I'm going to Santa Fe in early December and would be interested to see if how everyones suggestions might change to match the time of the year.
it is in santa fe or close - and i live here.
My wife and I were out in February and came out during the summer a few years back. There is no end to available subjects, large and small. And make sure you leave time to take in Canyon Road galleries (and lots of other ones too). There's a nice photography studio tucked back from that road, Kat Livingood. She has some great photos of mustangs and landscapes, and she's as nice and helpful as she can be.
Have a great time and take extra storage capacity!
Bill
iamimdoc wrote:
Suggestions for subjects in Santa Fe at end of August please. Will have a car so could day trip. Looks like there are many opportunities.
Taking along an IR camera also
Thanks
Don't know how long your stay in Santa Fe is but the trip to Chama, NM is about an hour and a half north and you could look into taking the Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railway trip, a coal powered steam train through some beautiful canyons and mountains, one the best in the Southwest.
If you're interested in history Los Alamos and Los Alamos National Laboratories is not very far and they have the science museum that includes the history of the Manhattan Project. Then there's always Taos and Wheeler peak (13,100') which is about an hour away at the most, another beautiful area.
NM is a photographer's smorgasbord....ENJOY
As has been mentioned, the high road to Taos is a great drive. If you do go to Taos, a great photo op is the Martinez Hacienda, just outside town. You'll be amazed. It's a working hacienda with rooms for various crafts needed for living. It was also built with defense against the Indians in mind. It also has a large center grassy area which the hacienda is built around.
Don't miss the many great restaurants in Santa Fe, as well, which are in the Plaza area.
Cykdelic
Loc: Now outside of Chiraq & Santa Fe, NM
AzPicLady wrote:
So many places! How much time do you have? The Turquoise Trail that heads back down toward Albq has lots of old towns on it. My best suggestion is Rancho de la Golondrinas. It's just south of Santa Fe. It's a restored old ranch with original and some not original buildings with people there working. The day I was there they were baking apple pies and bread in the ovens. YUMMMMM! There was a silversmith, a tinsmith, a blacksmith, and a couple more people. Very interesting. Very photogenic. I meant to stay 1/2 hour. I was there for 4 and took hundreds of photos. It's on the west side of the highway just a little south of the intersection where the bypass rejoins the freeway.
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Unfortunately, Golondrinas got hit with an 11 foot wall of water in the deluge two weeks ago.....I’m to understand it received a lot of damage.
Cykdelic
Loc: Now outside of Chiraq & Santa Fe, NM
asquaretail wrote:
I'm going to Santa Fe in early December and would be interested to see if how everyones suggestions might change to match the time of the year.
My only suggestion is to remind you that it can get very cold in Santa Fe (low teens is not out of the question).
We were there in February and, while it snowed every morning, it never was a problem getting around.
I suspect some Santa Fe website has weather history.
Bill
Cykdelic wrote:
Unfortunately, Golondrinas got hit with an 11 foot wall of water in the deluge two weeks ago.....I’m to understand it received a lot of damage.
Oh no!!!!! It's such a beautiful place! I'll have to check on that.
Cykdelic wrote:
Unfortunately, Golondrinas got hit with an 11 foot wall of water in the deluge two weeks ago.....I’m to understand it received a lot of damage.
I'm sorry to hear that! It is in my bucket list for next year.
Las Golondrinas did get hit with a flood, which temporarily took out the creek crossing. NO buildings were damaged, and the crossing is repaired. There is damage to fields, but the site is as beautiful as ever. I was Director there for 25 years, and live on the site.
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