re: Santa Fe & Red River

I can't comment on Taos because I haven't been there, but I've grown up going to Santa Fe which is a great town to park in for a few days. I personally love the long drive from Santa Fe to Durango where it seemingly goes from High Desert to Alpine and back and forth. As for fishing, the San Juan is a big clear stream in Farmington (not all that pretty of a place) with big trout and there are many smaller streams to the North that are just beautiful little fisheries.