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russellviii
Layton

Taos

Worth visiting!

Last Stop Before Philmont

The main purpose of our trip was to pick up our daughter from Philmont Boy Scout Ranch. Taos was our last stop on the way.

We arrived in Taos in the late afternoon. We checked in to the hotel. Our youngest wanted to swim in the pool for a little while so we relaxed while she swam.

We called our daughter at Philmont to ask if she had any recommendations for us in Taos. She came to Taos several times duriing her three years at Philmont. She suggested one of her favorite places to eat.

While we were eating I had commented to Mrs. viii that I wanted to take some pictures of the town before it got too dark. Since the rest of the family wanted dessert and weren’t terribly interessted in taking pictures, she suggested that I just go ahead and take pictures on my own and we’d meet up later.


The town was interesting. There is one major street running north to south. It’s only one lane in each direction, so it’s pretty congested much of the time. The architecture that I saw was predominantly Southwest adobe style. Most of the town seemed to be geared around high-end tourists, with a lot of very expensive art galleries lining the streets. The town remindedn me a lot of Jackson, Wyoming, only with a Southwest flair.

I wandered around, got a lot of pictures in the twilight, and a few after dark.


buddhalou69
Albuquerque

Taos

Yes, its gorgeous...

...but also a little pretensious. Definitely tourist rich, but it is most definitely a gem scenery wise. I’d tell you to visit in the off season, but there really doesn’t seem to be one. I used to head through there once a week on business and let me tell ya…the place I was passing through Taos to get to is way cooler and much more beautiful in my opinion…ANGELFIRE!!!


Taos

The last time I went to this place

View from the Taos Gorge…


Majape
Dallas

Taos

Worth visiting!

Mmm.. Green Chilli Cheese Fries

I love love love green chilli Cheese fries, and guess what, New Mexico has them. Delicious. Well Taos was a fun trip. Although I spent most of the time in the B&B. (Casa de los chimineas www.visittaos.com). We had the Willow Room, which was pretty fun. I love the idea of a room with a fireplace. Taos Ski Valley however is more beautiful, but we went up thre to ski for the day. Overall it was a great trip!


Kat Williams
New York City

Taos

Worth visiting!

Two blog entries about Taos... oh, the magic.

http://katsninelives.blogspot.com/2005_06_01_katsninelives_archive.html


manda5478
Austin

Taos

Worth visiting!

The first time I went to this place

new mexico is so freakin cool you would not believe. i cant wait to go next year it is a awsome place.


marivella
Dallas

Taos

Worth visiting!

Casa de Courtney

Hiking, snowboarding, hot-tubbing, snowball throwing, eating, drinking, laughing, lauging, laughing.

Perfect.


zenhikers
Las Vegas

Taos

Worth visiting!

How this place changed my life

The plan is to be married and buried in Taos, even though we can’t move there yet!

I drove into Taos and immediately knew that it was the place I was meant to find in the world. I stayed at the Taos Inn with my husband (while we were still dsting) and had the most extraordinary conversations in the Adobe Bar that night. Later we decided to get married in Taos and rented out the San Geronimo Lodge. The innkeeper was an angel in helping me, a very overwhelmed girl, plan a wedding shortly after my mother died.

We must have met half of Taos while we planned the wedding, and stayed in almost all the lodging. It was a great experience. From our photographer to our florist I felt I made friends rather than just doing business. The lemon wedding cake from Doc Martin’s pastry chef was out of this world.

if you go try a microbrew at Eske’s and the avocado pie at Orlando’s. They are both a treat. And as much as the San Geronimo will remain the center of our wedding memories, I have to say to any traveller’s with dogs—-you must stay at the Laughing Horse Inn. Now, it isn’t for everyone, but if you aren’t too uptight and you appreciate the authentic bohemian vibe of Taos you will really love this place.

Oh and the hot springs. Ask around. They are glorious.

Someday I’ll be back in Taos. I can’t go a year without the green chile—-but until then I’ll be dreaming!


Chocthun
Denver

Taos

Why I want to go to this place

I would like to spend a few days at Ojo Caliente and Angel Fire…just because it sounds cool to say I went to “Angel Fire”. I just like the sound of it…


michael
2 places

Taos

Worth visiting!

town of manana.

soul of the southwest, I like the combination of interesting people..

new age, artists, hippies(old and New) and just regular people.

It can be strange sometimes..