Don't know that there is more beautiful country anywhere in the USA.
The mountains, mesas and buttes of New Mexico are majestic and seem to
go on forever. Early Native Americans called Santa Fe the Dancing
Ground of the Sun and it has certainly lived up to it's name during our
visit. We had great fun viewing INCREDIBLE art being created by living artists in Santa Fe, and wandering around town enjoying the store windows, galleries, plazas, museums, restaurants and bars. Highlights included the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and the New Mexico Museum of Art. We visited Taos, 90 miles north of Santa Fe, where we saw the La Hacienda de los Martinez, established 1804, the church of San Francisco of Asis (you will recognize images of the church from Georgia O'Keeffe paintings and Ansel Adams photographs - we've given Ansel a run for his money, don't you think?) and the Taos Pueblo including the famous San Geronimo Church.
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| BJ and friend in Santa Fe |
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| A cart in the courtyard at the Martinez Hacienda in Taos |
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| Early condominium complex (aka Taos Pueblo) |
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| The Rebuilt Taos Pueblo Church, San Geronimo |
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| Very Georgia O'Keeffe |
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| The famous back view of San Francisco de Asis in Taos |
Agreed: Santa Fe and environs are unmatched. Even the light is magical as is the art it inspires. The museums, too, are great and in early summer, it's a joy to spend a morning sitting in on the chamber music rehearsals -- a freebie. So good to know that you're back on the road, again.
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