A huge crowd of awed admirers greeted "The Queens", as they are affectionately known locally. The Solar Queens are pretty anonymous but if you look hard enough you can maybe stop someone you know.

Steve Fulhendorf from Taos Country Chamber of Commerce was completely thrilled to be tapped for the honor of introducing The Taos Solar Queens, and he came prepared with special tinted glasses so he would not be blinded by the radiance of the Queens.

The Solar Queens have been a Taos institution for many years and this is the first time that they have been captured for the entire world to see in all their splendor. It's always a good time with the Solar Queens.

St Francis de Asis

"Welcome to Taos, The Soul of the Southwest. Taos is a place..., a reasonably small town in northern New Mexico. People come here today to visit the numerous art galleries, see the Taos Pueblo - the Taos Pueblo dates back one thousands years or more, the old Saint Francis de Asis church in Ranchos de Taos, the Rio Grande Gorge, and to simply enjoy the special feeling of getting away from the usual and the norm.

Taos is the mountain we live beneath. Many say that they have come here to heal. It is a sacred place. The mountain, it is said, will 'spit you out' if you are not meant to be here. The mountains are monumental. It is a place where synchronicity happens every day. People speak of 'knowing' and 'feeling'. It is a spiritual place and has drawn peoples here for centuries. It is obviously a place of great beauty. The light is magical. The air is pristeen. It is a major marketplace for artists and collectors from all over the Southwest and the country. Musicians poets and writers come to create and perform. If you love history, Taos is a fascinating mixture of the old and the new..."