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410 S. Guadalupe St. & 888/989-8600 or 505/989-8600. Fax [phone]. www.thetraininsantafe.com.
Tickets range from $18 (children) to $30 (adults), $30-$80 Fri-Sat evening rides (May-Oct). Discounts
available. Depending on the season, trains depart the Santa Fe Depot (call to check schedule) Mon-Sat
9:30am-1pm. Rides also available Fri-Sat evening and Sun afternoon.
PARKS & REFUGES
Old Fort Marcy Park Marking the 1846 site of the first U.S. military reservation in
the Southwest, this park overlooks the northeast corner of downtown. Only a few
mounds remain from the fort, but the Cross of the Martyrs, at the top of a winding brick
walkway from Paseo de Peralta near Otero Street, is a popular spot for bird's-eye photo-
graphs. The cross was erected in 1920 by the Knights of Columbus and the Historical
Society of New Mexico to commemorate the Franciscans killed during the Pueblo Rebel-
lion of 1680. It has since played a role in numerous religious processions. The park's open
daily 24 hours, though it's dark and not likely safe at night.
617 Paseo de Peralta (or travel 3 blocks up Artist Rd. and turn right).
Randall Davey Audubon Center Named for the late Santa Fe artist who willed
his home to the National Audubon Society, this wildlife refuge occupies 135 acres at the
mouth of Santa Fe Canyon. Just a few minutes' drive from the plaza, it's an excellent
escape. More than 100 species of birds and 120 types of plants live here, and varied mam-
mals have been spotted—including black bears, mule deer, mountain lions, bobcats,
raccoons, and coyotes. Trails winding through more than 100 acres of the nature sanctu-
ary are open to day hikers (but not to dogs). There's also a natural history bookstore on
site.
1800 Upper Canyon Rd. & 505/983-4609. http://nm.audubon.org. Trail admission $2 adults, $1
children. Daily 9am-5pm. House tours conducted Mon and Fri at 2pm, $5 per person. Gift shop daily
10am-4pm (call for winter hours). Free 1-hr. guided bird walk every Fri at 2pm.
Santa Fe River Park This is a lovely spot for an early-morning jog, a midday walk
beneath the trees, or perhaps a sack lunch at a picnic table. The green strip follows the
midtown stream for about 4 miles as it meanders along Alameda from St. Francis Drive
upstream beyond Camino Cabra, near its source. It's open daily 24 hours, but it's not a
safe place to linger at night.
Alameda St. & 505/955-6977.
COOKING & ART CLASSES
If you're looking for something to do that's a little off the beaten tourist path, you might
consider taking a class.
You can master the flavors of Santa Fe with an entertaining 3-hour demonstration
cooking class at the Santa Fe School of Cooking and Market , on the upper level of
the Plaza Mercado, 116 W. San Francisco St. ( & 505/983-4511; fax [phone];
www.santafeschoolofcooking.com). The class teaches about the flavors and history of
traditional New Mexican and contemporary Southwestern cuisines. “Cooking Light”
classes are available as well.
If Southwestern art has you hooked, you can take a drawing and painting class led by
Santa Fe artist Jane Shoenfeld. Contact her at Sketching Santa Fe

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Santa Fe, NM 87502 ( & 505/986-1108; www.skyfields.net).