Santa Fe, NM

[davos]

So...I have this job opportunity in Santa Fe and was wondering if any of you huddlers had been there, lived there, etc.  I'm starting looking into things area wise but haven't really considered the the location before.  

 

Seems like a cool place from what I've read.  Young population, cool culture, good music scene, great mountain biking.

 

Anyone been/lived there before?

 

 

[PhillyB]

it's been a long, long time. i preferred it over albuquerque or gallup or anywhere else in NM to be honest... the state has a reputation of being dusty and barren and hot, but santa fe is tucked pretty nicely near a bunch of mountains and green forests and lakes (reservoirs, really) and national parks.

 

i'd be jealous, i haven't been out there for almost 15 years now.

[stirs]

headed to Mescalero in a couple months, be my first time in NM

 

 

[Salvo]

Travel down through there every year. Santa Fe has a strong cultural background if you're into Hispanic/Native American arts and music. It's becoming a bit of a tourist trap as of late, but you're only an hour's drive from ABQ.

 

If you're into the outdoors, there's some awesome sightseeing/hiking/biking/etc on the city's northern fringes and beyond. I took a detour once to get back to Colorado, trying to stay off the interstate, and got lost north of Santa Fe. Best detour I've ever been on.

 

The rest of NM is a dump. Supposedly some nice areas outside of Silver City in East Central NM but I haven't been there yet.

 

 

[Panthro]

Yeah no need to go to albacoqurechubacra

[Happy Panther]

Never been but I have heard it has many positives

[PhillyB]

don't flash your cash anywhere south of las cruces

[Chimera]

I have a good friend from ABQ. He hates Santa Fe, for some of the same reasons OP finds positive. (what he calls hipster yuppie scum)

He calls it a place in the middle of nothing where everybody ran out of gas at the same time.

I've never been, but it does seem like a good place to visit at least.

[Anybodyhome]

I've been thru there several times and absolutely dig it. I'm not a desert person at all, but in a lot of respects it reminds me of Flagstaff, AZ, except just not as high up in the clouds.

 

There are a couple web sites where you can compare cost of living:

 

http://money.cnn.com/calculator/pf/cost-of-living/

 

http://www.bestplaces.net/cost-of-living/

[pstall]

Santa Fe is on the pstall list to move when the poo hits the fan with civil unrest. Oh good food and art.

[Seal (SmittyIsOurSavior)]

I've been, New Mexico as a whole is just really fuxxing strange honestly. Like the people, architecture, the way things are done... It's just really offbeat and weird to outsiders I guess.

 

With that said, I spent two weeks hiking a little northeast of Santa Fe, and the area is incredible. Once you get out of the barren desert into the greener areas, it's gorgeous and just really pristine and refreshing.

[Hotsauce]

Great meth there