the places I had been before with my old company, Storey trucking, but I got to see a few new ones. These three pictures are from one of those. I had to deliver in Taos, New Mexico, home of the crystal gazers, new age aficianados and a past history of Western gunfighters. It is a beautiful town, sitting on a large plain below some very tall mountains. I had been in Taos before, but did not realize that the Rio Grande River Gorge was so close to the city. I took these pictures several miles from Taos at a pullover. This was Springtime, I think in March and the river was running pretty good. There were some 3 to 5 foot standing waves. I saw people in kayaks, canoes and rafts. I wanted to park my truck and join them but I contented myself with taking the pictures. The Rio Grande is never a big river and it takes a backseat to it's more dramatic neighbor, the Colorado River, but nonetheless it does have beauty and if it were not for the Colorado, we would probably be going to visit the Rio Grande River Gorge.