Santa Fe National Historic Trail

The plan was to march up the Rio Grande, capture the city of Santa Fe and seize the thousands of rifles, dozens of cannons and other supplies at Fort Union for a campaign that would expand the Confederacy's borders all the way to the California Coast. But Union soldiers stood their ground at a pinch along the Santa Fe Trail known as Glorieta Pass, resulting in a battle that historians often refer to as "the Gettysburg of the West." Until recently, public access to the Civil War battlefield was limited. But earlier this year, the National Park Service opened a new trail that allows ... Read Full Story

The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum will honor photographer Annie Leibovitz as the 2010 recipient in its Women of Distinction series. Leibovitz will be recognized March 6 at Santa Fe's Lensic Performing Arts Center. The Women of Distinction award was started in 2007. Previous honorees include Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, journalist Gail Sheehy and feminist author Gloria Steinem. Museum officials said Leibovitz's 40 years as a photojournalist have produced memorable and provocative works that include some of the best-known portraits of our time. The Santa Fe museum has the largest single collection of O'Keeffe's paintings, drawings and sculptures. The artist, who died in 1986, ... Read Full Story

The first time I have seen some of the peaks of the majestic Rocky Mountains Passing the borders to Colorado, we had to climb up the "Raton Pass" Raton Pass (7834 feet or 2388 meters elevation) is a mountain pass on the Santa Fe Trail along the Colorado-New Mexico border in the United States. Raton Pass is a federally designated National Historic Landmark. Ratón is Spanish for "mouse." The pass is located on the eastern side of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains between Trinidad, Colorado and Raton, New Mexico, approximately 100 miles (160 km) northeast of Santa Fe. The pass crosses the line of ... Read Full Story

The guardians of Georgia O'Keeffe's legacy have a bone to pick with an Albuquerque elementary school named after the artist. It's not a pretty picture. Officials of The Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe complained recently about a "GOK" logo proposed for the school's new facade, and about T-shirts that said "Georgia O'Keeffe Kindergarten." E-mails from the museum warned of possible trademark infringement and suggested that fees may be required for some uses of the name. "Everyone's shocked," said Yvonne Dion, president of the school's PTA. "This has never, ever, ever been an issue." O'Keeffe, one of the foremost American painters, was a modernist ... Read Full Story

Santa Fe is the capital of New Mexico and is the fourth largest city in the state. It is a world renowned travel destination that is rich in history, arts and culture. The city is nestled in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and is known for its warm summers and mild winters. Santa Fe has a long history and is the site of the oldest public building in America, the Palace of the Governors. It also has the oldest community celebration in the nation called the Santa Fe Fiesta. This celebration was started in 1712 to commemorate the Spanish reconquest of New Mexico. This ... Read Full Story