🌱 Why Cimarron’s old trail hotel ranks among the world’s spookiest stays.

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• Why Cimarron's old trail hotel ranks among the world's spookiest stays.

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Weather forecast:

• Thursday: A bit of morning rain; breezy, with a high of 62 and low of 38 degrees.
• Friday: Plenty of sun, temps: high: 67, low: 34.
• Saturday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 76 and low of 45 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• The Best Haunted Hotels to Book for a Spooky Getaway (atlasobscura.com) — Cimarron makes this global list of haunted hotels thanks to its historic Lambert's Inn, once a notorious Santa Fe Trail stop where outlaws and frequent violence shaped its ghostly reputation. The piece also surveys other spooky stays worldwide, from Scottish inns to Nevada mining-town hotels, for travelers who like their getaways with a side of chills.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday October 1
• Mom's Group at Twirl →
  Twirl, 225 Camino De La Placita, Taos
  12:00 pm
• Empower HER Retreat →
  Taos NM
  4:00 pm
• Burnt Earth: An exhibition of ceramic art set within the Amole Canyon burn scar →
  Taos Campus, Taos
  4:00 pm
Friday October 2
• From Disturbance to Discovery →
  Bataan Hall, 121 Civic Plaza Drive, Taos
  9:30 am
• Preschool Ballet →
  Twirl, 225 Camino De La Placita, Taos
  11:00 am
• First Fridays at the Harwood Museum of Art →
  Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux Street, Taos
  4:00 pm
• First Fridays at The Harwood →
  Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux St, Taos
  4:00 pm
• Lantern Lit Legacies
  Fort Union National Park, PO Box 127, Watrous
  6:30 pm
• An International Dark Sky Park
  Fort Union National Park, PO Box 127, Watrous
  7:15 pm
Saturday October 3
• Storytime at the Harwood Museum of Art →
  Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux St, Taos
  11:00 am
• Family Exhibition Tour: Unearthing Futures →
  Harwood Museum of Art, 238 Ledoux St, Taos
  2:00 pm
• Oktoberfest →
  Mountain View Event Center, 380 Fuego St, Angel Fire
  2:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

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• In Loving Memory of Michael Gene Abeyta (krtnradio.com)
• September 29, 2026 – KRTN Enchanted Air Radio (krtnradio.com)

Taos

• Taos Regional Airport expands to year-round flight schedule (koat.com)
• DOE awards Kit Carson Electric $38.1 million for Taos-Questa grid upgrade (abqjournal.com)
• DOE Picked 31 SPARK Projects and Asked Recipients to Put Up $3.35 Billion. Only 1,500 of the 22,500 Miles Involve New Wire. (grantedai.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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