New Mexico For Dummies®, 1st Edition

by Lesley King; Granville Green

• ISBN13: 9780764565274
• ISBN10: 0764565273
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-11-01
• Publisher: For Dummies

Summary

This comprehensive guide leads travelers to the state2s hot spots, from Taos2s top ski areas and the Santa Fe Indian Market to the Kodak Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta.

Author Biography

About the Authors Lesley S. King grew up on a ranch in northern New Mexico, where she still returns on weekends to help work cattle. A freelance writer, editor, and photographer, she's a contributor to The New York Times, Audubon Magazine, United Airlines Hemispheres magazine, and the Santa Fe Institute Bulletin, a publication for which she also serves as managing editor. She is writer and host of Written on the Wind, a television documentary series. She is also the author of Frommer's Santa Fe, Taos & Albuquerque, Frommer's New Mexico, and Frommer's Great Outdoor Guide to Arizona & New Mexico. Granville Greene is a freelance writer based in Santa Fe, New Mexico. He has written for Outside, Mountainfreak, Condé Nast Traveler, American Way, Bride's, New York Press, Skin Diver, Travelocity, and many other publications. He studied writing at The Johns Hopkins University.

Table of Contents

Introduction	1	(6)
Part I: Getting Started	7	(46)
Discovering the Best of New Mexico	9	(6)
Deciding When and Where to Go	15	(14)
Five Great Itineraries	29	(10)
Planning Your Budget	39	(6)
Planning Ahead for Special Travel Needs and Interests	45	(8)
Part II: Ironing Out the Details	53	(32)
Getting to New Mexico	55	(8)
Getting Around New Mexico	63	(4)
Booking Your Accommodations	67	(8)
Minding Money Matters	75	(4)
Tying Up Loose Ends	79	(6)
Part III: Exploring the Most Popular Cities	85	(142)
Albuquerque	87	(34)
Side Trips from Albuquerque	121	(8)
Santa Fe	129	(46)
Side Trips from Santa Fe	175	(14)
Taos	189	(38)
Part IV: Discovering the Outback: New Mexico's Regions	227	(104)
Southeastern New Mexico	229	(26)
Southwestern New Mexico	255	(24)
Northeastern New Mexico	279	(24)
Northwestern New Mexico	303	(28)
Part V: The Part of Tens	331	(18)
The Top Ten Ways to Act Like a New Mexican	333	(6)
The Top Ten Ways to Be Friendly with the Native Americans	339	(4)
The Top Ten New Mexico Arts and Crafts	343	(6)
Appendix: Quick Concierge	349	(8)
Worksheets	357	(8)
Index	365