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Fiesta, Taos, New Mexico
July 2013 
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In July 2013 I traveled to New Mexico, principally to attend the 50th anniversary of my first year as a Ranger at Philmont Scout Ranch.  After those two days, I had decided to drive to Taos, 50 miles and a vast change in culture to the west.  By luck, I stumbled upon their annual weekend Fiesta, celebrating the area's Hispanic culture.

What a photographic feast!  Interspersed with a few photos of the Fiesta plaza booths and environs, I concentrated on the traditional Hispanic dance troupes and then on Sunday's Fiesta parade.  I have pared the hundreds of photos originally taken to a modest number, all filled with color and action, to the extent one may capture something as dynamic as folk dance with a still camera.

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