Only One Slot is Open for Christmas - 4-Wheel Drive Only
Location
Car: Necessary
. Historic town or Taos 40 minutes downhill
. River rafting on the Rio Grande 30 minutes from Anima
. Bird watching from Eaglenest Lake and the Valle Vidal, and at Anima
. Ride the Cumbres and Toltec Narrow Gauge Railroad
. GREAT fishing on the Rio Grande, Anima has 2 poles to lend.
Owner info
Year Purchased: 1984
About the owner: Isabel lost her Bob IN 2012. It was a wonderful marriage, full of adventure and travel of the world doing home exchanges, but we always came home to Anima. Isabel is a retired elementary, and gifted ed. teacher, writer and author of Nonno's Monkey, an Italian American Memoir. She editing her second book, Tafoya's Laundromat, much of it, like Nonno, written at Anima. She manages two homes and is the general contractor and mini-maid of all seasons. She goes to Taos to do the laundry, hangs linens, then irons pillow cases, so that's why she has that three-day minimum. She believes truly in that harmony that comes to a soul, with the beauty that surrounds Anima. She is not interested in having a dishwasher, a washing machine or cable TV. She does relish PBS DVD's, good books, music, which are all at Anima, morning Caffe Robusto with the best sweet mountain water in the world, and an excellent 5PM Cab on the decks overlooking the year-round Lake Fork Stream. It is her greatest teacher. She believes in the healing value of simplicity.
Why the Owner Chose Taos Ski Valley, NM, USA:
If you need peace; if you need rest; if you need to put yourself back together again - come to Anima. If you're a hiker, backpacker, a mountain biker, you will be right on a ski and trail trek run for easy access to all the above. Isabel is a first generation Italian American whose people came from the Italian Alps. She's got a little mountain in every gene she possesses, so having this place wasn't a want or need, but a total obsession. Her Italian 'comeonna my house' persona delights in guests who share her love of this space, and who become friends.
The Unique Benefits at this Cabin:
WHAT ANIMA IS: A very beloved place of peace, rest and comfort. Anima is a home, not a 'rent.'
WHAT ANIMA IS NOT:
A one-night stand
A party place
Contact us
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Photos
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Anima for the Holidays
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Diningroom with a view. Maisie, the ever hopeful.
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Faithful old Franklin
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Upstairs bunks. Isabel's favorite snug-in; the bottom with book and music.
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Teacher of Teachers - The Lake Fork Stream of Anima.
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Upstairs Queen - stream says hello each morning
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Bottom Double
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No 'flops' here.
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Friends of the Heart - Anita and Isabel - Wheeler - ONE MORE TIME!
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Rubezahl Run - on the way to Williams Lake
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VRBO #177469
This listing was first published here in 2008.
Date last modified - Tuesday, September 27, 2016
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