Adventure Guide to New Mexico (Hunter Travel Guides)

483 Pages·1996·1.45 MB·English

by  Steve Cohen, Rankin Harvey, Dave Houser

Adventure Guide to New Mexico
title:
Adventure Guide Series
Harvey, Rankin.; Houser, Dave.; Cohen,
author:
Steve
publisher: Hunter Publishing
isbn10 | asin: 1556507275
print isbn13: 9781556507274
ebook isbn13: 9780585111070
language: English
subject New Mexico--Guidebooks.
publication date: 1999
lcc: F794.3.H375 1996eb
ddc: 917.890453
subject: New Mexico--Guidebooks.
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Adventure Guide to New Mexico
Rankin Harvey, Dave Houser & Steve Cohen
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Maps by Kim André
Cover photo: Collared lizard cooling body off hot rock
(John Cancalosi)
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About the Authors
Rankin Harvey
A travel writer and photographer, Rankin is an avid sports and outdoor
enthusiast. He is a PSIA-certified ski instructor at Ruidoso's Ski
Apache and is a trained rock climbing instructor. His photography has
appeared in magazines and newspapers ranging from Trailer Life to
the Los Angeles Times.
Dave G. Houser
One of America's most widely published travel journalists, Dave G.
Houser's work appears regularly in dozens of leading magazines,
newspapers and books. In 1985, he was named runner-up for the
Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Award and in 1992 received the
Pacific Area Travel Association's Grand Award for ''best travel story
with an article on Baja." That same year, he won a Lowell Thomas
award for "best self-illustrated article." Dave has travelled to more
than 125 countries and specializes in offbeat/adventure, cruise, and
luxury travel. He is co-author of two other guidebooks: Hidden Coast
of California and Hidden Mexico. To market photos from their far-
flung adventures, Dave and his wife Jan manage their own stock
photo agency based in New Mexico, presently listing almost 300,000
images.
Steve Cohen
Steve is author of more than a dozen travel books, including the
outdoor classic, Adevnture Guide to Jamaica, first published in 1988
and now in its third edition. An adventure-seeking travel writer and
photographer specializing in the unusual and offbeat, his self-
illustrated articles appear regularly in America's largest newspapers
and magazines. While reporting on life and cultures around the world,
he has lived in the High Southwest for the last decade with his wife
Jodie and his son Sean. He is a member of the Society of American
Travel Writers.
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Other Adventure Guides from Hunter Publishing
ISBN prefix 1-55650
Adventure Guide to Arizona, Morris & Cohen, 725-9, $12.95
Adventure Guide to the Alaska Highway, Readicker-Henderson, 457-
8, $15.95
Adventure Guide to Baja California, Morrison, 590-6, $13.95
Adventure Guide to the Bahamas, Howard, 705-4, $12.95
Adventure Guide to Barbados, Pariser, 707-0, $15.95
Adventure Guide to Belize, Pariser, 647-3, $14.95
Adventure Guide to Bermuda, Howard, 706-2, $12.95
Adventure Guide to the Catskills & Adirondacks, Morrison, 681-3,
$9.95
Adventure Guide to Coastal Alaska & the Inside Passage, Readicker-
Henderson, 731-3, $14.95
Adventure Guide to Colorado, Casewit & Cohen, 724-0, $12.95
Adventure Guide to Costa Rica, Pariser, 722-4, $16.95
Adventure Guide to the Dominican Republic, Pariser, 629-5, $14.95
Adventure Guide to the Great Smoky Mountains, Howard, 720-8,
$13.95
Adventure Guide to the High Southwest, Cohen 723-2, $15.95
Adventure Guide to Jamaica, Cohen, 499-3, $17.95
Adventure Guide to Oregon & Washington, Booth, 709-7, $11.95
Adventure Guide to Puerto Rico, Pariser, 628-7, $14.95
Adventure Guide to Utah, Osberger & Cohen, 726-7, $12.95
Adventure Guide to the Virgin Islands, Pariser, 597-3, $14.95
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Contents
Introduction 1
How To Use This Book 6
On Foot 7
Travel With Llamas Or Horses 8
On Wheels 8
On Water 10
On Snow 11
In Air 12
Eco-Travel & Cultural Excursions 12
Where To Stay & Eat 13
Camping 13
Climate 13
Clothing & Gear 14
Driving 15
Weather & Road Conditions 15
Special Concerns 16
North-Central New Mexico 19
Touring 21
Albuquerque 21
Santa Fe 26
Los Alamos 31
Chama 32
Taos 33
Red River 35
Cimarron 36
Angel Fire 37
Adventures 38
On Foot 38
On Wheels 46
On Water 52
On Snow 55
In the Air 60
Eco Travel & Cultural Excursions 61
Where to Stay & Eat 62
Accommodations 62
Albuquerque 62
Santa Fe 64
Los Alamos 66
Taos 67
Chama 69
Red River 69