Today was our first full day in NM. We were supposed to be picking up the rental car and knocking around Santa Fe today. I apparently speced out the whole reservation, but then somehow never actually completed it. Although no cars are available today, we’ll pick one up first thing tomorrow morning.
We’re staying at the Ojo Santa Fe resort just south of Santa Fe. We were originally supposed to go to Ojo Caliente on the north side of the city in May of last year to celebrate our anniversary, but – Yeah, not so much. Unfortunately, they had a fire last year and they are still closed.
Since we’re without transport today, we opted to explore the property in the morning. Breakfast was blue corn pancakes, huevos rancheros, fresh fruit, and tons of water. Adequately fueled up, we headed out the back of the property to explore their hiking trails. We figured the ~4 mile would be a good chance to see how the heat and high altitude are treating us before we get into some of the longer hikes we have planned.
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| Note that north is pointing to the lower left corner of the map. Always a sign of a quality navigation tool! |
We walked past the salt water pool and hot tub, and then past the archery range and out into the desert scrub. As we started climbing some of the small hills, the beauty of the New Mexico desert started to reveal itself. We’ve heard from several people that the weather has been unseasonably warm, so I was surprised at how much was in bloom! We passed by many cactuses outrageous pink and yellow flowers.
It was most surreal! We picked our way through the glen, enjoying the break from both the heat and sun. The lizards scampering through the brush reminded me very much of the squirrels back home – super noisy for such small prey animals!
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