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Red River, NM
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Roadside stop outside
Red River |
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River has a nice ski area ... not as nice as Angel Fire, but still
nice.
The town has
more "tourist" shopping than Angel Fire, but it's pretty much all
the same ... imprinted T-shirts, etc.
What little handiwork your find in the
Enchanted Circle
is art, and that's mainly in Taos.
Der Markt
was the most expensive grocery store in which we shopped in the
Enchanted Circle. Gas
prices are high (cheapest gas is in
Taos, second cheapest is in
Angel Fire, and then
Eagle Nest). Shopping is cheaper and
friendlier in Eagle Nest, a few miles Southeast (cross Bobcat Pass,
go to the stop sign and turn left).
The stores
are quite unfriendly when it comes to restrooms.
The Valero gas station has a sign that they have no public
restrooms. Fortunately,
there are very nice facilities at the convention center, but limited
hours.
The scenery
in and around Red River was amazing. Rivers, trees, mountains,
deer ... you see it all. It's beauty you can only imagine from
seeing the pictures on this page. You need to see it in
person.
Riding the
lift in the summer was the highlight of our visit, and provided some
of the best scenery.
In short, Red River is great for riding the lift (Angel
Fire is better), dining at the two restaurants listed below, and
scenery -- particularly west of town (see picture to left). Please enjoy the pictures below. |
Dining
Pictures
Ski Lift Pictures
DINING
We tried to go
to a new Mexican restaurant that sounded good. After driving from
Angel Fire to Red River, we saw a hand-drawn sign on their door that said
they were open. They locked the door about 5 seconds before we opened
it. So, we went to Sundance, instead.
Sundance Mexican Restaurant
Somewhat
hidden back on
High St., the food is pretty good. For Texans, most Mexican
restaurants in New Mexico don't understand "queso," but will often leave
off the
chili and put "cheese" on it if you desire. It's still not
Tex-Mex, but it's the closest you'll find in New Mexico. They'll also avoid the
"soup" that so often covers "New Mexican" food (giving it the appearance that
someone threw up on it). We have dined at Sundance for 20 years, and
the food quality has gone down considerably. Some of the locals say
they don't eat there any more, but it was still tasty and we wouldn't
hesitate to have a meal there again.
Texas Red's
Texas Red's is
a Red River tradition. They're on Main Street (located in "The
Lodge"), but it's at least the
third location on that street. The atmosphere is casual, peanut shells
adorn the floor and the food is good.
We had something unusual happen there.
The restaurant is large and spread out. We were seated at the end of
one of the wings, where there is a row of tables down each side and one in the
middle ... we were in the middle. Just after sitting down, I was hit
by a peanut. I assumed some kid was having fun, so I ignored it until
the second peanut hit me, so I snuck a look over to my right. Seated
at the table to our right was
Ed, the hot-air balloon pilot from Taos with whom we had flown a few
days earlier. After greeting Ed, he pointed to the table to our left
-- at that table were two people who were also on that same hot-air balloon
ride. It would be easy to have all 3 of our groups in the same
restaurant and never see each other. But, to have all three of us
there on the same night, at the same time, and in the same wing of the
restaurant was quite a coincidence. (Pictures below were taken in low
light with a cell phone.)
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Left -- The man in the
light-colored hat is Ed, pilot for
Pueblo Balloon Company.
The man in the black hat is J. D. Challenger, a renowned artist from the Taos
area. Quite a few people came up to greet him ... it was obviously
he was a celebrity.
Right -- The people who rode in
the hot-air balloon the same day we did. |
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Left -- Bill Gill, owner of
Texas Red's, a very nice and cordial man.
Right -- Bill Gill with Georgia & Ray Williams. |
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PICTURES
(Some may have been taken while moving, so please pardon them being a little
blurry.)
Click on thumbnails to
view full-size picture.
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Red River, west of the city of Red
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Red River, west of the city of Red
River |
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Red River, west of the city of Red
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SKI LIFT PICTURES
Click on thumbnails to
view full-size picture.
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Pictures above were taken in June,
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