2008 McGregor Family Vacation

At the end of July, our family took a vacation to Taos, Albuquerque and Canyon, TX. We decided to drive to Taos, which is about ten and a half hours from Arlington. We left at about seven in the morning and drove all the way to Taos, where our good friends were renting a vacation home. We decided to stay at the El Pueblo Lodge in Taos, which is a good place to stay at if you are ever in Taos. Over the next few days, we shopped and sightseed in the beautiful 70 to 80 degree mountain weather. On Sunday, I wanted to go to the Taos Church of Christ, so we did. There were fifteen people in attendance that day including our family and two friends. As expected, it was a very traditional Church of Christ. The people were very friendly, and even the preacher, his wife and his daughter and son-in-law went with us to lunch that day. Sunday afternoon, we took a little trip on the Enchanted Circle to Red River, NM. Red River was probably my favorite place on the trip, because it was like an old west town in the mountains. The weather was very nice there, too. On Monday, we drove down to Albuquerque. On our way there, we stopped in a small town called Madrid, which is where the film "Wild Hogs" was filmed. It seemed a little like a hippy town and was interesting. We made it to Albuquerque that evening and went to our bed and breakfast called "The Inn at Paradise", which is located on the Desert Greens Golf Course in the Paradise Hills portion of Albuquerque. I would recommend this place to anyone who is going to Albuquerque. The landscaping at the inn is beautiful, and you can look out over the golf course. While we were at "The Inn at Paradise", the New Mexico Junior PGA Tournament was taking place, so it was a treat to see all the young golfers golfing. The next day, we ate our breakfast and went to Old Town Albuquerque. We went around and shopped and went in an old Catholic Church. After Old Town, we hit the road for Canyon, TX. We made it to Canyon just in time to check into the Holiday Inn Express and to freshen up a little bit before we went to see the "Texas" show in Palo Duro Canyon. I would recommend the show to anyone. It is very entertaining. The next day, we got up, ate, and drove home. We had a very nice and relaxing five day vacation.