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Photo Forum / Photo Technique / Nature Photography / October 2004New Mexico in October?
Any recommendations for a 5-7 day trip? Not just for photo opps, but scenic, native american, travel in general? I'm thinking of renting an SUV for this trip with my mom (age 69 with some knee pain) and covering Santa Fe, Carlsbad, Taos, Rte 66, etc. I guess North/North Central NM. Can we expect to be able to find affordable motels, etc without reservations? I'd like us to be able to just go wherever we want and not be committed to arriving at any given time/day. We don't need anything fancy....the more 'local" the better. Thanks in advance, Jo >From: "Jo Cohen" jocohen@comcast.net > >Any recommendations for a 5-7 day trip? Not just for photo opps, but >scenic, native american, travel in general? >I'm thinking of renting an SUV for this trip with my mom (age 69 with >some knee pain) and covering Santa Fe, Carlsbad, Taos, Rte 66, etc. I'd spend at least 3 days in the Santa Fe area myself, for the fine food, scenic surrounds and arty stuff. It's one of our favorite cities. There are a couple of excellent photo galleries in Santa Fe, especially the Andrew Smith Gallery, which often has several original prints from photogs like Ansel Adams, Edward Weston, Alfred Stieglitz, Eugene Smith, Karsh, Steve McCurry, Christopher Burkett, Henri Cartier-Bresson and dozens of others. The Burkett Ilfochromes are probably the finest color prints I've ever seen ... bring money, lots of money if you plan on buying something from one of the greats but even if you don't buy it's worthwhile spending several hours drooling over the great prints. There's also usually a good exhibit, from the web site I see it's Annie Leibowitz starting Oct 22 ... http://www.andrewsmithgallery.com/ I'd advise a visit to the Georgia O'Keefe Museum in Santa Fe too, and maybe a day trip out to her old Ghost Ranch NW of town. I'd pass on Carlsbad since it's well to the south and will likely eat up two days of driving back and forth, but if you do go there I'd also try to stop by White Sands NM. You might like Taos, you might not ... it comes alive in ski season but is pretty quiet this time of year. >Can we expect to be able to find >affordable motels, etc without reservations? I'd like us to be able to >just go wherever we want and not be committed to arriving at any given >time/day. Albuquerque is jammed during the International Balloon Festival, which I think is the first couple of weeks in October (should be easy to get the exact dates off the 'net). My wife is stopping up there during the festival and can't find an open hotel room, for example, so check that carefully. You might also have trouble finding an SUV to rent if that's when you were coming and you're flying into Albuquerque. The rest of the state should be OK that time of year. Have a good trip. Bill Thanks Bill, great advice! Jo > >From: "Jo Cohen" jocohen@comcast.net > > [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > > Bill Jo, I just checked...the Balloon Fiesta is October 1-10. Web site: http://www.balloonfiesta.com/ BJ > Any recommendations for a 5-7 day trip? Not just for photo opps, but > scenic, native american, travel in general? [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Jo > Jo, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > BJ Thanks, um, BJ. :) We won't be able to get there that soon. Boy, that must be a neat event! Any other ideas for NM in late Oct/early Novemeber? Jo >From: "Jo Cohen" jocohen@comcast.net >Any other ideas for NM in late Oct/early Novemeber? If you like birds then you might stop by Bosque del Apache NWR, which is about 90 miles south of Albuquerque just off the Interstate. It's about a month before the peak migration but by early Nov you should see many thousands of snow geese and sandhill cranes, plus many other species. >>From: "Jo Cohen" jocohen@comcast.net > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > before the peak migration but by early Nov you should see many thousands of > snow geese and sandhill cranes, plus many other species. I'll second that. Best times are the hour or so before sunset and the period around sunrise (bundle up for the latter). The snow geese will have a surprise for you at sunrise. You can stay the night in Socorro, a few miles N of Bosque. If you drive from Santa Fe to Taos, I'd recommend the old high road. > If you drive from Santa Fe to Taos, I'd recommend the old high road. Why? What's the name of the road? Thanks again, Jo >> If you drive from Santa Fe to Taos, I'd recommend the old high road. > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Jo This route takes you through small communities with famous churches and other photo ops, such as Chimayo, Truchas, Las Trampas. It also takes you higher into the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. The route numbers are 503, 76, 518... Pete Jo a friend directed me to your question about late Oct or Nov for a trip to N.M. I would defiantly suggest after the fiesta is over (Balloon one) as the city and surrounding areas are filled. If you come in Nov you might like the Bosque del Apache as mentioned and you can drive through it....here is a site. http://www.friendsofthebosque.org/crane/index.htm Also if you have not been to Acoma it is a Native American Pueblo and is called Sky City. As far a a cheaper place to stay you might try some of the places in Rio Rancho about 1 hr from Santa Fe....Hope this helps you. Judy > Jo a friend directed me to your question about late Oct or Nov for a > trip to N.M. [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > you. > Judy Hi Judy! Thanks very much! I also learned about ojo caliente spa - it looks wonderful and not too expensive for just a day... Will check out all your suggestions.... Jo Hi Judy! Thanks very much! I also learned about ojo caliente spa - it looks wonderful and not too expensive for just a day... Will check out all your suggestions.... Jo ...........................................................................Jo.....yes I have been there and it is nice. A drive thru the Jemez Mountains is also beautiful. Judy Feel free to email with any questions. > Hi Judy! Thanks very much! I also learned about ojo caliente spa - it > looks wonderful and not too expensive for just a day... Will check out > all your suggestions.... > Jo ...................................................................... .....Jo.....yes > I have been there and it is nice. A drive thru the Jemez Mountains is > also beautiful. > Judy > Feel free to email with any questions. thanks again! Jo >From: schmader@webtv.net (southwest2) >If you come in Nov you might like the Bosque del Apache as mentioned >and you can drive through it In case you are wondering about Bosque here are a few shots my wife and I took while visiting ... just click a thumbnail to see a larger image ... great place for a photographer, several of these images have been printed in major magazines ... http://members.aol.com/hiltonfotography/bosque/index.htm Roger C has quite a few (mostly) sandhill crane shots up on his site also ... http://www.clarkvision.com/galleries/gallery.BosqueNWR/index.html There aren't as many birds there in October but it's rocking in November ... Bill |
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