Psychic Counseling and Spiritual Healing

A Surprisingly Rich Source of Information 

NewMexicoHomes.com looks on the surface to be a plain, blue and white real estate site, but hidden below its exterior is a fabulous wealth of helpful information about New Mexico,  and what to see and do here. Via short, well-written articles and a truly superb sense of organization that makes the site a pleasure to use (or try to emulate if you make your own web pages!), there is much more to this site than just how to rent or buy or sell a house. Check it out!

Discovery Day in Santa Fe: La Cieneguilla Petroglyph Site

When I first moved to Santa Fe in the eighties, I took frequent road trips to check out New Mexico and its ancientness. Somehow, I never came across a petroglyph site just a few miles south of Santa Fe, right off Airport Road, that boasts hundreds of petroglyphs in the basalt cliffs, especially of kokopellis and birds.

La Cieneguilla Petroglyph site is 3.5 miles south of 599, marked by a sign and a big parking lot. It’s a steep but short climb and the views are fantastic – 360 degrees! I've seen very little of the site so far, but came across a huge cave with a blackened roof from many fires, and a snake petroglyph on the wall outside. Very nice piece of real estate with views overlooking valleys and mountains.

Santa Fe Finds:

The good metaphysical/spiritual book and supply store is The Ark, on Romero Street. 505-988-3709. Nice garden, nice couches, great book and magazine selection, great free talks.

If you're here in the summer, stop by the Plaza in the evening to dance and hear live music! The bandstand program is changing hands... you can find all the local events in the Santa Fe New Mexican's Pasatiempo section on Fridays, and the free weekly The Santa Fe Reporter on Wednesdays. 

Nature Trails and Great Places to Walk in Northern New Mexico

Petroglyph Park in Albuquerque:The other day I ended up in an extraordinary place that everyone should know about who visits New Mexico, as it’s 25 from the airport, yet centuries apart…what a great way to start a trip, by saying hello to the state’s  most ancient self.  The place to go is a side-entrance to the Petroglyph Park, found behind a Valvoline station at 9501 Golf Course Road NW. (And there’s a burrito place right there too.) Within moments from stepping through the entrance, the trail opens up to a timeless view of mesas and the high desert.  Big boulders on the right leading to a canyon in back are covered with petroglyphs, etched hundreds of years ago by indigenous people. I can’t imagine a quicker way to decompress… http://www.cabq.gov/openspace/petroglyph.html. 

The Dale Ball Trail system has some great trails with mountain views; its at the end of the paved part of Canyon Road and there's a parking area just where it Cerro Gordo begins. You can also walk up the dirt part of Canyon to the Audobon Society parking lot, where there are more trails.