I will be there for a couple of days and in Taos for a couple of days. Any suggestions on great day trips? Mountain biking, a good hike, or some good trout fishing?
Also, any thoughts on great eateries would be appreciated. Thanks for the help.
Anything out the back door in SF or Taos is good. Seriously. Can’t help with the eateries though.
Bandelier outside of Los Alamos is very cool if you are looking for some Native American History. I can’t think of any specifics but you’ve got to eat some Mexican food when in New Mexico.
I spent a week there this summer. We ahd a wonderful trip. Kevins is right. Just put on your running/hiking shoes and head out!. Be prepared to do some climbing. You can run from the center of SF straight up into the hills. Rent a bike and and climb up to the ski area. It’s a nice long haul up and you get to really fly back down. A lot of the trails were closed this summer due to fire danger so I wasn’t able to check many out. Good breakfast at the Burrito Cafe. Great dinners at Cafe Sena(Cena?) and Coyote Cafe. If you’re driving from SF to Taos you have to take the High Road and not the highway. Incredible scenery. As you’re entering Taos from SF there’s a good bike shop on the right side…I’ve forgottent the name. In Taos eat at at place called Joseph’s Table. Have a good trip.
Not sure when you’re going, but it will be fairly cold this weekend and possibly snowing. Mountain biking might be a little tough unless you got the winter gear.
Fill your wallet up before you go! I’ve been there a few times on business. Didn’t get to work out, but there are some really nice art galleries in the main district. Great shopping, and if you’re looking for southwestern/indian jewelry the square is really cool with street merchants. There is a Starbucks’, of course, and a few very nice restaurants.
Bring your wallet!
Burrito Cafe… Thank you. Good stuff.
In Santa Fe I usually eat at Thomasita it near the old town (Saint Francis drive and Cerrillos Rd).
eat breakfast at tia sophia’s on the plaza
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Santa Fe
I’m very fond of the Plaza Restaurant for breakfast. Address self-evident.
For dinner, it’s hard to beat Geronimo on Canyon Road.
http://www.frommers.com/destinations/moredining.cfm?h_id=9270
Taos
Doc Martin’s puts on a pretty good breakfast.
For dinner, no contest. It’s Joseph’s Table:
Obviously, I go to northern New Mexico to eat, not to hike or bike, but you can hardly go wrong on day trips. Mostly depends on what you like–desert or alpine, back roads or main drags, old New Mexico or neuvo chic.
David
Oh, yeah. In SF The Cowgirl Bar is very, very cool for beers, margaritas, burgers and…cowgirls!!!
Doc Martins-- that brings back some memories. I haven’t been back in a while, but I just checked the menu:
http://www.nmrestaurants.com/DocMartins/Taos-Menu.html#Entrees
and it seems that they still serve shrimp burritos with green chile, but only for lunch.
The restaurants in Santa Fe tend to change a bit, so there’s nothing I could recommend. I will warn you that everything closes earlier than you’re used to. If you’re going with your significant other, I’d recommend an evening at 10,000 Waves:
http://www.tenthousandwaves.com/
Except if you were to eat a burrito, which is not a Mexican invention, but a Texan invention…
Thanks for the input, everyone. I do appreciate the recommendations, and if there are any other folks out there that might have a specific hike or some sort of adventure that they could suggest???
Regardless, thank all of your for your help.