New Mexico & Texas trip suggestions please
We're planning a trip to New Mexico from Toronto. We'll likely leave the end of April 2017. We'll travel to New Mexico through Missouri, Oklahoma & Texas. We're looking for suggestions of "must see" a...
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I especially like Santa Fe, NM, and Tralier Ranch RV Park close in for easy sightseeing. (A 55+ age park.)
It is a classic older RV or trailer park, well maintained and managed, with the adobe-style architecture of the city. It is right on the bus line ($1 for seniors, I think for all day) that takes you to the farmers market and the heart of the old Spanish town with its many museums. I have used that bus on our visits very successfully because it saves trying to park in town. The office staff is very helpful with guidance.
Just off the historic Plaza in town is The Shed restaurant in a 17th century house with really great Southwestern food. Their Posole is memorable. We mostly cook our meals in the RV but I never miss a chance to eat lunch at The Shed.
From there you can drive the High Road to Taos, a wonderful drive leading to Taos, a smaller, very charming artsy town with many galleries and the remarkable Taos Pueblo.
Located about an hour from there (or from Santa Fe) is the tiny town of Abiquiu where Georgia O'Keeffe painted and had a home. You can tour it but must book ahead. You can also visit Ghost Ranch, now a conference center, that offers tours of locales she painted on that big property.
There's a very scenic Army COE campground with good RV facilities at Abiquiu Riana Lake in the shadow of the Pedernal Mesa where painter O'Keeffe hiked and had her ashes scattered. Great price, too, $16, or $8 with the Senior Pass.
If you go there, have a green chile cheeseburger at Bode's general store and gas station on the main road.
It is a classic older RV or trailer park, well maintained and managed, with the adobe-style architecture of the city. It is right on the bus line ($1 for seniors, I think for all day) that takes you to the farmers market and the heart of the old Spanish town with its many museums. I have used that bus on our visits very successfully because it saves trying to park in town. The office staff is very helpful with guidance.
Just off the historic Plaza in town is The Shed restaurant in a 17th century house with really great Southwestern food. Their Posole is memorable. We mostly cook our meals in the RV but I never miss a chance to eat lunch at The Shed.
From there you can drive the High Road to Taos, a wonderful drive leading to Taos, a smaller, very charming artsy town with many galleries and the remarkable Taos Pueblo.
Located about an hour from there (or from Santa Fe) is the tiny town of Abiquiu where Georgia O'Keeffe painted and had a home. You can tour it but must book ahead. You can also visit Ghost Ranch, now a conference center, that offers tours of locales she painted on that big property.
There's a very scenic Army COE campground with good RV facilities at Abiquiu Riana Lake in the shadow of the Pedernal Mesa where painter O'Keeffe hiked and had her ashes scattered. Great price, too, $16, or $8 with the Senior Pass.
If you go there, have a green chile cheeseburger at Bode's general store and gas station on the main road.
