On The Road

September 2020

Things change quickly in the New World: Covid happened. Sold house and contents in Santa Fe. Packed what was left into a 5′ X 10′ storage space. Retired. Hit the road.

It’s not quite as rash as it sounds–all these things have been scuttling around in our attic for a while. Covid just sped things up.

Our Honda packed for multiple climates, we sped north out of Santa Fe on Sept 16, 2020 for the first leg of our hegira up to … Taos. The Journey of a thousand miles begins with one step, to quote my betters.

We’ve stayed many times, through various ownerships, at El Monte Sagrado (around $200 for a Taos Mountain room.) It’s the Taos experience perfect for a Santa Fean. Nearby, beautiful surroundings, a nice bar and restaurant, spa. We can vouch for 2 good restaurants in Taos: Love Apple and Medley. We ate at both.

OK gotta keep moving. Next we spent the night in Denver, at the Jacquard, in Cherry Creek. It’s a Marriott ($175 per night) and it was the first of our city hotels during Covid, so we were very curious about what to expect. All was eerily quiet in this upscale neighborhood, many restaurants closed. Keeping eyeballs peeled to see who is wearing masks along this trip. Mask Quotient in Denver: 6.5 out of 10.