Eagle Nest and the Enchanted Circle

Our drive to Eagle Nest Lake State Park was a pleasant one. The road construction didn't delay us. When we arrived, we had our choice of several lakefront sites. After filling with water, we parked and walked to the visitor center. Unfortunately, it was closed.

 So, it was back to Sol to get the car and go south to Angel Fire to visit Vietnam Memorial State Park. This is a quilt that was on display in the museum.

 The chapel had a unique shape overlooking the area where a columbariam is planned.

 After visiting the memorial, we drove around Angel Fire, seeing the ski area and all the lodges for winter sports.

Back at Sol, we looked at our New Mexico Gazetteer to decided where we wanted to go the next day. We decided to drive Enchanted Circle. We drove north to Red River, going over Bobcat Pass which is 9800+ feet in elevation. After walking around the winter ski town, we continued on to Taos, New Mexico. We were disappointed with Taos as it was crowded, dusty and traffic was terrible! Once we made it out of Taos, we drove east on US 64 to see if it was the way we wanted to drive with Sol when we left Eagle Nest. IT WAS NOT a road for Sol. It was extremely narrow with guard rails and sharp turns.

Once back in Eagle Nest, we decided to find Comanche Creek Brewing Company. It was an adventure following the signs directing us to the brewery. We traveled about 2.5 miles down a dirt road. After passing several homesteads, we came upon a log cabin at the end of the road. Yes, it was the brewery and yes, it was open!

The inside of the cabin houses the brewery and all seating is outdoors. There was a port-a-potty behind the cabin. We each enjoyed a brew before returning to Sol.

I have to say during our day of exploring Enchanted Circle, we did see some color changes in the mountains and they were a nice contrast to the green of the pines and firs.

 After two nights at Eagle Nest, it was time to move on to Heron Lake State Park where we would leave Sol for a night and go on an adventure with our friends Larry and Connie.