Living the Dream in Retirement
On our final afternoon in Albuquerque we found this park and went on a nature walk leading us to Tingley Beach. Lots of folks were fishing and enjoying a perfect day. It was the perfect wind-up to our vacation in New Mexico.
After departing from our Airbnb in Santa Fe, we took the day to explore Albuquerque before our early flight the next day.
The scenery between Santa Fe and Abiquiu made this day trip drive memorable. It was pure majestic beauty combining mountains, desert and brilliant blue sky. I’m so in love with New Mexico after this trip.
While in Santa Fe we learned of a Candlelight concert to be held at the New Mexico Museum of Art.
We were already planning to tour the museum itself and decided to check out the venue while there. We came back that evening and thoroughly enjoyed the event.
There are basically two ways to travel to Taos from Santa Fe, the High Rd or the Low Rd. So we did what (in our opinion) felt like the best option – took the High Rd to Taos, returning on the Low Rd, essentially seeing the best of both! What neither of us counted on was the fall colors which wereespecially prevalent with the golden Cottonwood trees lighting up long stretches along the Rio Grande (and virtually everywhere we turned) juxtaposed against the shifting colors of the mountains and the brilliant blue sky- it takes your breath away.
I’ve just returned from a wonderful week in Santa Fe. Spence and I had been here 20+ years ago and I loved it. They say you can’t go back again but this was not one of those times. Santa Fe was every bit as captivating as I remembered and I fell in love with it all over again.
We rented a home in the Baca District which is adjacent to the Railyard District – both are new since my last visit. The location was perfect and we found great coffee shops, galleries, a wine shop and restaurants within steps of our rental. Our rental car allowed us to explore Santa Fe, Taos, Madrid, Abiquiu and Albuquerque.
This post has scenes from the Railyard District and the Plaza. Art is everywhere and I’ve come home inspired to paint – once I’m rested!
Stay tuned for more posts from this trip!
