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Taos: A summertime retreat

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A September 2000 trip to Taos by tcguide

Inn at La Loma Plaza Photo - Inn on La Loma Plaza, Taos, New Mexico More Photos
Quote: A visit to Taos, New Mexico in late summer lets the tired New Yorker relax, enjoy the fresh air and mountains in a unique town
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Taos: A summertime retreat Best of IgoUgo

Overview

Driving in New Mexico Photo - Taos, New Mexico
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We visited Taos, New Mexico for a refreshing and active getaway during Labor Day weekend. Taos is mostly known as a wintertime ski town, but it's a perfect getaway during the late summer. I love it because of all the outdoors activities. Taos is close to the Sangre de Cristo mountains which are full of National Forest hiking trails, the Rio Grande river for rafting, and mountain streams and lakes for fly fishing. There's also a large number of art galleries for the cultured traveler, as well as music and arts festivals. It's an interesting diverse community with outdoorsy-granola types, native americans, and artists. Just about every direction you can drive has a very scenic drive....Read More
Inn at La Loma Plaza Photo - Inn on La Loma Plaza, Taos, New Mexico
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Our stay at the historic Inn on La Loma Plaza was one of the highlights of our stay in Taos. Innkeepers Jerry and Peggy Davis have created an atmosphere that is both historic, comfortable, and friendly. A cobblestoned walkway leads to this quiet place protected by the large trees in the yard and the thick adobe walls surrounding the inn, and it is only a few blocks from the Taos town plaza. We had stayed once during the winter, and our summer stay there was just as enjoyable with perfect weather in the form of warm days and cool, fall-like nights. The unique southwestern atmosphere of the inn is highlighted by its Pueblo Revival Architecture and adobe walls that were constructed in...Read More

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on September 11, 2000

Inn on La Loma Plaza
315 Ranchitos Road
Taos, New Mexico 87571
(505) 758-1717

Hampton Inn Taos Best of IgoUgo

Hotel | "Hampton Inn"

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If you are looking for simple and basic accommodations in Taos, I would recommend this Hampton Inn. Like all Motels, there is very little personality, but I found the rooms to be clean and comfortable with a nice television at this new-looking Hampton Inn. The free continental breakfast has cereal, muffins, coffee, and orange juice. There is a heated indoor pool at this hotel, and it seemed to be popular with the kids! At less than $75 per night, I consider it a very good value for a night's stay especially after a long day of exploring Northern New Mexico.

Member Rating 2 out of 5 on September 19, 2000

Hampton Inn Taos
1515 PASEO DEL PUEBLO SUR
Taos, New Mexico 87571
505 737-5700

Fred's Place Best of IgoUgo

Restaurant

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This is one the local hangouts, and a very colorful and noisy place for New Mexican food. It is also one of the few local places, except for fast food, that are open for dinner past 9 PM. It has a bizarre interior design with a fully colored fresco on the ceiling that depicts surreal religious themes and bizarre crucifixes are hung all around the place. The attractive young waitresses wear short skirts! And the food is simple and good.

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on September 19, 2000

Fred's Place
332 Paseo Del Pueblo Sur St
Taos, New Mexico
(505) 758-0514

Michael's Kitchen Coffee Shop & Bakery Best of IgoUgo

Restaurant | "Michael's Kitchen"

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This place is a Taos landmark- a delicious family resturaunt that I think about whenever someone mentions Taos. It has a bakery which sells cinnamon rolls the size of a catcher's mitt, and a full selection of American and New Mexican dishes. But it is their specialty, the Stuffed Sopapilla with Green Chile that I really get the cravings for. The New Mexican dish is really quite a unique meal- the imaginative merging of the internals of a beef burrito into a fluffy and delicate Sopapilla and topped with flavorful green chile sauce, cooled with Guacamole and Sour Cream. This place closes early, so be there for dinner before 8:00 PM.

Member Rating 4 out of 5 on September 11, 2000

Michael's Kitchen Coffee Shop & Bakery
304 Paseo del Publeo Norte
Taos, New Mexico 87571
(505) 758-4178

Cimarron River Best of IgoUgo

Attraction

Brook Trout Photo - Cimarron River, Taos, New Mexico
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The Cimarron River is one of the best trout streams in Northern New Mexico, and the whole 10 mile stretch from Eagle Nest to the town of Cimarron is very productive and there are many places to park along Route 64. I recommend parking and walking upstream to a good stretch of river that's less accessible. Much of this area is catch and release and fly fishing only. It is a beautiful place to fish, especially where the river cuts through the Palisades, a canyon with magnificent rock structures. I fished with a 8 foot 4 weight rod, which is all you really need for this small river. There are lots of trees along the banks, which made for challenging casting. The flies I used were a #18 Elk Hair Caddi...Read More

Member Rating 3 out of 5 on September 19, 2000

Cimarron River
Eagle Nest to Cimarron
Taos, New Mexico

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