Author: Guide
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Community House Spirit
The Red River Community House has been the center of social activities for visitors since opening the doors in 1942. Built to provide a place where folks could visit, play cards and dance, it also serves as a place of worship on Sunday and continues to serve as that. It’s described at times as…
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Ride the High Country
Bobcat Pass Adventure Company celebrates its 29th year of presenting genuine western fun for the family. Guided horseback and UTV tours of the high country and the Cowboy Evenings with western grub and entertainment make for a special experience. Red River Stables keeps the equine tradition in Red River alive and active. Located at…
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Celebrate the Outdoors
The trees and rocks invite you to share the adventure of nature and the great outdoors and the sound of the chilly mountain streams – the very song from the soul of the mountains – is a love song for you. A Wild Place Surrounded by the Kit Carson Forest which consists of 1.5…
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RRSA Celebrates 60 Years!
It was 1959 and the slopes of the Red River Ski Area, as well as the doors of the Day Lodge, were opened for the first time to eager downhill adventurers. They were winter enthusiasts who came to the mountains of Northern New Mexico in the dead of a snowy winter to be a…
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Nordic Skiing At Its Finest
Cross-country skiing has been a part of winter life in Northern New Mexico for over 100 years. Intrepid men on simple long (10-12 foot) wooden skis are said to have delivered mail to remote mining camps like La Belle and Red River City. In the 1970s more advanced skis and boots made adventure in…
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Riding in Tracked Vehicles
Sightseeing during the winter months is a delightful way to enjoy the beauty of Red River and the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Snowcat tours are the specialty of Red River Off-Road which provides tours seven days a week in special tracked vehicles that carry multiple passengers. Touring through snow-covered meadows and past abandoned gold…
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Songwriters’ Festival
Red River’s reputation as a stronghold of live music is solid for Winter 2018-19, and the town will be alive with melodies and rhythms shaking the walls and rattling glasses. Regular live music venues in Red River are the Bull O’ The Woods, Lost Love Saloon, The Motherlode and Red River Brewing Company. Established…
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Carnival: It’s Mardi Gras!
The 28th edition of the Red River Mardi Gras in the Mountains is set for February 28-March 5, and the 2019 observance of Carnevale promises to bring more fun, food and frivolity to the winter wonderland of Red River! The mystical krewes have been working since the last Mardi Gras concluded. They have been…
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Playing Red River for 30 Years
The year 2019 will find Fritz Davis (seen here performing at the new Red River Brewing Company) marking 30 years of playing for Red River audiences. “I moved to the mountains in 1989 to work in places like The Bull, The ‘Lode and Chubbies Tavern. I’ve played every venue in town, including a few that…
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Bull Celebrates 80th B-day
For the past 30 years, the building at the corner of Main Street and Copper King Trail has been known far and wide as the Bull O’ The Woods Saloon. In the past, it was called Silver Spruce, Mac’s Bar, The Dog Gone Saloon (early 70s) and Kate & Gary’s from May 1974 until…