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Camino Del Monte Sol -The Neighborhoods of Santa Fe, New Mexico – Michael’s Blog As the morning spreads over the city you decide to take a stroll on one of the most picturesque streets on the East side of Santa Fe. It’s a short walk from the downtown Plaza, up Canyon road or Palace Avenue [...]

Here’s a photo of  Tonia, Nick and Oscar on a hike to the waterfalls in Rio En Medio, New Mexico.  Our new favorite! “A house is made of walls and beams;   a home is built with love and dreams.”   ­                                                        – Unknown                                                                 Even during the uncertain housing market of recent years, 90% of [...]

Agua Fria – The Neighborhoods of Santa Fe, New Mexico “To the town of Agua Fria rode a stranger one fine day…………with a big iron on his hip”                                                                                                                           ~ Marty Robbins If you’ve ever listened to this gunfighter ballad you may have wondered where this town might be or if it even exists.  It’s [...]

Acequia Madre – The Neighborhoods of Santa Fe, New Mexico My regular Saturday morning walk through the neighborhoods of Santa Fe takes me not only through the secretive streets and old burro alleys but also through the four seasons of the high desert.  With the warming, dry breeze that blows over the rooftops in early spring [...]

Puesta Del Sol – The Neighborhoods of Santa Fe, New Mexico There’s a slow, majestic sway to the greening willows. Displayed across the surface of the sky is the view of the nightly sunset seen from the vast expanse of  the countryside. This is horse country. Miles of  trails and arroyos course through the pinon and cedars and from here you [...]

The North Hills – The Neighborhoods of Santa Fe, New Mexico Swirled beneath a fathomless night of bright, whispering stars is an area of Santa Fe known to the folks who live here simply as the North Hills.  The Sangre de Cristo Mountains are part of the southern tip of the Rockies and this neighborhood [...]

Galisteo – The Neighborhoods of Santa Fe, New Mexico A visit to Northern New Mexico and Santa Fe would not be complete without a Sunday drive to the charming and historic 305 year old village of Galisteo.  Just 18 scenic miles from Santa Fe and 49 miles from Albuquerque, you will see why artists, urban [...]

South Capitol, The Neighborhoods of Santa Fe, New Mexico Since this is the neighborhood in which I live, I’m excited to tell you about this thriving district.  Settled at the turn of the last century there was need for housing close to the bustling Santa Fe Rail Yard. Homes here were built with Victorian architecture, [...]

Rancho Viejo – The Neighborhoods of Santa Fe, New Mexico “From out of the clear blue of the western sky…comes Sky King!” I remember television’s Sky King and his niece, Penny, from my childhood as they would flying their Cessna over vast ranch lands. I still get the same feeling today as I had then when [...]

The Santa Fe River-The Neighborhoods of Santa Fe, New Mexico Santa Fe is still celebrating its 400th year anniversary and is the oldest capital in the United States.  Here is an exuberant location where sumptuous elegance can hold the eyes of all who walk these narrow streets into Santa Fe’s little world of light, color [...]