Inn on the Alameda | The Authentic Guide to Santa Fe

Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument

The Santa Fe Naturalist — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:38:26 +0000

One of the most remarkable hikes you can make in the entire American Southwest is all of about 40 minutes drive southwest of Santa Fe, in one of our newest National Monuments, Kasha-Katuwe. This phrase means “white cliffs” in the Keresan language spoken by Cochiti Pueblo, which you will drive through on your way over [...]

Super Bowl XLVI? SOUPER Bowl XVIII Santa Fe!

Santa Fe Red — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 16:23:34 +0000

Santa Fe Souper Bowl XVIII Santa Fe Community Convention Center 201 West Marcy Street Saturday, January 28, 2012 11:00 am – 1:30 pm Once a year, Santa Fe addresses the issue of hunger, because we know it exists in our community just as it does in others. How to make it fun? A Souper Bowl! [...]

Only ONE Santa Fe Performance!

Santa Fe Red — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:33:07 +0000

Our Aspen Santa Fe Ballet continues to deliver, this month bringing the celebrated Momix troupe – and Santa Fe favorite – to perform at the Lensic Center for the Performing Arts. Not content with simply demonstrating their extremely complex dance steps, this talented group also brings illusion and magic to the stage. Founded by Moses [...]

The Coyote Call Trail

The Santa Fe Naturalist — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 18:20:59 +0000

The winter light is so beautiful here in northern New Mexico that every weekend calls out for a walk somewhere in the country. This weekend was no exception, and that intriguing volcanic range on Santa Fe’s western skyline, the Jemez Mountains, was particularly seductive – the range catches snow as if to cool down its [...]

A New Year’s Story

The Santa Fe Naturalist — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 17:49:45 +0000

“When the world was very young, a beautiful tree began to grow in the forest. With every day that passed, the tree grew taller and taller. From its lofty place, the tree could look down on all the life of the forest, both the very small and the very large. It could see how difficult [...]

Happy New Year ~ Prospero Ano Nuevo

Santa Fe Red — Sun, 01 Jan 2012 16:14:12 +0000

As a new day dawns and a new year begins, we feel hope and gratitude. Hope for a year with less conflict, more joy and a brighter future for our planet and all its inhabitants, great and small. Gratitude for all the blessings we have enjoyed in 2011, for family, friends, and the pleasures of [...]

Merry Christmas to All….

Santa Fe Red — Sun, 25 Dec 2011 17:15:20 +0000

And to all, a good night….and joyful day!

Happy Hanukkah Santa Fe!

Santa Fe Red — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 00:21:45 +0000

The world holds many faiths, each with special holidays that we are glad to celebrate, and one begins today….it’s Hanukkah! New Mexico, like so many western outposts, has its Judaic history, with both travelers and businessman from the Old World and the eastern states streaming westward over the centuries for a variety of reasons. Some were [...]

Las Posadas: A Santa Fe Holiday Tradition

Santa Fe Red — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 16:42:53 +0000

The holiday tradition of Las Posadas takes place on Sunday, December 11, at 5:30pm at the Palace of the Governors So much of the holiday season seems so familiar and so relentlessly repetitive, and once-only experiences are becoming a rarity. That’s one of the reasons that Santa Fe loves Christmas Eve and the annual farolito [...]

From Stardust to Sardine Cans: a guided walk in the Cerrillos Hills

The Santa Fe Naturalist — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 03:50:46 +0000

Consilience. That’s the word I suspect was trembling on the lips of our guide for the afternoon, Ranger Sarah Woods, as she led us for a walk with that eye-catching title, along a dusty, juniper-dotted trail in Cerrillos Hills State Park, Sunday afternoon. Consilience literally means a “jumping-together” of knowledge, and when you’re wanting to [...]