Hi Austin - I was just in Santa Fe last weekend and I can’t recommend enough visiting Bandelier National Monument. It is fascinating, beautiful, and the Pueblo Loop and Alcove House Trail are not strenuous so suitable for all ages and athletic levels. Lunch at the nearby Sirphey cafe was delicious. We also enjoyed the small but charming Santa Fe Botanical Garden, a sunset from The Cross of the Martyrs, and delicious chocolate at Kakawa Chocolate. Enjoy!
In Santa Fe: 1. Hike the trails that wind around town. 2. Spend some time at the Arboretum. It is delightful, I want to take my grandkids, soon. 3. We always make it a point to eat at Tune-up as well as Counter Culture. 4. Go to the Farmer's Market if you are there on Market Day. 5. Be sure to do the touristy things: Meow Wolf, Palace of the Governors, The Loretto Chapel, etc.
I just broke my Chemix last week and I thought it was maybe a sign to try and drink a little less coffee. I would never quit, I am not a savage. I replaced it with a single cup pour over ceramic thing that you place on top of your mug and make one serving at a time. I don't know why but my coffee tastes even better now. Maybe I am being more precise with my proportions. And it has the added benefit of adding a moment of mindfulness each time you think you need a cup: do I really want it? let's make it.
Always a pleasure opening 10 things, Austin. A recommendation from us to enhance your RK Narayan experience - Pair your reading of the Malgudi Days stories, one at a time, with a viewing of the 80s TV show. (Hindi, with English subtitles)
I know people have named lots of museums; the Museum of International Folk Art is a real treat. Incredible, eclectic collections of fun stuff, such as I might aspire to assemble if I had a whole building to put them in!
In Taos do not miss a visit to Taos Pueblo. Take the 30 minute tour. The Pueblo is a thousand years old and still occupied. Fascinating. And a visit to the Couse/Sharp historic site. http://couse-sharp.org/
And of course see the Rio Grande gorge from the Highway bridge on 64.
We were in New Mexico a couple of summers ago and it was one of the best vacations ever. In Santa Fe, I would recommend the https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/. We enjoyed it. There are also a couple of photography museums nearby, the Monroe Gallery, https://www.monroegallery.com/. Also the Obscura Gallery https://www.obscuragallery.net/home-2022/. Taos is just the coolest place to be walking around. We picked up a couple of watercolor paintings in an all-local women's gallery and had them shipped back to Massachusetts. Enjoy!
For Santa Fe, I highly recommend taking the kids to Meow Wolf. They will absolutely love it there, and I think you will too. The level of creativity of what they put together there is off the charts
If you can handle the sensory overload, I highly recommend Meow Wolf. Also, La Montanita Co-op is a great place to buy groceries, and you can pick up a delicious coffee at Betterday Cafe in the same strip mall. San Marcos Cafe and Feed is a wonderful place to get breakfast and see peacocks. Be sure to order the cinnamon rolls. They are huge so you may want to buy only two to split among the four of you. We also liked eating (and drinking tea) at The Teahouse. If you are concerned about the effects of high altitude, research ibuprofen therapy. I still had high altitude loss of appetite on my most recent visit, but I didn't have high altitude insomnia thanks to the regular doses of ibuprofen that I was taking. The museums are fabulous. On our recent visit, we went to the Georgia O'Keefe Museum which we really enjoyed. Above all, have a wonderful time!
Check out Mabel Dodge Luhan's house in Taos -- and maybe even stay there. Full of literary history. A shy D.H. Lawrence painted fanciful chickens on the bathroom windows (and I photographed and printed and framed them). Jung was there too when he came to study the "Indian unconscious" in 1925.
My 7th graders (I’m a teacher) love blackout poetry- both doing it and reading your book. This is always what I start poetry month with because it’s approachable (the words are already there) and it upends their idea of what poetry is. Thank you!
Time Travel: Animal Crossing New Horizons is unlike any time travel I’ve read about. When going back a day, some things are new, some events are paused, some things act like time is going forward.
And then if you go forward again to the day you were on, some things act like the pause has ended, some haven’t.
I would be interested in a story that had less linear time travel elements like this.
My niece got me into ACNH by guiding me through the to-me-boring beginning, but it turned out to be worth it for these elements & some others.
The Georgia O'Keefe Museum and the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe are always great. The O'Keefe Museum has cool exhibits like her camping gear or her clothes and jewelry — very intimate and rare stuff. Hiking around all the art galleries up Canyon Road is fun — good restaurants to pop into. If you go in September, Santa Fe celebrates Fiestas. It draws in a lot of people from Santa Fe who have moved away — it always feels like a big family reunion at the restaurants, outdoor stuff and events — really lovely vibe and sweet things like local parades, music, etc.
In Albuquerque visit The Rio Grande Nature Center and state park. The tram going up to Sandia Peak is quite an experience and offers an incredible view of the area.
Hi Austin - I was just in Santa Fe last weekend and I can’t recommend enough visiting Bandelier National Monument. It is fascinating, beautiful, and the Pueblo Loop and Alcove House Trail are not strenuous so suitable for all ages and athletic levels. Lunch at the nearby Sirphey cafe was delicious. We also enjoyed the small but charming Santa Fe Botanical Garden, a sunset from The Cross of the Martyrs, and delicious chocolate at Kakawa Chocolate. Enjoy!
In Santa Fe: 1. Hike the trails that wind around town. 2. Spend some time at the Arboretum. It is delightful, I want to take my grandkids, soon. 3. We always make it a point to eat at Tune-up as well as Counter Culture. 4. Go to the Farmer's Market if you are there on Market Day. 5. Be sure to do the touristy things: Meow Wolf, Palace of the Governors, The Loretto Chapel, etc.
I just broke my Chemix last week and I thought it was maybe a sign to try and drink a little less coffee. I would never quit, I am not a savage. I replaced it with a single cup pour over ceramic thing that you place on top of your mug and make one serving at a time. I don't know why but my coffee tastes even better now. Maybe I am being more precise with my proportions. And it has the added benefit of adding a moment of mindfulness each time you think you need a cup: do I really want it? let's make it.
Always a pleasure opening 10 things, Austin. A recommendation from us to enhance your RK Narayan experience - Pair your reading of the Malgudi Days stories, one at a time, with a viewing of the 80s TV show. (Hindi, with English subtitles)
Here's episode 1 - https://youtu.be/aEjfHV0YbII?si=loCpQ5qGoPssyUc1
Also, The Guide was adapted to this blockbuster Bollywood film in the 60s. Should be streaming somewhere.
I know people have named lots of museums; the Museum of International Folk Art is a real treat. Incredible, eclectic collections of fun stuff, such as I might aspire to assemble if I had a whole building to put them in!
In Taos do not miss a visit to Taos Pueblo. Take the 30 minute tour. The Pueblo is a thousand years old and still occupied. Fascinating. And a visit to the Couse/Sharp historic site. http://couse-sharp.org/
And of course see the Rio Grande gorge from the Highway bridge on 64.
We were in New Mexico a couple of summers ago and it was one of the best vacations ever. In Santa Fe, I would recommend the https://www.okeeffemuseum.org/. We enjoyed it. There are also a couple of photography museums nearby, the Monroe Gallery, https://www.monroegallery.com/. Also the Obscura Gallery https://www.obscuragallery.net/home-2022/. Taos is just the coolest place to be walking around. We picked up a couple of watercolor paintings in an all-local women's gallery and had them shipped back to Massachusetts. Enjoy!
For Santa Fe, I highly recommend taking the kids to Meow Wolf. They will absolutely love it there, and I think you will too. The level of creativity of what they put together there is off the charts
If you can handle the sensory overload, I highly recommend Meow Wolf. Also, La Montanita Co-op is a great place to buy groceries, and you can pick up a delicious coffee at Betterday Cafe in the same strip mall. San Marcos Cafe and Feed is a wonderful place to get breakfast and see peacocks. Be sure to order the cinnamon rolls. They are huge so you may want to buy only two to split among the four of you. We also liked eating (and drinking tea) at The Teahouse. If you are concerned about the effects of high altitude, research ibuprofen therapy. I still had high altitude loss of appetite on my most recent visit, but I didn't have high altitude insomnia thanks to the regular doses of ibuprofen that I was taking. The museums are fabulous. On our recent visit, we went to the Georgia O'Keefe Museum which we really enjoyed. Above all, have a wonderful time!
Check out Mabel Dodge Luhan's house in Taos -- and maybe even stay there. Full of literary history. A shy D.H. Lawrence painted fanciful chickens on the bathroom windows (and I photographed and printed and framed them). Jung was there too when he came to study the "Indian unconscious" in 1925.
My 7th graders (I’m a teacher) love blackout poetry- both doing it and reading your book. This is always what I start poetry month with because it’s approachable (the words are already there) and it upends their idea of what poetry is. Thank you!
Time Travel: Animal Crossing New Horizons is unlike any time travel I’ve read about. When going back a day, some things are new, some events are paused, some things act like time is going forward.
And then if you go forward again to the day you were on, some things act like the pause has ended, some haven’t.
I would be interested in a story that had less linear time travel elements like this.
My niece got me into ACNH by guiding me through the to-me-boring beginning, but it turned out to be worth it for these elements & some others.
The Georgia O'Keefe Museum and the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts in Santa Fe are always great. The O'Keefe Museum has cool exhibits like her camping gear or her clothes and jewelry — very intimate and rare stuff. Hiking around all the art galleries up Canyon Road is fun — good restaurants to pop into. If you go in September, Santa Fe celebrates Fiestas. It draws in a lot of people from Santa Fe who have moved away — it always feels like a big family reunion at the restaurants, outdoor stuff and events — really lovely vibe and sweet things like local parades, music, etc.
In Albuquerque visit The Rio Grande Nature Center and state park. The tram going up to Sandia Peak is quite an experience and offers an incredible view of the area.
The Malgudi Days TV show was good and the music excellent.
Spent a week in Mew Mexico last summer. Of what we saw, the Gila Cliff Dwellings and White Sands National Monument are worth a look.