INNER CIRCLE
within a hundred yards of The SnowMansion Adventure Lodge in the Village of Arroyo Seco
- Nothing. Just be. After all, you’re here now. Waste an afternoon in one of our hammocks. Gaze at the stars. Bathe in the moonlight. Soak up some rays. Breathe. Walk the path. Take each step mindfully. Watch the solar light show and the Sangre de Cristo’s red response, as earth gently rolls back every evening. Then greet the pastel dawn, where you are cradled in a 360-degree bowl crowned by mountains. Ahhh.
- Connect. Sit around the campfire. Listen to the stories. Everyone has one to tell. What’s yours? Get lost in the incandescent sparks swirling up to the night sky and the ever-changing embers glowing at your feet. Join your fellow wanderers, and if the spirit moves you, howl at the moon.
- Party! There is only one Taos Mesa Brewery Mothership. And it’s just down the road. Entertainment, music and dance, world-class beer, food, compadres. This is the wild fandango. Check the website for daily/nightly events: taosmesabrewing.com
- Get married! Celebrate! Call us for details.
Restaurants and Groceries Next Door:
- Sabroso, (Next Door) Serving dinner daily, this fine dining Bistro has the Most beautiful room and patio in Taos. Bar Menu features great $17 Steak Frites and $14 Burger. Beer, Wine and Cocktails. Happy Hour 4pm-6pm. Closed Tuesdays. Live Music Wed - Sunday Sabros Menu
- Aceq: ( Next door) Amazing farm to table comfort food bistro. Serving Dinner, Beer and Wine. Aceq Menu
- Taos Cow: ( Next door) Ice Cream Stand (Weather Permitting)
- Abe’s Cantina: (Next door) Great New Mexican food and hamburgers. Serving Breakfast and Lunch 7am-3PM Daily. Packaged Beer Wine and liquor to go Daily from 3PM to 9PM. Closed Sunday.
- Sol Food : ( next door) convenient health food store with restaurant cafe. 8 am to 8 PM daily.
- Wake and Take: Vegetarian Comfort food for Breakfast and Lunch. Menu
OUTER CIRCLE
within 20 miles of The SnowMnsion Adventure Lodge (To find it ALL, just go to taos.org)
Adventuring and Nature
- Astronomy: El Valle Astronomers (elvalleastronomers.com)
- Ballooning: Pueblo Balloon (puebloballoon.com)
- Biking: Gearing Up (gearingupbikes.com)
- Fishing: Taos Fly Shop, Solitary Angler Inc., Land of Enchantment Guides, Zia Fly, Dos Amigos Anglers, High Desert Anglers
- Geocaching: (geocaching.com) for more info ( https://montemlife.com/ultimate-guide-to-geocaching/)
- Hiking: (taostrails.com)
- Horseback riding: AA Wilderness Adventures (aataosskivalleywildernessadventures.com)
- Hot springs: Manby Hot Springs and Black Rock Hot Springs (taos.org)
- Llama trekking: Llama Adventures (llamaadventures.com)
- Rafting and Kayaking: Los Rios River (losriosriverrunners.com)
- Rock climbing/bouldering: Tres Piedras (mountainproject.com), John Dunne Bridge area (mountainproject.com), Questa Dome (mountainproject.com)
- Skiing/Snowboarding: Taos Ski Valley (taosskivalley.com)
- Treasure hunting: Forrest Fenn’s hidden treasure (oldsantafetradingco.com)
Art
- Galleries: walking tour downtown Taos, or see (art-collecting.com)
- Harwood Museum (harwoodmuseum.org)
- Millicent Rogers Museum (millicentrogers.org)
- Taos Art Museum (taosartmuseum.org)
- A Must See: Taos Pueblo (taospueblo.com)
- E.L. Blumenschein Home and Museum (blumenscheinmuseum.org)
- Eanger Irving Couse House and Studio—Joseph Henry Sharp Studios (couse-sharp.org)
- Hacienda Martinez (taoshistoricmuseums.org)
- Kit Carson Museum (kitcarsonmuseum.org)
- San Francisco de Asis Mission Church (san-francisco-de-asis.org)
Learning
- Art: Taos Art School (taosartschool.org)
- Cooking classes: Cooking Studio Taos (cookingstudiotaos.com)
- Photography: Geraint Smith Photo Tours (geraintsmith.com)
- Pottery: Taos Clay Studio (taosclay.com)
- Sustainability: Earthship biotecture workshops and tours (earthship.com)
- Weaving: Weaving Southwest (weavingsouthwest.com)
- Writing: SOMOS (somostaos.org)
Leisure and Related Activities
- Food for foodies: Taproom (facebook.com/TMBTTR), Gutiz, Paisanos, Taos Diner, The Love Apple, Doc Martins, Orlando’s New Mexican Café, Stray Dog Cantina, Taos Cow, Lamberts
- Shopping: Taos Drums, Wanderer in downtown Taos and Hotel Luna Mystica (wanderertaos.com), Bent Street, Arroyo Seco, Rio Grande Gorge Bridge, Twirl, Taos Herb Company
- Spa: North Side Fitness, Auromesa (auromesa.com), Essential Massage (taosessential.com)
- Yoga: Shree Yoga (shreeyogataos.com)
Entertainment/Events
- Adobe Bar at the Taos Inn (taosinn.com)
- Taos Center for the Arts (tcataos.org)
- the Alley Cantina (alleycantina.com)
- Taos Entertainment Calendar (livetaos.com)
- Taos Mesa Brewery Mothership (taosmesabrewing.com)
- Taos Mesa Brewery Taproom (facebook.com/TMBTTR)
THE OUTER LIMITS
within 100 miles of The SnowMansion
- D.H. Lawrence home (dhlawrenceranch.unm.edu)
- Enchanted Circle Scenic Byway (enchantedcircle.org)
- Ghost Ranch (ghostranch.org)
- Great Sand Dunes National Park (nps.gov)
- Mesa Prieta Petrogylph Project (mesaprietapetroglyphs.org)
- Ojo Caliente (ojospa.com)
- Origins – the caves of Ra Paulette (originnewmexico.com)
- Rio Grande and Cumbres Toltec Steam Train (cumbrestoltec.com)
- Santa Fe, NM (santafe.org)
- Truchas, NM (wikipedia.org)