New Mexico

Warpy

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10. Roswell would be well worth looking into

Sun Oct 28, 2012, 04:35 PM

Oct 2012

While there are cold snaps during the winter, it often is quite livable. Even Las Cruces, the southernmost city, is temperate in winter. The altitude is far lower, for one thing. Trees there start to leaf out in February. The scenery is also stunning.

The artsy vibe is all over the state. After all, I moved out here to feed my fiber habit, finding wool a lot cheaper if I bought it right off the sheep's back and processed it and spun it myself. It's a visual artist's paradise, with painters, sculptors, weavers, jewelers and fine woodworkers all over the place.

While Santa Fe and Taos are the big gallery towns, is gallery shopping something you'd want to do every day?

And both places are cold and snowy in winter, not that big a break from Chicago.

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Hi. Driving down to New Mexico in two weeks (or so) [View all] Panasonic Oct 2012 OP

Old town, both cities Warpy Oct 2012 #1

Warpy, my husband and I took our first trip to NM last week and I was REALLY taken with Santa Fe whathehell Oct 2012 #7

The rest of the state calls Santa Fe "Adobe Disneyland" Warpy Oct 2012 #8

Then I may be Mickey Mouse! whathehell Oct 2012 #9

Roswell would be well worth looking into Warpy Oct 2012 #10

I never thought of Roswell in any other terms but. you know, "the alien", lol, whathehell Oct 2012 #11

Is it something I said, Warpy? whathehell Oct 2012 #13

It's rare to be snubbed by someone whose work you've just expressed an interest in buying whathehell Oct 2012 #14

For me, weaving is like sex Warpy Oct 2012 #15

That's nice whathehell Oct 2012 #16

I may move there, some day... PasadenaTrudy Jan 2013 #17

Not much is as expensive as SoCal whathehell Jan 2013 #18

Yeah.. PasadenaTrudy Jan 2013 #19

I cannot quite understand where the notion that Santa Fe is so terribly expensive SheilaT Jan 2013 #20

If PasadenaTrudy Jan 2013 #21

Rents here are comparable, in my experience, SheilaT Jan 2013 #22

True dat n/t PasadenaTrudy Jan 2013 #23

I live in Albuquerque orbitgirl Oct 2012 #2

natural history and science museum. zoo. aquarium with botanic gardens seabeyond Oct 2012 #3

To be honest, Albuquerque is probably a lot more kid-friendly SheilaT Oct 2012 #4

Interesting idea Panasonic Oct 2012 #5

You could check out the bus service in ABQ online. SheilaT Oct 2012 #6

Your son would probably enjoy taking the longest tram in the world Quixote1818 Oct 2012 #12