This is the second tour we’ve done with Heritage Inspirations and the second tour with tour guide Katie! It was equally amazing, giving us a different lens and experience of... read more this area which we loved! Katie our guide is so knowledgeable about EVERYTHING Taos! She had previously guided us through the Taos town and on this adventure we started with an EPIC drive south of Taos, were meandering alongside the Rio Grande River, driving up through the Gorge to park at the Vista Verde Trailhead for a beautiful out and back hike in search of big horn sheep and other wildlife, and learning about the native plants, geology, history, culture, and so much more! The hike was lovely, leisurely paced, mostly level, and would be great for most anyone. The views were just incredible including some cool petroglyphs along the way. The end of the trail provided a really incredible lookout into the gorge from above. Now most tours would probably send you on your way from here...but wait there is SO much more! After finishing our hike we headed up & out of the gorge to the Earthship Visitor Center. Very Cool stuff happening here and being able to tour an Earthship and see what an actual home would look like was really great! We had an awesome day doing so many different things in one tour! I believe from here the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is the next and final stop. We had already spent time here and hiked the West Rim trail so we said our Goodbyes from the EarthShip location. We had a splendid day. Could we have done some of these things on our own - well yes - but would we have gotten the same thing out of those experiences - NO WAY! We thoroughly enjoyed each aspect of this tour and we learned so much while enjoying the landscape at the same time. We highly recommend this tour and any tour from Heritage Inspirations! They truly want to share their passion and knowledge for this special area with you so that you too can experience the magic!Thanks Katie! Thanks Angelisa!
