Here are some random thoughts and observations about Santa Fe. I'll organize it better later, but for now...

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Over One Mile Above Sea Level

Santa Fe is approximately 7000 feet (~2000 meters) above sea level. If you are coming from near sea-level you may notice you feel tired a little easier, you may find it requires more effort when you hike. There is less oxygen, and air pressure in general, one mile above sea-level, than when you are at the beach, at sea level. In case you forgot, one mile is 5280 feet (~1600 meters).

Another side effect of the lower air pressure is that water boils at less than 212 Fahrenheit (100 degrees Celsius). I've measured temperatures in the upper 190s F. (~87 C) when boiling water.

The moral of this story is that you end up having to cook things a bit longer and add more water than you would normally at near sea-level.

There are a number of places on the Internet with information about high altitude cooking. If you intend to visit long enough to do some of your own cooking I encourage you to check some of them out. Until I find the links and insert them here from the web sites I've encountered, here is one I know because I put it up. Whole Wheat High Altitude Bread

Seasons

Santa Fe, like many cities higher in latitude, has 4 seasons.