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re: Santa Fe & Red River
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:50 pm to LSUbase13
Posted on 8/8/18 at 12:50 pm to LSUbase13
Things to Do In/Around Santa Fe:
Museum Hill: lots of museums
Fishing: The Pecos and Jemez are probably the closest. Pecos has larger fish. Someone else suggested the San Juan, but it's a haul and the fishing is pretty tough if you're not good (but there are huge fish).
The Plaza: restaurants, native americans selling jewelry, shops and galleries galore. Grab a margarita in the belltop tower bar at sunset.
Railyard: My favorite area to hang out. Good food. SITE Santa fe is a cool contemporary art gallery. Brewery.
Meow Wolf: it's getting a lot of deserved hype right now. Trippy art experience well worth the cost of admission. When NM gets recreational, things could get real interesting there.
O'Keefe Country (Abiquiu) has gotten really cool with an O'Keefe visitor center. You can check out Lake Abiquie, Ghost Ranch, Plaza Blanca and a bunch of other stuff.
Bandolier: cool NP with cliff dwellings.
Ojo Caliente: old school hot springs and "spa."
Lots of hiking all over the area and lots of great day trips to drive out and check stuff out around Santa Fe if you get bored of the city.
Food:
Tomasita's
The Shed
La Choza (same as the Shed, just in Railyard instead of downtown)
Paloma (elevated Mexican/Oaxacan)
Tesuque Village Market
Maria's
El Farol
I could go on about the area. We go at least once, often twice, a year. We'd probably move to the area, but I think we prefer it as a vacation destination due to high cost of living and crappy public school system.
Museum Hill: lots of museums
Fishing: The Pecos and Jemez are probably the closest. Pecos has larger fish. Someone else suggested the San Juan, but it's a haul and the fishing is pretty tough if you're not good (but there are huge fish).
The Plaza: restaurants, native americans selling jewelry, shops and galleries galore. Grab a margarita in the belltop tower bar at sunset.
Railyard: My favorite area to hang out. Good food. SITE Santa fe is a cool contemporary art gallery. Brewery.
Meow Wolf: it's getting a lot of deserved hype right now. Trippy art experience well worth the cost of admission. When NM gets recreational, things could get real interesting there.
O'Keefe Country (Abiquiu) has gotten really cool with an O'Keefe visitor center. You can check out Lake Abiquie, Ghost Ranch, Plaza Blanca and a bunch of other stuff.
Bandolier: cool NP with cliff dwellings.
Ojo Caliente: old school hot springs and "spa."
Lots of hiking all over the area and lots of great day trips to drive out and check stuff out around Santa Fe if you get bored of the city.
Food:
Tomasita's
The Shed
La Choza (same as the Shed, just in Railyard instead of downtown)
Paloma (elevated Mexican/Oaxacan)
Tesuque Village Market
Maria's
El Farol
I could go on about the area. We go at least once, often twice, a year. We'd probably move to the area, but I think we prefer it as a vacation destination due to high cost of living and crappy public school system.
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Posted on 8/8/18 at 5:35 pm to hogfly
You are correct about the schools. It's unreal just how bad they are until you speak with the entrenched locals.
Posted on 8/8/18 at 7:31 pm to hogfly
My family that lives there would agree with your comments about education. In many ways, New Mexico is a confusing mix of great wealth and the third world (when it comes to services, mindset, etc).
For Restaurants Maria's, El Farol and Pasquals are consistent.
As for the Pecos River--there is good fishing there and the river goes from wide to narrow. The Panchuela is a good spot to hike but there are great hikes through the area.
As an aside, witness the laziest attempt at salesmanship you'll ever see when you go to the plaza and see the people selling their wares....they use a stick to push something you might interested in instead of getting up.
For Restaurants Maria's, El Farol and Pasquals are consistent.
As for the Pecos River--there is good fishing there and the river goes from wide to narrow. The Panchuela is a good spot to hike but there are great hikes through the area.
As an aside, witness the laziest attempt at salesmanship you'll ever see when you go to the plaza and see the people selling their wares....they use a stick to push something you might interested in instead of getting up.
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