Uploaded July 2025 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
The Call of the Trail
Living here in Santa Fe, we're blessed with an embarrassment of riches when it comes to hiking near Santa Fe. The southern foothills of the Sangre de Cristo range spread out before us like a weathered tapestry, each trail offering its own unique story written in stone, sage, and sky. But there's something particularly alluring about the trail system near Apache Canyon—perhaps it's the way the morning light catches the red rocks, or how the distant views of the Galisteo Basin seem to stretch endlessly toward the horizon.
On that warm July 8th morning, we packed our usual gear: plenty of water (you don't mess around with hydration in this high desert country), our trusty hiking poles, and of course, my camera. After forty-plus years of marriage, Paulette knows that any hike with me is as much about capturing the light and landscape as it is about the walking itself. It's a passion that's only grown stronger since we moved to Santa Fe in 2017, trading our summer escapes to Lake Mohave for the cooler mountain air and endless photographic opportunities of northern New Mexico.
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The Call of the Trail
Living here in Santa Fe, we're blessed with an embarrassment of riches when it comes to hiking near Santa Fe. The southern foothills of the Sangre de Cristo range spread out before us like a weathered tapestry, each trail offering its own unique story written in stone, sage, and sky. But there's something particularly alluring about the trail system near Apache Canyon—perhaps it's the way the morning light catches the red rocks, or how the distant views of the Galisteo Basin seem to stretch endlessly toward the horizon.
On that warm July 8th morning, we packed our usual gear: plenty of water (you don't mess around with hydration in this high desert country), our trusty hiking poles, and of course, my camera. After forty-plus years of marriage, Paulette knows that any hike with me is as much about capturing the light and landscape as it is about the walking itself. It's a passion that's only grown stronger since we moved to Santa Fe in 2017, trading our summer escapes to Lake Mohave for the cooler mountain air and endless photographic opportunities of northern New Mexico.
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