Check the weather before you arrive. Santa Fe has four distinct seasons and some days you can experience all four of them in one day! When I was growing up, prior to climate change, we would have six to eight substantial snow storms of a foot or more every winter. Unlike Arizona, our temperate neighbor to the west, it will occasionally snow here in the mountains in early June.

I can’t tell you how many times I’ve picked up people at the airport in March who were wearing shorts and flip flops and experienced the shock of their lives during their spring break holiday.

Before you venture out please watch my short video Santa Fe History 101. It’s important to know that Santa Fe’s not just another beautiful town – it’s the most historically significant city in the county! I kid you not, no other place can compare to the complexity of history layered through different centuries that provides the foundation of this ancient city. Once you have all the facts, you’ll truly appreciate all that Santa Fe has offer. If you’re serious about history then I encourage you to take my tour, Santa Fe Revisited. The three-hour tour is the only one of its kind based on research from my eight books. Not to worry if history’s not your thing, the city of

Santa Fe provides a listing of tours from art, to architecture, to food and everything in between. I’m also a member of Santa Fe Tour Guides which provides an array of tours of the city and northern New Mexico. Happy Hunting.