50 Things to See and Do in Northern New Mexico's Enchanted Circle

Mark D. Williams is a teacher and writer, prolific author, and has written hundreds of articles for magazines and newspapers, including Texas Sporting Journal, Backpacker, Dallas Morning News, Southwest Fly Fishing, ESPN, and more. Williams lives in Texas and has traveled the world, but he finds himself gravitating more and more toward New Mexico, where he has a second home in Taos. He spends much of the year there writing. Mark D. Williams is a teacher and writer, prolific author, and has written hundreds of articles for magazines and newspapers, including Texas Sporting Journal, Backpacker, Dallas Morning News, Southwest Fly Fishing, ESPN, and more. Williams lives in Texas and has traveled the world, but he finds himself gravitating more and more toward New Mexico, where he has a second home in Taos. He spends much of the year there writing. Amy Becker Williams is a writer, photographer, and teacher. She has published two books, and her work can also be found in the Amarillo Globe News, New Mexico Outdoors, Rocky Mountain Game and Fish, Examiner.com, and more. She has homes in Texas and New Mexico. Amy Becker Williams is a writer, photographer, and teacher. She has published two books, and her work can also be found in the Amarillo Globe News, New Mexico Outdoors, Rocky Mountain Game and Fish, Examiner.com, and more. She has homes in Texas and New Mexico.

Introduction

HIGH ROAD TO TAOS

1.Journey to El Santuario de Chimayó

2.Visit the San José de Gracia Church

3.Step into history at San Francisco de Asís

LOW ROAD TO TAOS

4.Taste wine at local wineries

5.White-water raft in Pilar

6.Sightsee at the Taos Junction Bridge

7.Hike at the Taos Valley Overlook

FROM TAOS TO QUESTA

Taos

8.Tour the Hacienda de los Martinez

9.Walk Ledoux Street

10.Explore Taos Plaza and Taos Downtown Historic District

11.Shop at the Farmers Market

12.View the Kit Carson House and Museum

13.Dine at the Historic Taos Inn and Adobe Bar

14.Visit the Governor Bent House and Museum

15.Picnic in the Kit Carson Park and Historic Cemetery

16.View art at the Fechin House

17.Get inspired at the Mabel Dodge Luhan House

18.Visit the Taos Pueblo

19.Win big at Taos Mountain Casino

20.Tour the Millicent Rogers Museum

21.Relax at Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Spa (side trip)

22.Marvel at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge (High Bridge)

23.Whitewater River Raft down the Rio Grande

24.See Earthships at the Earthship Biotecture World Headquarters and Visitor Center

25.Soak in Manby and Black Rock Hot Springs

26.Explore Arroyo Seco (side trip)

27.Fish the Rio Hondo

28.Travel to the John Dunn Bridge

29.Hike to Williams Lake

30.Ski and snowboard at Taos Ski Valley (side trip)

31.Visit the D.H. Lawrence Ranch

32.Fish the Red River Fish Hatchery

FROM QUESTA TO RED RIVER

Questa

33.Visit St. Anthony’s Church

34.Fish Eagle Rock Lake

35.Hike at the Wild Rivers Recreation Area at Rio Grande Del Norte Monument (side trip)

36.Fish at Valle Vidal (side trip)

FROM RED RIVER TO EAGLE NEST

Red River

37.Stroll down Main Street

38.Explore Red River Ski Area

39.Fish Red River

40.Snowshoe at the Enchanted Forest Cross Country Ski and Snowshoe Area

41.Wander in ghost town Elizabethtown



FROM EAGLE NEST TO ANGEL FIRE

Eagle Nest

42.Boat around Eagle Nest Lake

43.Discover the Old West in Cimarron (side trip)

FROM ANGEL FIRE TO TAOS

Angel Fire

44.Visit the Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park

45.Ski at the Angel Fire Resort

46.Ride the summer gondola at the Resort

47.Hit the trails at Angel Fire Bike Park

48.Travel the Palo Flechado Pass

49.Vacation at the Sipapu Ski and Summer Resort (side trip)

50.Explore Las Vegas (side trip)

Index