The Ortiz Mountains

We were up on a mesa west of Santa Fe the other day, and the view to the Ortiz Mountains and the Cerrillos Hills was pretty neat. I got this one picture that I really like for the colors and kind of mystic feel:

The view from the mountain

Looking at the view down below is just spectacular from the area of the mountain near the Santa Fe Ski Basin. You can see the city of Santa Fe down below, as well as all the way to the Ortiz Mountains and the Sandias to the south and the Jemez Mountains to the west.

New Mexico is a beautiful state and the Santa Fe area certainly is one of the most scenic, in my opinion. Sometimes we must stop and let it sink in that we are actually living here!