Miscellaneous changes

Taos changes

August 11, 2011

Fernandez de Taos bookstore/newsstand is closed. Parks Gallery moved from Bent Street to Paseo del Pueblo Norte, just north of the intersection with Kit Carson Road, on the west side of the street. Laughing Horse hotel/hostel is closed. Rellenos Café is now La Cueva, though the menu and food is largely the same. Loka coffeehouse [...]

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Santa Fe CVB

August 11, 2011

There’s now a tourist info office in the Rail Runner depot in the Santa Fe rail yard–handy.

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Public Lands Information Center

August 9, 2010

The office in Santa Fe has moved–it’s no longer on Rodeo Road, but out of the city a little way. The address is 301 Dinosaur Trail. Where is that, you might ask? It’s just south of where Highway 14 meets I-25. (People who know the area will know it got its name from the dinosaur [...]

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Santa Fe changes

June 14, 2010

As I noted before, the NM history museum is now open. Signage is not quite as detailed as I’d like, but otherwise it’s a nice introduction. The exhibits in the Palace of the Governors (now accessible via the history museum) are the same, fortunately–I find these more interesting. Walking tours run by the museum go [...]

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Miscellaneous Taos changes

June 14, 2010

Fernandez de Taos bookstore has moved around the corner, onto Paseo del Pueblo Norte just next World Cup coffee. The road running along the Rio Grande gorge on the west side has been paved, so you can head down this way and then jog over to Ojo Caliente and on south to Santa Fe–another scenic [...]

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Jemez changes

June 14, 2010

Consetta’s, the Green Restaurant, is shut. And sincere apologies–the area code here is 575, but I failed to update many of the businesses listed.

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Direct flights to Santa Fe start

July 24, 2009

American Eagle (the American Airlines subsidiary) has finally started direct flights between Dallas and Santa Fe. Response has been enthusiastic, so it looks like the flights will be a permanent thing, beyond the 60-day trial. Direct flights from Los Angeles to Santa Fe are set to start in November.

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Shuttle Service to Taos

May 20, 2009

Taos is jumping on the successful Rail Runner link between ABQ and Santa Fe: Starting June 4, Taos Express will run a shuttle bus will between Taos and the Santa Fe Rail Runner depot, timed with the train’s arrival, on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Round-trip price is $10, and you can transfer to the Taos [...]

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2nd edition is here! (plus transport updates)

March 13, 2009

The second edition of Moon Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque is available now! Fortunately, no obvious corrections to be made yet. But I’m sure a few will appear shortly. The big news in the area is twofold: 1) The RailRunner commuter train now connects Albuquerque and Santa Fe. Schedules are here. Note that, as a [...]

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ABQ Bike Paths, Madrid Toilets

October 4, 2008

This doesn’t refer to anything specific in the book–I just thought it was a big step forward: You can now bike all the way to the Balloon Fiesta grounds (thanks, Duke City Fix). Balloon Fiesta traffic is the single biggest mental deterrent for going, I’d say. The park-and-ride bus system works, but if you can [...]

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Doing Research Now…

April 13, 2008

I’m in NM, and I have a lot of changes to post for Santa Fe and Taos (and probably more for ABQ to come), but I won’t get to it for a few more days. If you’re just about to leave for a trip, email me and I can tell you–otherwise, check back in another [...]

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Moon New Mexico on the horizon…

September 16, 2007

If Moon Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque isn’t enough for you, get ready for Moon New Mexico, with many pages devoted to the farthest corners of the state. It comes out September 28. And there’s an update page set up for the book, just waiting for news! I talk (and talk and talk) about New [...]

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Recreation in Taos

February 2, 2007

The Kit Carson Park Ice Rink (p. 114) is no longer, nor is Don Fernando Swimming Pool. The Taos Youth & Family Center, 407 Paseo del Canon, on the south side, has combined both of these functions, with a bigger indoor pool, as well as an ice rink–probably better for the community, but less fun [...]

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Kit Carson Park Ice Rink

February 2, 2007

The skating rink in Taos (p. 114) is no longer in Kit Carson Park–there’s now a new rink in the Taos Youth & Family Center, 407 Paseo del Canon, on the south side.

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Sweeney Center

January 31, 2007

The convention center in Santa Fe has been torn down, so the tourist info kiosk mentioned in the book (p. 48, 85) is no longer there. You can pick up brochures and maps at the CVB offices in the Santa Fe Arcade on the plaza, 60 E. San Francisco St.

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A couple of Santa Fe changes

January 24, 2007

First, Cookworks (p. 48) is closed, and that is not news at all, since it happened in late 2005. I just haven’t had my eyes open wide enough the past few times I’ve driven through town–sorry. Prices on the four city-managed museums–Palace of the Governors, Museum of Fine Arts, Folk Art, and Indian Arts & [...]

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More news on the way…

December 4, 2006

I’m starting another trip to New Mexico tomorrow, so stay tuned for more updates.

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Other ABQ changes

September 29, 2006

Greyhound/TNM&O buses now arrive at a new depot across 1st St., next to the Amtrak station. Re: Tingley Aquatic Park (aka Tingley Beach, p. 158), I spoke too soon–the landscaping is still nowhere near finished, though I did see people fishing in the ponds, and the train to the zoo is running. Re: Faulty Trail [...]

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Back to NM

September 17, 2006

I’m heading back to NM for another research trip on Tuesday–so expect some new information to be posted here. For more detailed reports about my trip, which will cover the northeastern part of New Mexico (Las Vegas, Capulin Volcano, Cimarron) as well as the area northwest of Taos (Tierra Amarilla and Chama), see my main [...]

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No more air service to Taos

June 16, 2006

Westward Airways is officially no longer serving Taos (p. 129). A business consortium in town is lobbying for service from another airline, but so far nothing has been arranged.

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Name change

May 29, 2006

San Juan Pueblo, north of Santa Fe (p. 70), is now officially known as Ohkay Owingeh, the original Tewa name (“strong village”).

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