Full Description: Mesa View Guesthouse offers all the special touches and amenities that will make your stay enjoyable. The owner's home is next door in case you need anything.
Rate Packages: Christmas to New Years, President's Weekend $225
February/March (ski season) $175
July/August/December $150
June/September/October $125
April/May/November (off season) $100
Area Activities: Not so very long ago, miners, trappers, cattlemen and sheepherders circled Wheeler Peak, the highest peak in New Mexico at 13,161 feet, following the faint lines of ancient foot paths to remote villages. The same mountains that used to divide now provide a winter playground called The Enchanted Circle. Snowshoe and cross country ski enthusiasts enjoy the back country trails and meadows in Carson National Forest and the groomed trails at the Enchanted Forest Cross Country Ski Area. Anglers explore the frozen surface of Eagle Nest Lake and try their hand at landing Kokanee Salmon, Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout. For fast and furious fun in the snow, take a guided snowmobile trip through the valleys and mountains. You can see for miles and miles.
Whether you are a beginning or expert skier, the four resorts of Taos, Red River, Sipapu and Angel Fire offer everything from delightful cruising runs to demanding thrills down the hills. Combine an altitude of 8,000-plus feet, an arid climate and New Mexico sunshine and you have Champagne Powder! With the lightest, driest, fluffiest powder possible and the lowest water content of any snow, this makes for skiing ecstacy.
A rich landscape has been a constant framework for Taos throughout its history. The tallest mountains in New Mexico tower majestically in the northeast. To the southwest are horizontal waves of high mesa desert and the thick shadow of the Rio Grande Gorge.
Mountain bikers will love single tracks such as the world-class, 27-mile South Boundary Trail. The West Rim Trail follows the Rio Grande Gorge for nine scenic miles. You can get an endorphin rush with some high altitude tennis, or rock climb up the face of a craggy granite cliff. For a wet and wild white water adventure, try the class Irapids of the Taos Box or take a gentle float trip down the Pilar Race Course. See Taos from the air by plane or take a "splash and dash" hot air balloon ride over the Rio Grande Gorge.
The golf course at Taos Country Club meanders through the sagebrush, and the course at Angel Fire is nestled in a high mountain valley. Both are 18-hole, PGA-rated championship courses.
Horseback riding and llama trekking will be popular with your family. When the snow melts into our pristine mountain streams, flyfishing for Rainbow and Cutthroat Trout is a great way to spend the day. Taos County has five ecosystem ranges, and more than half of our 1,444,480 acres are managed by Carson National Forest and the Bureau of Land Management. This means your outdoor options are vast, with terrain so varied you can hike 650 feet down the inverted ecosystem of the Rio Grande Gorge one day, then horseback ride above our timberline of 11,000 feet the next day. Whatever is on your outdoor adventure menu, relax at a spa or hot springs afterwards... perhaps a massage is in order!
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