Blogs from Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, North America - page 19

UntitledLyn C “Here the whistle blowing, All Aboard for Californiay on the Atcheson, Topeka and the Santa Fe“. Sang that over and over. On my way to Santa Fe, NM. Know I’m showing my age! I arrived in Santa Fe after a six hour drive from Deming, I enjoyed the drive which was mainly on Interstate 25. I had reserved a spot in Trailer Inn RV Resort, an older RV park with lots of trees (eeek) but they sent a guide with me and he very expertly backed me into a spot. What a difference from the past week’s peace and quiet -- I’m on a historic Route 66 and I can see a Harley Davidson dealership out of my bedroom window! Still it’s convenient and the city bus that will take me right down into ... read more

Day 23 - Santa Fe North America » United States » New Mexico » Santa Fe By deanandsarahintheusofaMay 23rd 2007Dean & Sarah Day 22 – Tuesday – Santa Fe, New Mexico Well we didnt really do tooo much of note today - it was another driving day, and we made our way from Elk City to Santa Fe in New Mexico. And dont get me wrong...these days arent boring in the least (well except maybe for Dean ha) but there's always lots of interesting stuff to see, and gossip to be ad. I think we made it in by late afternoon, so ha... read more

We have been behind in blogging…the relaxation of the vacation has caught up to us and now we are completely and utterly ruined by laziness. Too much spa, too much wine, and definitely too much guacamole and green chiles have beat us into submission, demanding frequent siestas. Many deep sighs have melted us into the New Mexico landscape so completely that we may never be able to be productive or move again. We have had a few exciting moments though. The other morning we awoke at 4:00 AM to get ready for a Hot Air Balloon ride through some breathtaking canyons north of Santa Fe. Who know balloons flew modified contour in the canyons, but look at the pictures. Our fearless balloon captain, Johnny, picked us up and drove us to the balloon launching site ... read more

Symbols are cool. Symbols are imagination inspired for the writer, thoughtful movement for the philosopher, love on fire on a stallion rearing before a storm-subdued castle for the romantic novelist, The Highlander in the form of Spanish Sean Connery in front of a storm-subdued castle for the soon-to-be husband of the romantic novelist. Symbols are cool because they fire you up. There is one thing I can always think of and it will bring a small, satisfied smile to my face—not just to the lips and mouth, but my eyes perk up, my eyebrows rise knowingingly, the wardrobe door in my head creaks open and not only does C.S. Lewis peak his head out, but also Wallace Stegner, Cormac McCarthy, Willa Cather, Bruce Courtenay, yes, Nelson Demille, Robert Ludlum, Bill Bryson, Edward Abbey, Isaac Asimov, ... read more

18/04/07 - 19/04/07 Santa Fe and Taos Santa Fe was a beautiful change after Albuquerque - the buildings were all in apricot coloured adobe with narrow alleys of artisan shops surrounding a central plaza. In fact it was hard to buy anything except art and jewelry! In the center of the plaza stands an obelisk with inscriptions such as “To the heroes who have fallen in the various battles with savage Indians in the territory of New Mexico”. Regarding the monument text, the local authority put up a plaque that reads “Monument texts reflect the character of the times in which they are written and the temper of those who wrote them. This monument was dedicated in 1868 near the close of a period of intense strife which pitted northerner against southerner, Indian against white, Indian ... read more