Taos in the Media
National Geographic.com
February 7, 2012
World's 25 Best Ski Towns
Vogue.com
January 20, 2012
Destinations of the Month
CowboysandIndians.com
January 14, 2012
Remarkable Women of Taos
Today Show
January 12, 2012
MSN.com
December 29, 2011
Best Places to Live off the Grid
Greater World Community
Where: Near Taos, N.M.
Who lives there: Architects, builders, artists, telecommuters, teachers, hospital staff, small-business owners, retirees and people who work for Earthship Biotecture, an onsite company offering Earthship design and construction services.
Population: 80 permanent residents plus 12 interns every year, says Kirsten Jacobsen, education director of Earthship Biotecture. Their ages range from 1 to 75.
Cost: Real-estate agent John Kejr lists properties between $75,000 and $350,000 here. Each property is owned individually, though owners share park land.
What makes it special: Every home is an Earthship, a house constructed from natural and recycled materials, including used tires, bottles, cans, natural mud plaster, reclaimed wood and scrap metal. Tires rammed with soil comprise the load-bearing and foundation walls. Every Earthship uses 500 to 5,000 tires.
Power for the community is generated by solar and wind systems. Each dwelling "harvests all of its own water from rain and snow that falls on the roof," Jacobsen says. Water is stored in buried cisterns.
New York Times.com
December 18, 2011
Six Christmas Traditions from Around the World
Huffington Post.com
Inspiration for Change...a blog on Millicent Rogers from Local Author Cherie Burns...and other entries on Taos...
What triggers making a fresh start in life? Sometimes something as simple as a beautiful fall day or a scenic panorama can make one aware of life's possibilities. Millicent Rogers was at an age when many women thought not much lay ahead of them in life when she first arrived in Taos, New Mexico. She arrived on the Feast of San Geronomo Day exactly sixty-four years ago today. She was 45. After three marriages and three sons she was positioned to create a new life.
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WallStreetJournal.com
Take Monday Off: Santa Fe and Taos
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Shape.com
The Best Honeymoons for Active Couples
Honeymoon Destination: Taos, New Mexico
Resort: Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa
Activities: Taos offers adventure seekers a wide variety of activities including white water rafting, llama trekking, hot air balloon rides, skiing, rock climbing, and mountain biking. All of the above can be coordinated through individual companies in the area so have your hotel’s concierge arrange your itinerary. If you want a little rest and relaxation while your honeymooning stay at the Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs Resort & Spa and schedule an appointment for a massage or a dip in one of Ojo Caliente’s famous springs.
Rates vary on activity and spa package. Visit ojocalientesprings.com to learn more about room rates and spa packages.
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The Wall Street Journal
Of Deserts and Skies
New Mexico's tremendous, arid countryside imparts an uparalleled sense of renewal, and that old pioneering spirit lingers in local hangouts and expertly preserved little museums. The trick is knowing where to find it.
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Good Morning America
Weekend Window: Taos
This New Mexico town is home to artists, skiers, and Native Americans alike.
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Sunset Magazine
4 Ways to Explore Taos
Most visitors whiz through Taos on a day trip from Santa Fe, spending a few hours poking around trinket shops on the downtown plaza, never getting a feel for the real village. But northern New Mexico’s artsy, eclectic, outdoorsy outpost reveals its true self slowly.
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New Mexico Magazine
Rise to the Challenge
Story and Photography by
Lesley S. King
New Mexico challenges us. Our state demands that we be strong, resilient, and accepting. That’s part of the reason I left here in my twenties to travel the world. After the emotional strife I experienced with the loss of several loved ones, the challenge became too much. I had to get out. But eight years later, the same sense of challenge was the reason I returned. By then I was ready to embrace the adventurous life New Mexico offers.
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USA Today
The 10 Happiest Towns in the West
Can where you live make you happy? And if so, who's to say what happiness is?
We won't go down that existential path. And neither does Sunset Magazine in its February issue (out now). Instead, the article hedges its bets, declaring "…the happiest place is where we can find the things that matter most to us."
And that could mean anything from starting a business to living off the grid.
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USA Today
10 Great Places to See Animals in the Wild
Valle Vidal Unit of the Carson National Forest
New Mexico
In Spanish, this reserve's name means "Valley of Life," and it certainly lives up to its name with the largest herd of elk in the state. "It's a pretty wild place," Wexler says, and is home to bears and mountain lions. "Some people call it New Mexico's Yellowstone because of the wildlife." The area's also convenient to Santa Fe and Taos. 575-586-0520.
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Who's Saying What About Taos
From overall adventure to unparalleled history, Taos has been named the top of the top by a multitude of media outlets around the country. When planning your next trip to Taos, keep in mind some of the things that make Taos so special.
Taos Ski Valley Named Best aprés ski spots in the Americas by Lonely Planet.com. Click here for full article.
Taos Named One of the Best Places to Spend Christmas in 2001 and 2009 as well as Best Fall Color Drives by Travel and Leisure.com.
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Taos Cow Ice Cream named one of the Top 50 Ice Cream Parlors in the United States by USA Today. Click here for the full article.
Taos' Five Star Burgers Named one of the 51 Great Burger Joints Across the USA by USA Today. Click here for the full article.
Taos Named Great Second Home Destination by USA Today. Click here for the full article.
Taos' Wild Earth Adventures Named one of the best off the Beaten Path Fall Foliage Adventures. Click here for the full article.
Taos Named One of America's Best Adventure Towns by National Geographic.com. Click here for the full article.
Taos Ski Valley Named One of the Top Ten Ski Deals this Season 2010 by Frommer's Budget Travel. Click here for the full article.
Taos Ski Valley Named One of the Top 100 Season Pass Deals by The Ski Channel in 2009. Click here for the full article.
Tribute To Taos Modern Pioneers
Harwood opens gallery with works of Mandelman, Ribak
Taos, NM
December 2010
Author: Kathaleen Roberts
When Bea Mandelman and Louis Ribak traded New York for Taos in 1944, they formed the nucleus of painters who would become the Taos Moderns. The Harwood Museum of Art will inaugurate a gallery bearing the couple’s names with 20 works spanning their 50-year legacy in Taos. Both the gallery space and the artwork are gifts from the Mandelman-Ribak Foundation. The show has been in the works for seven years. “Both of them started out in New York,” curator Jina Brenneman said. “Both of them did Social Realism. Both moved to Taos with the wave of modernism that swept past World War II.” Ribak studied with John Sloan at New York’s Art Students League; Mandelman attended both Rutgers University and the Art Students League. Ribak had become disenchanted with the widening gulf between the Social Realists and the Abstract Expressionists.
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Taos, NM: The Most Pet-Friendly Destination in the Southwest
Taos, NM
June 2010
Author : PRWeb
The Town of Taos is not only a great destination for people looking to rejuvenate and reconnect with what’s important to them, but it is a great destination to bring what’s important with them - especially if that includes a beloved pet. Taos boasts at least 20 lodging facilities and a number of restaurants with outdoor patios that are Fido-friendly.
Taos, NM June 18, 2010 -- The Town of Taos is not only a great destination for people looking to rejuvenate and reconnect with what’s important to them, but it is a great destination to bring what’s important to them especially if that includes a beloved pet. Taos boasts more than a dozen lodging facilities and a number of restaurants with outdoor patios that are Fido-friendly.
“Travelers come to Taos to relax, but worrying about leaving their beloved dog behind can be stressful, especially since many of us consider our pets as part of the family,” said San Geronimo Lodge owner, Charles Montgomery, whose Taos bed and breakfast (B&B) permits dogs. “We love dogs, as we have two of our own, and understand the importance of sharing a great experience like Taos with a canine companion.”
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3rd Annual Taos Art Glass Invitational and Walking on Glass Tour, July 9 through Aug. 15, to Feature Best in Glass Art
Taos, NM
June 2010
The 3rd annual "2010 Taos Art Glass Invitational and Walking on Glass Tour" - a premier glass festival representing the best in contemporary art glass across the country - will take place this year in Taos from July 9 through August 15, 2010.
The juried exhibitions feature artwork not only from Taos artists and regional talent, but from more than 50 artists from as far away as Hungary and Israel. Collectively, the 200 plus pieces of individual art glass exhibited at nine Taos galleries exemplify the most innovative contemporary art glass today.
Throughout the festival, participating Taos galleries will display the artwork of invited and exhibiting artists and will host artist receptions, demonstrations and free lectures to introduce visitors to the artists. Taos Institute for Glass Arts (TIGA) will offer with a series of lectures, demonstrations and glass experiences, as well as comprehensive workshops in advanced glass techniques by invited artists such as Armelle LeRoux and Anna Boothe.
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Amon Carter Museum Exhibits Ansel Adams Photographs
Taos, NM
May 2010
Ansel Adams (19021984), Santa Elena Canyon, Big Bend National Park, Texas, 1947. Gelatin silver print, 1975 ©2010 The Ansel Adams Publishing Rights Trust. Amon Carter Museum, Fort Worth, Texas.
FORT WORTH, TX.- Works by one of the world's most widely recognized and celebrated photographers will go on view this spring at the Amon Carter Museum. Ansel Adams: Eloquent Light features 40 photographs by the artist and runs from May 29 through November 7, 2010.
"Ansel Adams was the last major artist to subscribe to the romantic tradition of American landscape, an artistic lineage that included Albert Bierstadt, Thomas Cole, William Henry Jackson and Carleton Watkins," says John Rohrbach, senior curator of photographs. "This exhibition, comprised of prints from the museum's holdings and a private collection, spans 50 years of Adams' spectacular career and gives museum visitors insight into his vision of inspiring beauty."
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Taos shuttle celebrates first year
Taos, NM
May 2010
TAOS, N.M. (AP) - The Taos Express shuttle, which offers passenger service between Taos and Santa Fe, will mark its first year in service with free rides for passengers in June.
Since its inception last June 4, officials say the shuttle has transported almost 1,500 passengers and has expanded service to include weekends, a new shuttle stop and service that corresponds to commuter airline schedules in Santa Fe.
Taos Mayor Darren Cordova says officials wanted to offer residents and visitors "a direct, easy and relatively low-cost manner" of getting to and from Taos.
Transportation superintendent Delilah Garcia says she hopes the free service in June will encourage passengers who haven't tried it yet.
Adult fares are $5 one way or $10 round trip. Children 10 years and under ride free with an adult. Reservations are required.
Gov't Mule the Headliner @ Taos Mountain Music Festival
Taos, NM
May 2010
Taos Ski Valley, NM May 18, 2010 -- The Taos Ski Valley is kicking off its Second Annual Taos Mountain Music Festival Labor Day weekend with Gov’t Mule and Warren Haines. Big riffs, massive grooves, and expansive improvisations are the hallmarks of Gov't Mule's legendary live shows.
"Last year's Taos Mountain Music Festival was a fantastic event!" says Taos Ski Valley's Event Director Alejandro Blake. "This year we are stepping it up a level, and people are going to be blown away by the talented lineup slated to play the 2010 festival.”
"This is a family friendly festival, and this year we are going above and beyond to give visitors a full weekend of fun in Taos Ski Valley" adds Alyson Hyder, Executive Director of the Taos Ski Valley Chamber of Commerce.
This outdoor festival in Taos Ski Valley is situated on four acres with the beautiful backdrop of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and surrounded by national forest. The gates open at 10am and festival attendees are urged to arrive early and claim your spot for the day to enjoy a full day of music and entertainment. Once settled, festival-goers can enjoy "Strawberry Fair" the festival's marketplace. They can check out circus entertainers, shop for crafts from local artisans and sample food from top area vendors and restaurants. For just $5, kids can enter the "Kidzone" and go wild in the jumpy castle, get their faces painted, play games, even learn to play the drums. This Labor Day weekend Taos Ski Valley will host activities for all to enjoy all weekend long including "Movies in the Mountains", guided hikes to Wheeler Peak (the highest Peak in New Mexico) and live bands in bars surrounding the festival grounds.
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MSN.Com
Art lovers drawn to O’Keeffe country
Taos, NM
May 2010
GHOST RANCH, N.M. - Sandstone cliffs rise from the desert floor in layers of orange, pink and yellow, limited only by the expansive blue sky that pushes down on the sprawling northern New Mexico ranch from above. Save for a few birds chirping and a breeze whistling through cedar trees, it's quiet here.
This is Georgia O'Keeffe Country — remote, solitary and breathtaking.
It was O'Keeffe, the American modernist painter, who found a way to transport the light, colors and shapes of the cliffs and clay hills around Ghost Ranch and nearby Abiquiu to canvas for the rest of the world to see.
Thousands of people flock to Santa Fe every year to visit the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, where an exhibition of her work called "Georgia O'Keeffe: Abstraction" opens May 28. But those who want to see the actual landscapes that inspired O'Keeffe's work can make the pilgrimage here, to Ghost Ranch.
Ghost Ranch is in the heart of O'Keeffe Country, up the Chama River Valley, passing Espanola and several small communities along a sleepy two-lane highway. The late artist called it "the best place in the world."
"We get a lot of people who are really intrigued by her. They want to understand what really motivated her so they come here to see all of this," said Ghost Ranch tour guide Karen Butts.
O'Keeffe spent hours — sometimes days — exploring this land by foot and automobile, looking for her next subject: red and purple hills, white and yellow cliffs, and the cedars that dot many of her landscapes. Even the ladder O'Keeffe used to climb to her roof for a better vantage point is still propped against her adobe home.
The Ghost Ranch landscape tours are offered four days a week; visitors can also stay at the ranch overnight. As Butts led a group of visitors on a recent day, she stopped to point out certain vistas, like Cerro Pedernal, a blue silhouetted hill on the southern horizon that O'Keeffe painted and sketched dozens of times.
"She loved this part of the ranch. She loved the views here," Butts told the group.
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BizJournals
Ecotourism stirs a rebranding effort
Taos, NM
May 2010
Stuart Wilde is glad there’s a word to describe what he’s been doing for 20 years: Ecotourism.
The owner of Wild Earth Llama Adventures in Taos was one of many individuals in Santa Fe last week speaking about the state’s new ecotourism program.
The effort is bringing together environmentalists, hunters, fishing enthusiasts and ranchers to foster economic development and to protect resources, he said.
“It’s a whole new way of doing business,” Wilde added.
Wilde’s business is in Taos, the first of two pilot sites for the program. The other is the Gila Wilderness near Silver City in the southwestern quadrant of the state, although other communities soon will follow, said Sandy Cunningham, co-owner of EcoNewMexico LLC, which has the state contract to administer the ecotourism program for the Tourism Department.
Taos will be the center of an effort focusing on the northern sector of the state, she explained. That will eventually include the Chama area and the eight northern pueblos.
Wilde said taking visitors into the wilderness with llama pack animals is a platform for the conservation work he loves — and that’s what the ecotourism program is all about, said Cunningham, adding that it’s also about economic development for rural areas.
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Sole Mates: Cowboy boots as western icons
Taos, New Mexico
May 2010
SUE MAJOR HOLMES, Associated Press Writer Published: 12:24 p.m., Wednesday, May 12, 2010
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Joseph Traugott stretches out his Tony Lama boots and peers around a New Mexico Museum of Art gallery filled with plastic-wrapped boots, paintings and photographs propped against walls and the sounds of an old-time cowboy singer crooning "Have I told you lately that I love you."
He's helping put the finishing touches on the new exhibit "Sole Mates: Cowboy Boots and Art," which opens Saturday. It's taken about three years for Traugott to pull the pieces together.
"It's such a broad topic and it just raises so many interesting ideas about who we are as modern people and why is it that the West is such an icon of America," said Traugott, the museum's curator of 20th century art.
Cowboy boots are one of America's most recognizable icons, said Jim Arndt of Santa Fe, who's made a career of photographing cowboy boots. He's collaborated on five boot books, published a cowboy boot calendar for 15 years and collected about 100 vintage pair.
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