In Search of John Dunn's Hotel

So I recently found and purchased a small orgiginal snapshot ca. 1913 showing a long structure in what appears to be the Rio Grand Gorge. On the back, written in pencil it reads "Hotel or 'Halfway' house between (Taos) and Servietta (sp.) on the Rio Grande river to Milton, Utah" I felt fairly certain it was a picture of Dunn's famous hotel next to his equally famous river crossing. Decided to do some research to confirm this and was surprised to discover that no photo of the hotel seemed to exist on the internet. Snooped around the John Dunn Bridge via internet photos and could not identify any photos of ruins identified or otherwise that matched the photo. Was I crazy or was this photo what I thought it was. Next I arranged for a romantic overnight with my wife in Taos. Unbeknownst to her, part of the itinerary was to drive down a sketchy ice covered hill to John Dunn Bridge and tramp about in sticky clay and weeds looking for the structure in my photograph.

The Rio Iced Over

Took the wife to the property on our way to an overnight in Taos. This is the first time she has been to the property since we purchased it last spring. She seemed satisfied with the improved access but also hinted that she did not plan on spending any length of time there in the near future. What is this great divide between us. I love the wildness and element of danger that she detests. What can you do? She remains home with the creature comforts while I venture out to my cactus choked, precipitous, snake haunted eden.

Lean To Structure

Contemplating constructing a lean to shelter down in the bottom, utilizing the 9 and 13 foot sheets of tin I have acquired. I want to tie the structure in some fundamental way to the towering rock wall.