Friday, January 22, 2010

New Mexico

New Mexico

Alburqueque
Sophia's Place (no freezer/oven; homemade butter, shrimp tamale, scallop taco, duck enchiladas, blue corn pancakes, rib eye salad, poblano chile, tomatillos)
Standard Deal (upscale diner: meatloaf wrapped in bacon, mac n' cheese, lamb loin, bacon burger)3

Pie Town- Rt 6

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0 (desserts)

Sante Fe
Five and Dime General Store (Frito Pie)
Chicago Dog Express (breakfast burritos)
Bobcat Bite (burgers)

Taos
Kit Carson Home and Mus
Stakeout Grill and Bar
Cimarron Canyon St Pk (eagles and elk; Palisades; best May-Sept; camping)

Jemez Springs
Dancing Bear B&B
The Laughing Lizard Inn
Valles Caldera Nat Pres (guided tours of night sky)
Rio Chama (rafting)


Bernalillo
Jemez St Mon (ancient pueblo)

Alamogordo
White Sands Nat Mon (Blast site tours, Lake Lucero; drive 8 mile park road
in early morning or evening for dramatic shadows)

Carlsbad
Carlsbad Caverns (bats in May-Sept, Spider Cave)

betw Cebolla and Abiquiu- Ghost Ranch Living Mus (injured animal sanctuary)

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San Juan River
Ojo Caliente (cottages w/ extras and plenty to do)
Bosque del Apache Nat Wildlife Refuge (sandhill cranes and snow geese Oct-April)

White Sands Missile Range
Trinity Site (1st Sat of April and Oct)

Cumbres and Toltec Scenic RR

Northwest
El Malpais Nat Mon (hike lava, crater and lava tubes)

Chaco Canyon NHP (camping)

Carlsbad Caverns Lunch Room

Santa Fe
Harry's Roadhouse (scrapple, cinnamon rolls, pies, macaroon ice cream)3
Bandelier National Monument
Zia (red chili and green chili cheese fries, corned beef hash, burgers, meatloaf, gazpacho, desserts)3

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