Views

Front of Golondrinas Placita

The entrance to the Golondrinas Placita, walk through el zaguan (the covered entry) and in to the courtyard where rooms surround it in a fort-like layout. Look to your right and see the path to the rest of the Rancho de las Golondrinas. Behind you is the entertainment platform where dancers and others share their skills.

Looking south-west, away from the mountains (which are not in view), one can see the scrub-brush, piñion, and junipers.

El Rancho De Las Golondrinas

El Rancho de Las Golondrinas, "The Ranch of the Swallows". Use the map below to locate it and take a tour of the entrance so you can recognize it when you drive by.

In the distance, over the field, you can see the Sangre de Christo foothills.

Palace of Governors

The Palace of Governors is across the street from the Santa Fe Plaza.

No music today, but lots of street vendors and artisans selling their wares.

Old Santa Fe Trail at Alameda

The corner of Old Santa Fe Trail and Alameda Street. On the other side of the street is the Santa Fe River.

Keep on walking across the street and the next major intersection is with Paseo de Peralta; up there you'll find the Visitor's Center.

The view in this panorama are man-made. The parapets of the roof line create a distant, mountainous look. That feeling is increased via the sculpture of the deer jumping down.

Edgar Lee Hewett House

Next to the Museum of Fine Arts is the Museum of New Mexico Foundation headquarters. Known as the Edgar Lee Hewett House, formerly the Fort Marcy Officers' Residence.

Canyon Road at Camino Escondido

Send a post card to your friends and family letting them know what a great time you're having. Look around in the panorama and you'll see what I mean.

Looking up Canyon Road you can see one of the Sangre de Christo foothills.

Musicians Play at the Farmers Market

Organic produce, plants, baked goods, clothing, art, music...

Over the musicians' shoulders you can see views of the Sangre de Christo foothills. Views while you shop.

Old Santa Fe Trail at Paseo de Peralta

Look around and you can see the blue sign for the Visitor Information Center.

Ok, so not the most exciting views, but I hope it helps you get your bearings. There are some Sangre de Christo foothill views, however.

Canyon Road at Camino del Monte Sol

This intersection has a nice collection of places nearby. A few places you can eat outside, and more galleries of course.

On the other side of the white van is the public parking lot.

And another "Where's Waldo?"-type peek-a-boo mountain view.

Museum Hill Plaza in February

This panorama has you situated in a the center of a circular plaza on Museum Hill in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Museum Hill is a collection of four museums: Museum of Spanish Colonial Art , Museum of Indian Arts & Culture, Museum of International Folk Art, and the Wheelwright Museum of the American Indian.

From this spot on the plaza one can see both the Jemez mountain range and the snow covered ridges of the Sangre de Christo mountain range.