Santa Fe

This off shift we made an 11 hour road trip to Santa Fe in celebration of Valentines Day, and our three years together (February 19, 2010). 

We spent two days driving for one day of site seeing, but the trip was full of spectacular rock formations and colors, so we didn’t mind. We had both heard lots of great things about Santa Fe, and in the end, it’s all true. We're already excited to go again.

After a long day in the car, the first order of business was a good meal at Blue Corn Brewery. New Mexican cuisine is outstanding. No other Mexican food I’ve had comes close to measuring up. The local brew was good, but not terribly memorable. We did bring home bottles of other New Mexican brews that we would really like to have again. 

Santa Fe is well known for art. We spent our day at the Georgia O’Keefe museum, and then looking at several of the over a hundred galleries. We encountered the awe-inspiring work of Vladamir Kush and metaphorical realism. 

All that art gave us hefty appetites. So we went to Maria’s for some more New Mexican deliciousness, as well as a tequila and margarita education. Maria’s literally wrote the book on margarita's, and has a hundred recipes to choose from. When you’re seated, the waiter hands you chips, salsa, and a pamphlet of information on tequila. 

The next day we got an early start back home. We stopped at Bandelier National Monument to see the Ancestral Pueblo of the Tsankawi people located in the cliffs. Scrambling around the rocks to discover petroglyphs and dwellings was really exciting.

After a few hours at Bandelier we pressed on to the four corners before continuing home.