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Finding Articles in This Category & Site

Jim Kimmons, Broker/Owner — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 21:11:54 +0000

This site is designed to provide you with huge amounts of information without navigating through a lot of screens.

Use the search box upper right on the screen. Or just scroll through to find articles of interest.

Enter key words or phrases and you'll get to relevant articles right away. Or, you can of course just scroll through these articles to find titles of interest.

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El Monte Sagrado in the Denver Post

Jim Kimmons, Broker/Owner — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:21:12 +0000

DenverPost.com writes about El Monte Sagrado today. The article is short, covering the amenities, decor, location, dining and room rates. Any exposure in the ski season for Taos hotels and resorts is a plus, especially in Colorado or Texas.

As a freelance writer, I wish I had the skill for travel writing. I'd hardly consider it work to stay and eat at the resort with an assignment for 400 words. Good article though for Taos and for El Monte Sagrado.

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Geotagged Images & Maps on This Site

Jim Kimmons, Broker/Owner — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 16:45:44 +0000

Click on image for size & mapping.I've been working for several days on a better way to take images, tag them with their latitude and longitude, and display them on the site, both in posts and on maps. Well, I think I've finally gotten it all together. From this post going forward, if an image tells you you can see it larger and map it, you'll be taken to Flickr.com when you click on it. There you'll see my larger versions, as well as links to Google Street maps, Satellite view, Google Earth, and even topological maps. The image location will be marked for you. Try it with the image in this post of the fish at the Red River Fish Hatchery, click on it.

Even better, as I take new photos, they're added to a great mapping site, and you can view maps by items of interest in the Taos area. As each map has the links to the others at the top, I'll just take you here to the Taos Arts Map as an example. All are easily accessed from the Maps tab at the top of every page. You can zoom, change map type, and mouse over the icons or the images for more information.

I'm trying to map every hotel, motel, b&b, business, building, restaurant, gallery, studio, horse trail, hiking trail and campground in the Enchanted Circle area. To do that, I need to take a photo at the site, but I don't mind, and it's free. I want this to be the best site on the Web for Taos area information. So, if you have a business or favorite location you want mapped, email it to me, and I'll move it up higher on the list. These maps will get more on them as quickly as I can take the photos.

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El Monte Sagrado and Traveling Mamas

Jim Kimmons, Broker/Owner — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 15:24:03 +0000

It's not unusual to find an article about El Monte Sagrado in my news reader. And, writing something about all of them would be a bore. But, TravelingMamas.com did an El Monte Sagrado piece of note. Also, I think that it's an interesting site for anyone who travels with families.

These Mamas get around, and you'll probably find something interesting to read on their site about somewhere you're planning to visit.

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Site For Taos Hotel Deals

Jim Kimmons, Broker/Owner — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 13:52:27 +0000

Don Fernando Hotel and Restaurant
I received a news feed this morning with this link to Taos hotel deals. It's an interesting site, though I haven't investigated how they get their information. It's got Bed & Breakfasts as well. Here's their featured chart, but go to the site for more. It looks current, as the expiration date indicates.

Current Hotel Deals in Taos - Book Today!

Hotel Name	Rooms From	Expires
Don Fernando De Taos	$59/nt	11/24/2008

Days Inn Taos	$65/nt	11/24/2008

Best Western Kachina Lodge	$76/nt	11/24/2008

Quality Inn Taos	$80/nt	11/24/2008

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Don Fernando Hotel and Restaurant

Jim Kimmons, Broker/Owner — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:03:39 +0000

Don Fernando Hotel and Restaurant

Popular lunch buffet.

Previously Holiday Inn Don Fernando

575-758-4444

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Quality Inn – Lodging, Bar and Restaurant

Jim Kimmons, Broker/Owner — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 20:41:17 +0000

Quality Inn - Restaurant - Bar

Excellent breakfasts.

575-758-2200

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State Grants Funds for Taos Marketing 08-09

Jim Kimmons, Broker/Owner — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:23:14 +0000

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The State of New Mexico Tourism Department has an annual cooperative grant program in which they award funds to qualified marketing entities in the state that apply with specific programs, are determined worthy during a review process, and can provide a 50/50 match for the grants awarded.

The 2008-09 award list, including amounts, is attached. It includes specific Taos awards this year of $51,000 for marketing.

This total includes $10,000 toward the Town of Taos marketing effort – the Town/Griffin & Associates applying for the first time this year in conjunction with the Taos Gallery Association and the Taos County Chamber of Commerce. The $51,000 also includes a $33,000 award – among the largest ever granted by the State – going to a consortium of the Taos County Chamber of Commerce and the Taos County Lodgers Association, who have previously applied and won for their great marketing program(s). In addition, this year the Museum Association of Taos received $5,000; the Harwood Museum Art Alliance was granted $3,000; Taos Ski Valley Chamber is down for $9,000; and the Taos County Film Commission for $1,000.

There are many other awards in Taos’ immediate North Central New Mexico region, including $7,000 to the Enchanted Circle Coop effort, of which the Town of Taos and Taos County Chamber area members. Our region has been granted approximately $124,000 in marketing funds by the state for 2008-09. Congratulations to all.

Cathy Connelly, Public Relations Director

Town of Taos

400 Camino de la Placita

Taos, NM 87571

http://www.taosgov.com

cconnelly@taosgov.com

505-751-2001 office

Fax 575-751-2026

505-779-1013 cell

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Fechin Inn Now Worldmark Taos

Jim Kimmons, Broker/Owner — Fri, 30 May 2008 20:43:42 +0000

In a press release today, Wyndham Vacation Ownership announces the opening of their property in Taos, previously the Fechin Inn. Most locals have been aware of the renovation going on for more than a year. I haven't been over there, but hope that they'll invite me to make a video of the property for this site.

Worldmark Taos consists of 67 vacation ownership units, including studio, studio-plus, one and two bedroom units. A survey of Worldmark owners indicated that Taos is one of the top destinations, due to our area beauty and many activities and the arts. We certainly wish them luck in filling these units with happy visitors.

Wyndham Vacation Ownership entered the New Mexico market in the summer of 2006 by opening its first WorldMark sales center in Albuquerque. It also opened its first 21-unit ski-in, ski-out resort, WorldMark Red River in December 2007.

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The Cottonwood Inn B&B – Right Where It Needs To Be

Jim Kimmons, Broker/Owner — Tue, 06 May 2008 15:24:16 +0000

Whatever season you come to Taos, there is just so much to do and see that the decision as to lodging can make a difference. In winter, skiing is the big draw, but not everyone in your family may be heading up the mountain every day. In the summer, hiking at the ski valley is amazing, but you still want to be near all of the events, restaurants and galleries in town.

Located just west of Arroyo Seco, the Cottonwood Inn B&B puts you right in the middle of it all. Twelve minutes from the Taos Plaza, and about 20 minutes from the ski lifts, you get the best of all worlds. Just far enough out of the main traffic patterns, but close enough to get to everything quickly, the Cottonwood Inn is a tranquil and beautiful setting.

Location is just one facet of the perfect lodging experience. I'll take some text right off their website to help you visualize the amenities:

Private bathroom,
in-room micro-fridge,
WI-FI,
microwave oven,
coffee maker with complimentary tea and coffee,
hand-made chocolates,
412-thread count sheets,
luxurious cotton robes,
radio alarm/CD player,
DVD player,
soft pima cotton blankets,
fine imported toiletries,
hair dryer,
iron and ironing-board.

Select rooms have whirlpool and Jacuzzi tubs, steam rooms, decks, private patios, LCD televisions and our honeymoon suite has its own private 400 gallon hot tub!

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COTTONWOOD INN BED & BREAKFAST
HCR 74, Box 24609, El Prado, NM 87529
Toll Free 1-800-324-7120 • Phone 1-575-776-5826
email: cottonwoodinn@gmail.com

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