Shades of Beige in Santa Feige
Santa Fe, New Mexico is another beautiful city in the high desert (about 7200 ft.). Understanding the importance of blending in with the surroundings, we decided that desert cities have rules that all the homes must be painted in one of “the 50 shades of beige”. The beige buildings in the beige landscape started to feel old in a hurry. Luckily there are uniquely colored rugs and jewelry and bustling farmers markets to brighten the scene!
During a day of exploration, we stopped at the Santa Fe Railyard Arts District, which includes a Farmers market, a performing arts center, local artist sales booths and a museum. Some farmer-made fresh cream cheese and feta cheese and some green chili mustard made it into our bag. We browsed the local art and caught a few minutes of a local dance crew working on their native dancing
It was just a short drive from the Arts district to the historic Santa Fe Plaza, a traditional Spanish/American plaza. There was so much to see, the Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis of Assisi, the IAIA Museum of Contemporary Native Arts, the Palace of the Governors, along with many shops and plenty of authentic native American products around the plaza. We did some shopping from local vendors and enjoyed the sunny day in New Mexico’s capital city.
Santa Fe Skies RV Park, a family-owned campground, is filled with art by an Albuquerque artist, Joe Forrest Sackett. We enjoyed walking through the park admiring his steel and glass work and the collection of antique gas engines and old vehicles. If you are camping in Santa Fe this is defiantly the place to stay.
Everyday tasks like dog feeding and camper fixing fit into our busy schedule. We installed a cell signal booster greatly increasing our bandwidth for calls and data.
