Start the New Year off right! Early year visitors to Northern New Mexico enjoy many activities and a reduced level of congestion during January. It is the month to start Living Life at a Higher Level with the Taos Experience! These ideas cover only some of the scheduled festivals, shows, and other activities. With online research, a few phone calls, and our front desk team's guidance, you'll find more fun filled activities. This list is an "appetizer". My advice is simple...plan more than just a weekend in Taos at Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza this winter!

January is a very affordable time to visit Taos. Especially when you choose Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza. Our basic directly booked rates start at a very reasonable $69 per night for a single. Use our popular Pay 2 Nights, the 3rd Night FREE. For stays of 3 or more nights, That's a discount of 33% to $46 a night.  Stay a week at a time for $287 - That's about $41 a night. Want to stay for FREE? Buy your Sipapu lift tickets from us ($39+tax), your lodging is FREE. Don't forget, all these specials are ONLY available direct. They do not apply to any outside reservation service. Go direct, it saves us both $$$.

Remember, Taos' average nightly rate is about $80. We will SAVE you big bucks while providing a very clean, modern, comfortable, convenient room. Our deluxe single king rooms include a gas log heater - fireplace. Our family double queen rooms are freshly upgraded. NOBODY beats our value. We are Taos' Best Lodging Value. Period!

Experience the Rio Grande Gorge from a hot air balloon ride into the gorge. It's a trip you will not forget! Balloon information at Pueblo Balloon . Taos Ski Valley , Sipapu , and Angel Fire Resort ski areas are up and running for your snow fun and enjoyment. Links to other activities are at the Inn site listed below.

For the art lover, many galleries have special shows and openings throughout the month. The local museums also offer a wide variety of workshops, exhibitions, and shows, Museum Association of Taos . Taos Center for the Arts (TCA) presents several movies and performances throughout the year. Don't forget the local movie theater, Storyteller with 7 screens of entertainment. Further information can be found at many of the Taos area web sites including the Inn site listed below.

Prefer live entertainment? Taos' newest offering is Shadows, a sports bar & grill. Another choice is Ronnie Lee's Supper Club with fine dining and live music. Several other venues offer live entertainment ranging from Rock to Country. Taos School of Music offers concerts and seminars throughout the summer. Maybe you'd like to hone your artistic skills? Try Taos Art School .

Just want to relax? You can always do that at Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza in our cozy lobby with fireplace. You are invited to use our BBQ grill. Perhaps a massage or other spa treatment is what melts your butter? Taos offers a wide range of providers of the many differing forms of spa and massage therapy. There are a couple of health clubs that offer day passes. The town has an enclosed swimming pool for those who seek a wet suit. Just a few miles distant is Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs . Summers, you'll be able to enjoy our remodeled solar heated out door swimming pool.

If wandering around is your wish, it's a year round past time. Start with historic Taos Plaza with shops, galleries, food, and entertainment. Just North of the Plaza is Bent Street with more sites and the Bent Museum. Just South of the Plaza is Historic Ledoux Street and a couple museums. West of the Plaza is Kit Carson Road and more fun corners to explore. North of the Plaza, you'll find Paseo del Pueblo Norte, another relaxing stroll through time.

No visit to Taos is complete without a visit to Taos Pueblo . January 6, 2008 is the time to be at the Pueblo to celebrate the Buffalop Dance. The Pueblo is one of the world's greatest historical and cultural sites and one of the few World Heritage Centers that are occupied. Feel the need for a little action? Taos Mountain Casino offers a smoke free environment with video and reel slots, video poker, craps, blackjack, and a deli.

If your favorite line is "the worst day fishing beats the best day working", the Taos area offers many choice fishing holes. Assuming solid ice, Eagle Nest lake is an ice fishing haven an hour from Taos. Taos has a number of stores and guides for all your angling needs.

A variety of golf courses is also available in the Taos area. From close at hand Taos Country Club to more distant pueblo and community courses, the vistas of Northern NM are a unique experience for most golfers from other parts of the country.

Day long self guided drive trips take too much detail for this short article. Here's a short list: Enchanted Circle, Wild and Scenic Rivers, High Road, Los Alamos, Whittington Center, Cimarron and Philmont Scout Ranch, Dunes National Monument, US 64, and others.  More information on things to see and do in Taos are located at our Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza web site, the Chamber, the Forest Service.  Email me any questions or further information, indianhills@newmex.com or jfslenes@aol.com. See You in Taos!

January 6, 2008 - Taos Pueblo Buffalo Dance
January 6, 2008 - Picuris Pueblo King's Day celebration
January 6, 2008 - USSA Southern Series Giant Slalom Race at Taos Ski Valley
January 6, 2008 - Taos Ski Valley Ski Week January Special - great time to use our weekly rate special!
January 12, 2008 - USAA Race at Taos
January 12 & 13, 2008 - 2nd Annual Snowboard Festival at Sipapu
January 13, 2008 - Taos Ski Valley Ski Week January Special - great time to use our weekly rate special
January 19, 2008 - USASA Ski & Snowboard Series & Competition at Angel Fire Resort
January 20, 2008 - Full Moon Mountain Hike at Sipapu at 6 PM
January 20, 2008 - Taos Ski Valley Ski Week January Special - great time to use our weekly rate special
January 23, 2008 - Taos Ski Valley's 22nd Annual Winter Wine Festival
January 25, 2008 - Picuris Pueblo St. Paul's Feast Day Ceromonial Dance
January 26 & 27, 2008 - Disc Golf Ski 'N Ice Bowl at Sipapu
January 26 & 27, 2008 - Big Ol' Texas Weekend at Angel Fire
January 26, 2008 - USASA Slalom & Giant Slalom Snowboard Race at Angel Fire
January 27, 2008 - Taos Ski Valley Ski Week January Special - great time to use our weekly rate special

The above is merely a sample of January things to do and see. More information on Taos activities can be found at Taos County Chamber of Commerce, www.taoschamber.com . More information and links can be found at Indian Hills Inn, Taos Plaza , . Email me for questions or further information, indianhills@newmex.com or jfslenes@aol.com.

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