Less than an hour’s drive from Santa Fe [1] lie all manner of fascinating destinations, whether you’re interested in the 600-year-old ruins of ancestral Puebloan culture at Bandelier [2] or the 20th-century atomic developments in Los Alamos [3], home of the Manhattan Project.
Abiquiu [4], best known as Georgia O’Keeffe country, is a landscape of rich red rocks along the tree-lined Rio Chama, while Pecos Wilderness Area [5], east of the city, is a great spot to hike to alpine meadows.
The most popular day or overnight outing from Santa Fe [1] is to Taos [6], but even that presents two possibilities: the low road [7] along the Rio Grande or the high road [8] that passes through tiny Hispano mountain villages.
Links:
[1] http://www.moon.com/destinations/santa-fe-taos-albuquerque/santa-fe
[2] http://www.moon.com/destinations/santa-fe-taos-albuquerque/santa-fe/outside-santa-fe/bandelier-national-monument
[3] http://www.moon.com/destinations/santa-fe-taos-albuquerque/santa-fe/outside-santa-fe/los-alamos
[4] http://www.moon.com/destinations/santa-fe-taos-albuquerque/santa-fe/outside-santa-fe/abiquiu
[5] http://www.moon.com/destinations/santa-fe-taos-albuquerque/santa-fe/outside-santa-fe/pecos-and-villanueva/pecos-national-historical-park
[6] http://www.moon.com/destinations/santa-fe-taos-albuquerque/taos
[7] http://www.moon.com/destinations/santa-fe-taos-albuquerque/santa-fe/outside-santa-fe/the-low-road-taos
[8] http://www.moon.com/destinations/santa-fe-taos-albuquerque/santa-fe/outside-santa-fe/the-high-road-taos