San Diego Feast Day at the Pueblo of Jemez is tomorrow, November 12th. Set among dramatic, stunning red rock formations, the Pueblo of Jemez is located an hour northwest of Albuquerque and has a population of approximately 3,400. Enjoy traditional foods such as kiva bread and green chile stew. Yum!! http://navajotimes.com/entertainment/2010/1110/112410jemez.php
Beautiful landscape near Chama, close to the Colorado border.
“Dusk” By local Taos artist Ann Huston. http://old.decoloresgallery.com/ahuston/current_work.php
Jeff Bridges won the Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in 2009’s Crazy Heart, filmed in New Mexico. The iconic Santa Fe Opera House, Evangelo’s Cocktail Lounge, and Patrick Smith Park are Santa Fe highlights featured in the film. Also starring Maggie Gyllenhaal, Crazy Heart is a poignant story about … Read more
In its 35th year, the Dixon Studio Tour is a wonderful way to take in the last glorious days of autumn while tackling your holiday shopping. Visit the studios of over two dozen artists, as well as businesses offering locally sourced wine, herbs, and produce in this small town nestled in the Embudo Valley located … Read more
It is starting to feel a little nippy here in Santa Fe! Not the greatest time to go camping if you are wimpy like us, so at this time of year we like to head down south to City of Rocks State Park. Temperatures are still in the mid to high 60’s and camping here … Read more
New Mexico boasts more than a half dozen areas designated as sites where petroglyphs are protected and can be accessed by the public. Albuquerque offers the Petroglyph National Monument, with trails that begin within city limits, and is home to more than 20,000 petroglyphs made first by Pueblo, Apache, and Navajo people and later, by early … Read more
Santa Fe’s elevation is nearly 7,200 feet above sea level. Some people experience altitude sickness while visiting or after moving to our high desert town. Read up on the symptoms of altitude sickness and how to prevent or treat it. http://www.healthcommunities.com/travel-health/altitude-sickness.shtml Image by Steven Bundy Photography http://www.stevenbundy.com/
Approaching Storm, Organ Mountains, Southern New Mexico by Wayne Suggs https://waynesuggsphotography.smugmug.com/
Water access is always an issue in New Mexico. For people living in the Pojoaque Valley, it’s further complicated by the Aamodt suit, the longest running federal lawsuit in US history having to do with tribal water rights claims. Below is an update: http://www.santafenewmexican.com/news/local_news/regional-water-board-deal-would-end-aamodt-lawsuit/article_38e0d1c1-3100-53af-aed6-f46a990283ce.html Image: Acequia y Corrales, New Mexico, photo by David … Read more
