The city is an artist’s and hiker’s mecca for viewing and for doing. We managed to do a little bit of both.

Some random pics from a recent trip to Santa Fe.

Canyon Road is only a half mile long. But I can see how it could take hours if not repeat visits to check out the hundred plus galleries that pack this artists colony.

Abiquiu and Ghost Ranch.

Frijoles Canyon in Bandelier National Monument. We all climbed into the cave rooms to see where the Ancestral Pueblo peeps used to hang out. Small and vertigo-inducing. That’s the look of fear on my face knowing that I’d have to come back down that ladder. Yikes almighty.

Home on the range.

Johnny the hot air balloon pilot slash cowboy taking us out on a ride on our last day. I was anticipating a weeeeeeee. But it turned out to be more of an aaaaaaaaaah. Nice.

Mary Maru