Land
of Enchantment
My featured novel, “Brede”
is set in New Mexico. My family and I vacation
throughout the state—and I love the vast landscapes, Indian Country, and
culture.
I
thought I would share snips of my vacation and you will mostly likely understand
why “Brede” Rodeo Romance, Book 2 is set in New Mexico, the Land of
Enchantment.
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- New Mexico is wine country.
Franciscan
García de Zúñiga and a monk named Antonio de Arteaga started growing wine
grapes along the Rio Grande around 1629. By the late 19th century, New Mexico
was the wine growing region in the United States, producing over a million
gallons each year. These are award-winning wines.
- · Taos Pueblo has been inhabited for over a thousand years.
apartment-like town. Human habitation of the area dates back perhaps 5,000 years, but
it wasn’t until around 1,000 AD that the current adobe dwellings were constructed by
two different groups of Tiwa peoples who came together to build the still-thriving
community.
· New Mexico has more PhDs per capita than any other state.
The
state is home to more PhD holders per capita than any other state in the
country. Why? Albuquerque hosts Sandia National Laboratories and a number of
other research facilities. Los Alamos
National Laboratory, Intel, and several land management agencies including the
Forest Service and National Park Service, and of course, Microsoft was established
in an Albuquerque garage.
- Santa Fe
Denver
might be the Mile High City, but Santa Fe, at 7,199 feet above sea level, is home
to an unparalleled arts scene.
- You can see five different states from the top of Capulin Volcano.
Capulin
Volcano National Monument towers over the edge of the Great Plains in the
northeastern corner of the state. An extinct cinder cone volcano, the formation
once served as a landscape marker on the Santa Fe Trail. Today you can drive to
the top of the 8,000ft cone for one seriously stunning view that takes in
Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, and Colorado, in addition to New Mexico.
- New Mexico can proudly claim one of the most diverse landscapes in the world.
There is also a range of incredible outdoor
adventures to match. Snow-capped 13,000ft peaks dressed in pines and spruce, brilliant
wildflower fields and jungle-like riparian forests of towering cottonwoods, and
white sand dunes and vast expanses of prairie.
- A bout 75 % of all New Mexico’s road are unpaved.
New
Mexico is the nation’s fifth largest state. Such a vast expanse is difficult,
not to mention expensive, to fill with paved roads. Gravel and rutted dirt
routes make this the perfect place for solitary back country exploration of our
endless list of sweet spots. Just be sure to bring a shovel and jack…just in
case.
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| Santa Fe, New Mexico |
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| New Mexico Ranch Country |
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