Charley's Hideaway Guest House

16/03/2024

One of the locals on Northern NM Roads advising travelers on safe way though the storm. Chanced up the following link to the High Road to Taos. Not Now. But people coming here for the winter are missing so much. Store this for your next free day or week. I have been there and done this but am going to again this May.

The High Road to Taos travels through awe-inspiring scenery and remote mountain villages that cling to their Spanish colonial roots.

29/11/2023

Holidays are coming and Angel Fire ski area is opening on the 15th of December.

27/11/2023

Latest guests packed up this morning. They knocked on my door to give a glowing review. And tell me they would be back.

21/11/2023

Visitor's to the meadow behind the guest house. Winter off to a slow start but El Nino promises a lot of snow.

20/11/2023

Finally got around to making colorful placemats for the table setting.

15/11/2023

It has been a long and beautiful Indian Summer but the weather is about to change. Snow in the forecast for Sunday. And El Nino promises a snowy winter. Good news for snowboarders, downhill skiers, snowshoers, and cross country skiers.

Fall has been a delight for hunters and hikers and bird watchers. But to all things there is a season.

21/10/2023

A friend who fly fishes recently asked about places within 100 miles. There is the Coyote and the Cimarron rivers. Both within 40 miles depending upon which part of them you wish to fish. The Coyote boasts native brown trouts. Not your huge coastal waters but mountain sized. People also fly fish along the shores of Eagle Nest lake.
Closer to "A River Runs Through It" scenes but still within your 100 there is the Rio Grande at 73.6 miles, and the Red River at 29 miles. Distance is dependent upon where on the rivers you choose to fish. The Rio Grande comes closer to rivers on the west coast. And oops almost forgot the Chama River 83 miles. An excellent fishing stream that consistently produces trophy size brown trout.

10/10/2023

Too many friends and relatives coming for Thanksgiving? Consider booking Charley's Hideaway. Sleeps five. http://www.vrbo.com/2251110

07/10/2023

Beginning a series on day trips from Charley's. One of my favorite is the south end of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument. A wonderful place for photographers and artists, and fly fishermen. It is 74 miles from Black Lake. Time is determined by route, how long you spend there and the stops you make on route to photograph the scenery.

05/10/2023

Going to be a glorious fall here.

05/10/2023

October in Black Lake and the hills around.

05/10/2023

The groves of aspens on the surrounding hills are beginning to change. October is my favorite month.

27/09/2023

New Mexico 2015.

26/09/2023

It never seems quite real until the guide book is in my hands. This weekend and hopefully all the buff and fluff is done.

22/09/2023

The Vernal equinox (the first day of spring) occurred on March 20th at 3:24 pm MDT and the Autumnal Equinox (the first day of fall) will occur on September 23rd at 12:50 am MDT.
Not until tomorrow. I love fall here in the mountain west. The air is so clean and the skies display all the best of clouds and light.

19/09/2023

Continuing the parade of birds the Stellar Jay. He should stay around for the winter, which is still a ways off. Meanwhile visitors are enjoying delightful fall weather. Aspens just beginning to get a touch of gold.

14/09/2023

September and October are two of my favorite months. The quality of the light is perfect and clouds add interest to the skies.

11/09/2023

Between the seasons. Not quite summer but not yet truly fall.

08/09/2023

The view from Forest Road 76 which climbs to the top of the ridge looking down on Charley's Hideaway, and the valley where it sits.

08/09/2023

08/09/2023

And more hummingbirds. We also had Evening Grosbeaks, Redwing Blackbirds, too many types of wrens to name.

07/09/2023

07/09/2023

Charley's went to the birds this year. The hummingbirds came and stayed, and stayed and stayed. I had six feeders on the property and filled them once or twice a day.

07/09/2023

Welcome to Charley's Hideaway in beautiful Black Lake in the mountains of northern New Mexico. The guest house has been open and operating for three years and is listed on vrbo #2251110 where all property details and listing information can be accessed. And where you can book a stay.

Object of this page is to be more friendly and open to my friends and future friends. And for me to post seasonal photos and events and happenings at Charley's. Feels a little like that first day in my then empty rental and I had a dream of what it could be.

07/09/2023

Inside Charley's Hideaway - Livingroom