Friday October 29, 2010

We are spending our second day in Santa Fe. We originally intended on going back to Bandelier National Park for the day but after finding that the hour or so trip there for a hike could be satisfied with some local hiking in Santa Fe, we found some local trails that had some good recommendations so we decided to go with a hike up Atalaya Mountain. The directions to the trail head were a bit sketchy which resulted in us hiking an extra 2 miles to get to the start but we did finally find it and the trail was well marked.


It was a fairly steep climb up the mountain and Chris was having some altitude/asthma issues for a while but we eventually got to the summit for some great views.


Panorama photo with Santa Fe in the middle .....


(click on panorama to enlarge)

The trip down was a lot easier. We did about 7 miles in total.

We went back to the hotel for a shower and then a trip to the historic town centre. We walked around and looked in a number of the shops, museums and galleries.


Our feet were a little tired so we stopped for an early supper. We met some local folks who recommended a nice Mexican bistro/brewery in the heart of the old town. It was just what we needed. The Mexican food was excellent with a good amount of heat!

A few views of the old town before we headed back to the hotel to rest our feet.


It was a full day with a relatively early to bed time ....