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A travel writer’s worst nightmare? Being at a loss for words to describe something. And so it is with Meow Wolf, an immersive interactive art installation and technological wonderland with unending surprises at every turn in Santa Fe, New Mexico….
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Balloons, water, kayaks, and great guides add-up to a different way to enjoy the 2019 ABQ International Balloon Festival. As thousands of people pile into Fiesta Park, my friend, Susan, and I met twenty other eager adventurers at Quiet Waters…
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Forty-five minutes north of Santa Fe is Velarde, New Mexico, a community of 500 souls and Black Mesa Winery. The twenty six year old winery is owned by Jerry and Linda Burd. The winery has one of the largest reserves…
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Less than 30 minutes from the heart of Santa Fe, NM, is Dream Catcher Ranchito. Owner, Mary Ann Andrews, invited me to the ranchito to watch the shearing of seven of her Alpacas. The Alpaca’s front and rear legs have…
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Fifty miles north of Santa Fe, New Mexico lies the healing waters of Ojo Caliente (literally, Hot Eye, but poetically, Hot Springs). During the time of the ancient peoples, this area was known as P’osi, meaning “where the water comes…
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White tents emanate from the Santa Fe Plaza like spokes of a wheel. 2017 celebrates Santa Fe’s 66th Traditional Spanish Market. Retablos, weaving, and bulto carvings adorn tables and hang from tent poles exhibiting artists’ creations. In 1926, a…
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The village of Ft. Sumner, New Mexico, lies along highway 84 between Lubbock and Santa Fe. Over the years, I’ve passed the Billy the Kid Museum, located two miles east of downtown, more times than I can count on both…
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An easy 1.5 hour drive north of Santa Fe, traveling through Espinola and Abiquiu, is Ghost Ranch. In 1929, the famous abstract artist, Georgia O’Keeffe, visited Taos at the invitation of Dorthy Brett and Mabel Dodge Luhan. During that visit,…
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Santa Fe attracts over a million visitors each year. The downtown area draws people to the unique Indian and Spanish art, clothing and food that separates Santa Fe from other destinations. People flock to the impressive Cathedral Basilica of Saint…
Continue readingOnce in love with Santa Fe always in love with old Santa Fe. It is a truly remarkable old city steeped in New Mexico culture and tradition. And it was just the place that I wanted to celebrate the New…
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