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May 29

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May 27

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Bump in the night !

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If you build it they will come. But they were there all along!

Cats, skunks, foxes, oh my. Spring in Taos means the night shift is back on the clock, and the neighbors are feathered by day and furry by night! @ottoseneric’s @ubiquiti security cameras caught what looks like a red fox family working the yard… three individuals in one night, possibly a mated pair and a young one still close to home.

Red foxes and skunks are crepuscular to nocturnal this time of year — peaking just after sunset into the early hours as temps warm up. They’re not alone out there either. Raccoons, porcupines, and black bears are all active after dark in northern New Mexico come spring.

As for why they keep circling the feeders — fallen seeds attract mice and voles, and mice and voles attract foxes. It’s a whole food chain playing out in your backyard overnight to keep things in check. The skunk is just there for the bugs. 🌱 Come sunrise the whole cast swaps out and the birds take over, from early-rising gorgeous Scaled Quail that call El Prado home and Broad-tailed Hummingbirds, to American Goldfinch, a little swarm of hungry Woodhouse’s Scrub Jay, and an inquiring male House Finch as curious as the kitty! 🐱🐦

In @Taos, the wildlife is awake when we’re all asleep !

#WildlifeWednesday #TaosNM #NocturnalWildlife #NewMexicoWildlife #TaosSkiValley

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May 25

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Southern lights

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@desert_dwellers_music opened the 2026 summer concert season @taosmothership on Saturday night with @kr3ture_music @5ammusic_ @consoulmusic and @girlwizard.mp3 warming up the stage.

@aceqrestaurant sizzled as usual with a menu of fresh bites to enjoy between sets. We tried steak caprese skewers on the plancha sauced over crispy fries with chimmichurri, a spectrum of color and bright flavor built for dancing and #TaosMesaBrewing beers. The dancefloor carved into high desert sand, full of light feet and smiles as wide and glowing as the mesa horizon.

The weekend tone is set for summer!

📷: @jackieinthewild

#TaosMothership #DesertDwellers #TaosEvents #LiveMusicTaos

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May 23

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May 21

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Peak Pizza Season

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Memorial Day Weekend in the mountains is on the horizon… and now you can see it with pizza in hand!

Family-owned is the name of the game here in @taos. With @taospizza’s Nancy and Charley always putting hospitality first, their food just tastes that much better!

Pull off NM-150 and land at Pizaños whether on your way up or down — let your tummy decide! The tented patio is open for the first time this year, it’s gorgeous outside, and fresh menus are on every table all over.

🍕 Fire up the Rio Grande pizza loaded with meats and veggies on a thin, crispy crust. Order the Contractor and add pineapple if you’re feeling it. Start with the blue corn calamari with Fritzies firecracker sauce, crispy crunchy goodness!

🥪 Tunnels are hot sandwiches on house-baked bread. Deli sandwiches are the cold side — order The Peak: smoked turkey, smoked Gouda, pickles, roasted red pepper, lettuce, tomato, mayo, mustard, oil and vinegar🍟🥗 fries or salad come with on the side!

🍺 Tap into Marble Desert Fog and other cold beers and cider. Wine poured right and refreshing softer drinks too!

Voted #1 Best Pizza in Taos on 🔁 Kids menu, patio views, and great music — the whole crew eats happy!

Stop in 👋 or order take out 🥡, Thursday through Sun from 11:30am–8:30pm. Full menu at taospizza.com 🔗 in Story.

#TaosNM #BestOfTaos #PizanosPizza #TaosEats

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May 20

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🎣 A World Away, So Close to Home.

The snowmelt is running off the Sangre de Cristos right now and for fly fishermen that means prime time in Northern New Mexico!

@ramblinflyfishing’s owner and guide Eric knows our waters the way most people know their own backyard. Whether you’ve never held a fly rod or you’ve lost count of your casts, he takes you to a new place 😉

The Rio Grande Gorge is a world all its own. One of the oldest river systems in North America, the Gorge cuts 800 feet through volcanic basalt — geology that took roughly 3.6 million years to build. The Rio Grande through the Gorge was also one of the original eight rivers protected under the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act and today remains the centerpiece of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. Spring runoff is the engine that drives the entire river ecosystem: rising water temperatures trigger insect hatches, mayflies and caddisflies emerge, and trout that have been slow and deep all winter move into feeding lanes along banks. The whole river wakes up!

Eric runs wade and float trips targeting rainbow, brown, brook, and Rio Grande cutthroat — a native species inseparable from the landscape.

As summer builds, the action shifts up to high mountain streams in the Sangre de Cristos and Tusas Mountains — the Rio Costilla, the Red River, the Chama. Remote, pristine, native trout water with no crowds and afternoon thunderstorms rolling in over the peaks.

🪶 Fish Out of Water? All good! Eric sets you up with everything… rod, reel, waders, boots, and flies, and walks you through the craft from the ground up.

Fly fishing is fundamentally different from conventional fishing. It takes feel, timing, and someone patient and experienced to show you the way. And when it clicks, there’s nothing quite like it.

Ramblin’ also keeps a fresh fishing report and blog on their beautiful site so you can follow conditions and plan your trip.

Think like the river… It’s calling now. See ramblinflyfishing.com at 🔗 in Story to get hooked!

#TaosSkiValley #RioGrande #FlyFishing #TaosNM #SummerInTaos

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May 19

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May 18

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May 16

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$It’s Alive! ☀️📷🌙 A mere 15 miles west of #TaosSkiValley a drama is unfolding in the high desert at a fraction of the timescale. So we sped it up. 3,174 frames, May 7–15, 3 consecutive shots/15 mins, wilderness camera locked on the slow-motion emergence of Yucca baccata, the datil yucca and our state plant, stalk rising from a basal rosette. Two cuts: day and night. The #timelapse reveals a plant operating on its own clock entirely. The stalk emerges from the center of the rosette and climbs toward the light over days, carrying dense clusters of waxy cream-white bell-shaped flowers. Two temp stories embedded in the sequence data: high/low air temps ran 31°F overnight to 86°F daytime during this window. A camera sensor in direct sun on the ground peaked at 107°F, closer to surface temp than air, highly relevant to a plant managing soil-surface heat load. Yucca flowers produce more nectar and release their fragrance nocturnally, targeting a single pollinator: the yucca moth Tegeticula sp., unresolvable at night on a wilderness cam, but in an obligate mutualism so tight that if one species disappeared, the other would follow. The yucca runs a dual root system: deep taproots reaching stable water tables far below topsoil, paired with shallow lateral roots that capture surface rainfall. Metabolically it employs CAM photosynthesis, Crassulacean Acid Metabolism, opening stomata only at night when temperatures drop, absorbing CO₂, minimizing transpiration. This is evolved drought survival architecture at work. For centuries yucca has held a central role in Pueblo and Navajo culture: leaves woven into baskets, sandals, and cordage; roots still brewed medicinally in northern NM. In the desert ecosystem yucca enriches soil with organic material, reduces erosion, and creates microhabitats for small plants and mammals. Fallen trunks provide cover for lizards. Deer pressure on blooms in drought years can increase because flowering plants become important moisture sources. The wilderness cam captured something a single frame never could. A bloom solving the same problems for millions of years, right on schedule. #NewMexicoTrue #Taos #NaturePhotography$

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May 15

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