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id: "52023"
name: High Road to Taos Byway
distance: "67"
description: Through the spanning desert and near fascinating badlands, wetlands, and sandstone pueblos, the High Road to Taos is a byway rich in archeological interest and history.
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websites:
  - url: https://www.coloradodirectory.com/maps/highroadtaos.html
    name: Colorado Vacation Directory
  - url: https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/03e6d455024b42129d9cb1ea087211b0#ref-n-RNpeoa
    name: New Mexico Scenic Byways Program
  - url: https://www.newmexico.org/places-to-visit/scenic-byways/high-road-to-taos/
    name: New Mexico Travel Guide
  - url: https://www.thearmchairexplorer.com/new-mexico/high-road-to-taos.php
    name: The Armchair Explorer
designations:
  - New Mexico State Scenic Byway
states:
  - NM
ll:
  - -105.90487272727273
  - 36.0038090909091
bounds:
  - - -106.03801993288445
    - 35.88758703570177
  - - -105.57407272727266
    - 36.36292727272729
books: "978-1426219054"

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Through the spanning desert and near fascinating badlands, wetlands, and sandstone pueblos, the High Road to Taos is a byway rich in archeological interest and history.