"We would like to thank you for the best birthday experience I have had in my whole life. I celebrated my 52nd birthday on your PM Racecourse trip on 5/27/05. Thanks, Thanks, Thanks."
Jay Mayer
Tijeras, NM

We can't get the Chama out of our minds ... It was without doubt one of the best holidays we have ever had and we cannot thank you enough for having organized it all so brilliantly. All our expectations and more were met - the sheer beauty of the river, the landscape of the wilderness, the sound of the water, camping under the stars (and a full moon to boot!), hiking up that beautiful canyon, not to mention the fantastic food we ate wherever we stopped - the steaks, the corn, the breakfast burritos, the succulently seared salmon - oh, it's been the stuff of our dreams ... The trip was UNFORGETTABLE!"
Christopher Sykes &
Isabella Bywater
Yorkshire, England

About Taos

Taos is a beautiful small town nestled at the foot of the Sangre de Cristo mountains in northern New Mexico. The area has many fascinating layers of history, from the early Anasazi peoples and their modern Pueblo Indian descendants, to the Spanish conquistadors of the sixteenth century, to the artists and writers who flocked to Taos throughout the twentieth century, including people such as D.H. Lawrence, Georgia O'Keeffe, and Agnes Martin, whose work can be seen at the Harwood Museum. Many of its adobe buildings date back hundreds of years, and its plaza is one of the finest in the Southwest. Taos Pueblo, over a thousand years old, is a United Nations World Heritage Site and may be the oldest continuously inhabited building in the United States.

Taos lies in an area of outstanding natural beauty, near the spectacular Rio Grande Gorge. The bridge which spans the gorge is the second highest on the U.S. Highway System, at approximately 650 feet above river level. There are many ski areas nearby (downhill, cross-country, and snowboarding), wonderful trails for hiking and horseback riding, and some of the nation's best mountain biking trails.

Other Taos Activities

General

Mountain biking: Gearing Up Bicycle Shop
Rock climbing: Mountain Skills
Ballooning: Paradise Balloons
Horseback riding: Taos Indian Horse Ranch; Red River Stables (also hunting and fishing); Rio Grande Stables; Big Al's Wilderness Adventures
Llama trekking: Llama Adventures, El Paseo Llama Expeditions
Wildlife and cultural tours: Wild River Tours
Golfing: Taos Country Club
Hiking: Carson National Forest
Stargazing: Night Sky Adventures Literary readings and Taos Storytelling Festival: S.O.M.O.S.

Dining

Joseph's Table
The Love Apple
Orlando's
Old Blinking Light

Shopping

The John Dunn Shops
Toto Home
Emily Benoist Ruffin Jewelry
Moby Dickens Bookshop
Lenny Foster: Living Light Photography Gallery
Wilder Nightingale Fine Art
Pocket Art and Design
Taos Artisans Gallery
Twirl Toystore and Playspace

Courses

Imaginative Storm writing workshops - a four-day whirlwind exploration for anyone who wants to write anything
Zoukfest - a music camp for players of traditional Celtic and Balkan music

Angel Fire

Golfing: Angel Fire Resort
Horseback Riding: Roadrunner Tours

Nearby

Bandelier National Monument
Santa Fe
Valle Escondido
Valle Vidal
Sanctuario de Chimayo
Ojocaliente Hot Springs

Elsewhere in New Mexico

Gila Wilderness Ventures - Horseback Pack Trips

For more information on Taos, go to www.taosguide.com or The Taos Chamber of Commerce.

For more information on New Mexico, go to www.discovernewmexico.com or www.newmexico.org.