Tatanka Mountain Treehouse, New Mexico

Tatanka Treehouse is on a historic ranch where Comanche Indians lived and bison roamed. There is the remains of an old log homestead on the property, left over from the Indian raids in the 1800s. Truchas was founded in 1754 by Spanish settlers and remains much the same. Robert Redford filmed The Milagro Beanfield War here. The village has many adobe ruins, an old Spanish Colonial church, and two more churches are close by. 

And Janis Joplin, Hendrix and others had music festivals and parties here at the ranch (her old schoolbus is still here).

Hiking is everywhere, rock hounding, and there is an 1800's log homestead ruins abandoned by the settlers during the Indian raids. And what better place for hippies to camp out when Janis Joplin, Hendrix and others had their love-ins and parties here? (Janis's old school bus is still here). The historic village of Truchas (founded in 1754) has not changed much, except for the many artists who hide out here and sell beautiful art from their home studios (Truchas is also where Robert Redford filmed The Milagro Beanfield War, down the road from the ranch). Nearby are three ancient adobe churches of the Spanish Colonial style - one is El Santuario de Chimayo, known for yearly pilgrimages of thousands, and visitors seeking healing at the site of the miracle of a cross that emerged from the ground. Within 30 to 45 minutes you can go wine tasting, visit Santa Cruz Lake for fishing, boating and picnicking, eat at the award-winning Rancho de Chimayo (15 min) or the quaint bistro in Penasco called Sugar Nymphs, view Big Horn sheep in the canyon along the Rio Grande, and white water raft. We are also 50 min away from either Santa Fe or Taos