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Santa Fe – Part 5 of 5 New Mexico – Travel with Tom and Priscilla

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Santa Fe - Artsy City Adventure - Tom and Priscilla Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico. At 7,198′, it is at a higher altitude than Albuquerque, and is the highest capital city in the US. Recent travel literature on Santa Fe had been pretty negative, with grumbles about the high concentration of retirees from all over that made the city a staid place for the young, and the authentic cultural experience that had since turned into a kitschy tourist destination. But was that true? We were going …

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Ghost Ranch – Part 4 of 5 New Mexico – Travel with Tom and Priscilla

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Tom and Priscilla Explore the Mysterious Ghost Ranch Ghost Ranch was located in Abiquiu, and was owned by the Presbyterian Church who ran it as an education and retreat center. We had chanced upon this obscure place while looking into popular hiking trails in the state. Interestingly, Georgia O’Keefe had lived here, and the beautiful layered rocky canyon had inspired and influenced her art. There was barely anyone around when we arrived at the ranch, and it appeared mostly deserted, if not …

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Bandelier National Monument – New Mexico 3 of 5 – Travel with Tom and Priscilla

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Day 3 in New Mexico - Bandelier National Monument Bandelier National Monument was about an hour drive away from Santa Fe, and was highly ranked on the list of places to visit in New Mexico. It was an ancient site dating back over 11,000 years, where the Ancestral Pueblo people carved dwellings into the rocky canyon and lived there for about 400 years. Just ten miles short of Bandelier, signs abound at the town of White Rock to inform visitors that the monument could only be accessed via …

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Tent Rocks National Monument – New Mexico 2 of 5 – Travel with Tom and Priscilla Schmidt

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Tent Rocks National Monument - New Mexico Hiking with Tom and Priscilla Tent Rocks was a national monument with unique conical rock formations. We saw pictures online that piqued our curiosity, and right away, we knew we had to hike the trails no matter how tough it was going to be. Tent Rocks was also conveniently located between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, making it a good detour as we headed towards Santa Fe. Hiking Trail at Tent Rocks National Monument [x_gap size="1.313em"] The …

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Albuquerque, New Mexico (ABQ) – New Mexico Trip 1 of 5 – Travel with Tom and Priscilla

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Travel to New Mexico with Tom and Priscilla New Mexico was a spur of the moment trip. A friend who had visited a year ago came back with gleaming eyes and charming description of her time there. The excitement was so contagious that a year later, we found ourselves on a plane heading for Albuquerque. The green and luscious landscape of the upper Midwest summer gave way to the southwestern landscape of brown sand, rocks and cactus. Adobe homes hinted at an unfamiliar culture that existed in …

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