As mentioned in my last blog we recently traveled to New Mexico to find some cooler weather 
and relief from another Texas hot summer. Out day time temperatures in central Texas was just starting to hang around 100 to 105 degrees. I know there are some people who don’t think this his hot and go about life like any other time of year. For us, this is nothing but Hot! So off to New Mexico we went. We heard that Ruidoso, New Mexico was very popular with people from our area as this is the closest drive where you can get cooler weather. Although we were going to stop and see Ruidoso, we drove a little farther and headed off to the Taos area.
What can I say, if you like Mountains, tall pine trees, high elevations, Mountain streams, brisk weather and a lovely breeze, than Taos is a good mix. We stopped at Taos Ski lodge just to see what was there. It was a little over 8000 feet and we were both feeling the shortness of breath. The ski lift was open which would have taken us up to a little over 10,000 feet. It was a standard open chair lift, we heard the vistas were beautiful, but we felt with us already having issues adapting to the height we thought it best not to go up. Since we have left, I do regret not taking the time.
When you’re at Taos ski area, what you see is a very small portion of the ski terrain, so you think there’s not much there, but in reality it’s very deceiving. In addition we saw horseback riding, I’m sure that would have been fun also. You can stay in the area and enjoy some mountain biking also. The ski area is about a 20 minute mountain drive back to the town of Taos. So you need to know what you want for your vacation, seclusion and the mountain experience, or the town with shops, and restaurants. The distance is not bad, so no matter where you choose to stay I’m sure you will enjoy the area. I have attached some photos of both the ski area. Next post will be to the town of Taos.
Enjoy the drive, it’s a fun road to travel……..
A New Road to Travel 