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The back road from here to there

When I lived in Santa Fe - it was the back road to Albuquerque. Now that I'm here - it's the back road to Santa Fe. But you know something? IMO - despite any sibling city rivalry - here's one instance where the grass is green on both sides of the fence. Lucky us!

Having lived both here and there, my conclusion is we're all darn lucky to be in this awesomely beautiful, very untypical state called NEW MEXICO. And it wouldn't be the land of enchantment without Albuquerque and it wouldn't be the land of enchantment without Santa Fe.

A fun way to travel the road between here and there is the Turquoise Trail. Every inch of the way there's beauty to behold. And every time you travel this road - you see something a little different; something surprising.

This time we made our first stop in Los Cerrillos:

We took the turn off to Galisteo, just for the heck of it. Here's some of the scenes we saw on this leg of the journey:

Then we headed past Santa Fe to Shidoni Galleries, a bronze art foundry in Tesuque - a worthy destination in and of itself:

We ended our day at La Choza

my absolute favorite New Mexican restaurant in Santa Fe.

Here's the really great thing: This road can be taken over and over again - with something new to check out every time!

Tags: albuquerque, cerrillos, choza, fe, la, los, madrird, santa, shidoni

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Comment by cathyray on March 28, 2009 at 3:34pm: dang girl, that sounds great. how soon do you want to go again?

Comment by Ben Moffett on March 29, 2009 at 3:21pm: Fantastic picture of Los Cerrillos, isn't it? It never seems to change and that old cottonwood, with roots undoubtedly buried beneath the structure beside it, has been there to provide shade and other services for every passing perrito and a community house for uncountable species of insects, spiders, birds and mammals.

Comment by Ben Moffett on March 29, 2009 at 3:28pm: Oh, and thanks, Kimm. Classic photos, great picture story.

Comment by Mary Schmidt on March 30, 2009 at 3:50pm: Great images! My favorite sign/building in Cerrilos is - natch - "Mary's Bar." I sometimes play hooky and drive to San Marcos feed store just to have lunch. Reminds me of why I LOVE living here.