Some shots of my old home and environs

[Steerpike]

[gateley]

1. Wow -- I'd love to go there! nt

[BarbaRosa]

2. Ahh, The City Different.

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3. I used to eat at coyote cafe's original place in Berkeley, cali

Back in the day.

[Steerpike]

4. Beserkly

another home away from home...loved those mini brewerys back in the day!

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9. Oh I had fun back then ... Nt

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5. Billy the Kid used to hang out here

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6. Hanging out at the College of Santa Fe

[leveymg]

7. Was in Santa Fe when Georgia O'Keefe was still around and before the Coyote Cafe went national

But, it's a place I'd like to go back to. Lots of Good Magic there.

[Steerpike]

8. Still have lots of family there

back in the day

[leveymg]

10. Well, then, you have reason to go back, sooner.

I came through there driving cross-country from Boston in a VW Van with my girlfriend at the time. She was a painter who had correspondence with O'Keeffe. We stopped briefly at Georgia's house in Abiquiu, but O'Keeffe was sick and her constant companion, Juan, wouldn't let us stay long.

I recall that New Mexico had more spirits per square mile than any other place I've ever been. Santa Cruz, CA which is where we ended up for a while, came close.

Nice country. Good times. Beautiful places and people.

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11. An old Santa Fe Cemetary

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12. Downtown Cathedral in Santa Fe

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13. Detail of a Church at Pecos

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49. Blue topaz crystal bricks; one of my favorites, of rock hunting in the Trans Pecos geo area.

[Steerpike]

14. More graveyard

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15. The trainstation at Lamy New Mexico

[marked50]

16. My home-The Land of Enchantment

Probably the best and most accurate nickname for a state. Best sunsets in the US, wonderful mountains, mesas, and deserts and in-between (only thing it lacks is an ocean)- mild weather (compared to most places). And you can't beat the blend of cultures. No where else in the US do you have people of such diversity, living pretty well together. Sure, some tensions all around but overall- great tolerance and appreciation. Been to all 50 states and want to be no where else.

[Beartracks]

29. +1000

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[lunasun]

17. awesome...breeezed through areas like Lamy NM on Amtrak + wanted to stop!!!

maybe next time I will ......when we did a quick stop
perhaps Albuquerque(?) we got some local made foods and bread from a vendor on the track that was tasty and lasted all the way to Chicago!

[cilla4progress]

18. Loved these. Thank you!

I had planned to move there at one time, but got "stuck" in the shrub-stepped of eastern Washington...not too shabby itself.

My friends who have been to NM and frequent do say it's a magical place. Hope to see it for myself one day!

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19. More Diablo Canyon

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20. A church at Pecos

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21. Diablo cont.

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22. A walk in the Land of Enchantment

[denbot]

23. At first glance I thought it was Soccorro

Love NM

[Beartracks]

24. Thank your sharing. I miss my 2nd hometown.

My wife and I had the good fortune and blessing to live in Santa Fe for a number of years, until family reasons (and, in hindsight, some half-baked planning and decision-making) took us away. We very much want to move back someday. There is a different feel there than anywhere else, and you can't beat the combination of cultures, landscape, sunsets, weather, and food. A day without green chile really is a day without sunshine. And now that I'm thinking about it, I need a Plaza Porter.

By the way, in your OP, where are the churches in the first and last photos?

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[Steerpike]

27. Hey there

That first church is at Lamy

I forget where that last one is...just outside of Santa Fe...

[Beartracks]

28. Ok, that's why it looks familiar! Now that you mention it...

... I think that little church with the red roof is south of town on the Old Las Vegas Highway, just before it turns into a private road.

Wait, let me check Google Maps..... LOL

Yep, that's it! Here's another photo (not mine -- wish I'd taken one when I was right there next to it): http://www.panoramio.com/photo/60720779

Still live in NM, Steerpike?

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[Steerpike]

30. No I live in Alaska now

But I have lots of family there. I miss it bad...

[mcgarry50]

25. i love NM

beautiful Photo's. Pre/fracking

[3auld6phart]

26. Nice

New Mexico has one of the most attractive flags in the world besides awesome scenery.
Simple and attractive.

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31. Sightseeing outside of Santa Fe

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32. In town goofing around

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33. The Lensic Theatre

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34. Another angle of the Church at Lamy

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35. More of the Church

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36. The tree in the Plaza

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37. More trains

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38. Shops in the Plaza

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39. A beat up poloroid photo of me

The trailor court on Agua Fria

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40. Diabloness

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41. My brother and I

He's lived in Santa Fe most his life and just looks so happy and fit! I live in Alaska now and do a great impersonation of Orson Welles...

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42. My Dad and the Lake at Pecos

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43. 21st Century Native at Lamy NM

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44. The Urinal at Lamy

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45. Somewhere near Santa Rosa

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46. Some of my old 35 mm work...

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47. an old pentax 35 mm and me in NM

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48. more 35 mm off the plaza