Seeing the city from the peak

Up near the peak of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, there is a great lookout area where we love to stop and look down the mountain to see the city of Santa Fe far below. Past the city, you can see the Sandia Mountains at Albuquerque in the distance to the southwest. You can look west to Tetilla Peak and Pajarito Peak and the city of Los Alamos in the Jemez Mountains.

The view is so spectacular, that I am sure I posted pictures very similar to these a year ago. But ... here are the one we took yesterday:

Breakfast Santa Fe Style

Several weeks ago, I purchased this neat little book, Breakfast Santa Fe Style, published in 2006, which is a guide to all the Santa Fe restaurants which serve breakfast and brunch. Breakfast in Santa Fe is a big thing, with a wide variety of places to choose from and crowds nearly everywhere you go for breakfast, and authors Santa Fe residents Kathy Barco and Valerie Nye have written a wonderful book -- not only their reviews of the restaurants, but including additional fun information about the city and tips on books featuring New Mexico authors and themes.

We have already used the book a lot since we purchased it -- and our only regret is that we didn't buy it sooner. The authors are in the process of publishing their newest book - Breakfast New Mexico Style, which will feature breakfast restaurants all over the state. I will be buying that one as soon as it comes out!

And here's the best part -- Valerie Nye is a blogger friend who posts at "Val on Line" -- there is a link to her blog on my site. Check out her blog -- she not only has written a great restaurant book -- but her photography is excellent, too.

Thanks for a great Santa Fe resource book, Val!