This is it... last of the fresh green chilies...final hikes and bike rides...restaurants to revisit and then hard to believe... but on the road again.
We drove about 40 miles south west of town to the Cochiti Pueblo where a unique landform known as Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument is located. Thanks to those hard working Washington legislators it was reopened. Los Alamos, uranium and the bomb are potent images in New Mexican history. Today we went to a documentary film that was part of the independent film festival. It was called "Yellow Fever" and documented the devastating results of uranium mining on the Navaho nation. We also went to an art exhibit called Atomic Surplus @ the Center for Contemporary Arts. With a little effort you can be out Santa Fe and into the country side. We love the landscape which is so different from home-rocks, sand and sky surplant our lush green environment but is just as beautiful in its own way. We have been in the mountains for almost two months so you think we would be acclimated - after all Santa Fe is already at 7,000 ft. BUT the hike Tuesday almost beat us up.(on another note- I found a wonderful yoga studio so I am no longer pining for a good class-serious Iyengar students!) We rode our bikes around town this weekend. Saturday we went to the Railyard market, SITE SantaFe art gallery and an African festival in the park. Sunday- a bike ride through some neighborhoods on the many bike friendly trails. SITE Santa Fe had an installation by Enrique Martinez Celaya. It was a brooding piece where you traveled through a series of rooms(and hallways) w/ projected images, objects, soundscapes and paintings. We're enjoying the neighborhood and the bike friendly trails. Of course eating and cooking is always part of the Santa Fe experience. The restaurants and farmers markets making eating a pleasure. Did I mention the chilies? Here's a few more from our biking around town. We took a day trip down to ABQ for a concert at The Outpost. Spent the afternoon enjoying the sights downtown. Today we spent the day checking out some of the many galleries that are within walking distance of our rented casita. There are two photo galleries that are absolutely world class, the Andrew Smith Gallery and the Monroe Gallery. It's just fun to walk around and checkout the local architecture. You only have to travel 15 minutes up to the Santa Fe National Forest to find places for a leisurely walk in the woods. |