If you hike downstream, the smell still blows upstream

While on our honeymoon we found ourselves hiking in a pair of streams.

Here Bryan cools off in the water after experiencing the Montezuma Hot Springs.

Certainly, a cold stream feels good on a nice hot day - at least that is what we thought. At Montezuma, we were wise (?) enough to hike in our flip-flops. Ok, in all honesty, probably not the safest choice, but in hindsight - it probably was the best choice. :)

Our hike to Nambe Falls was a bit warm, so we thought it would be a good idea to hike a portion of our trip in the cold stream. The choice certainly felt good.

And we certainly enjoyed a cool and enjoyable trek. But later we would have to pay the price for our indulgence.

On our drive from Taos to Amarillo we had to pull over to remove the offending sneakers from the vehicle. (Yes, it really did smell that bad!)

Bryan had the brilliant idea to attach the shoes to the top of our car - and there they stayed for the remainder of our trip.

I suppose this is one honeymoon story we will not soon forget.