The Sante Fe/Taos area is rich in Indian history and it is interesting to try to imagine what life was like back in the real Indian days during the winter. No heat other than the fire that constantly needed attention. A winter bubble bath did not even exist. Nor a hot shower. Sleeping under deer/buffalo hides at night. Food was not at a crazy Super Walmart, nor a dinner for two with wine and a romantic candle.
This area also is rich in the old cowboy history. Many cowboys were like many sailors of that era, a bit on the rowdy side. Cowboys had whiskey and sailors had rum. One rode a horse, one rode a ship. One carried a Colt and the other a dagger.The cowboys that lived on the edge were called outlaws and the sailors on the edge were called pirates. Cowboys were known to rob and sailors were known to pillage.
MauiSkiBus ended up in the repair yard of Hal Burns for four extra days repairing rod/main bearings on the crankshaft. During this time we were able to borrow a company truck and hike up the 60 year old Sipapu with the dogs and ski down. Franklin again was the speed king down the mountain and we had to wait for Gykaiya at the bottom. Carolyn ended up getting sick after this trek and did not ski for over ten days.
Ski Sante Fe is a 45 minute drive up a steep windy road from from Sante Fe itself, to a base of 10,300′. The mountain has a nice slope line and the view from the top back down on Sante Fe and the surrounding desert is interesting when one is on skis and snow at nearly 12,000 feet. This is a fine mountain and I would have liked to spend more time here.
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