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7 Tips for Travel to Santa Fe Indian Market

Storm clouds at end of day, Indian Market
Storm clouds at end of day, Indian Market

Destination: Santa Fe Indian Market

Held the third weekend in August every year, the Santa Fe Indian Market celebrated its 90th birthday in 2011. Over at the Tahoma Blog, I wrote about Geronima Cruz Montoya, an artist who was six years old when the Market started, grew up to be an artist and teacher, and still paints and  exhibits at Indian Market.  The Santa Fe Indian Market is the largest and most prestigious showing of American Indian art held anywhere in the world.  It is a great place to get an introduction to the many different cultures and styles of art that we have across this continent. Continue reading 7 Tips for Travel to Santa Fe Indian Market

Travel Tuesday: Zane Grey Country

The Mogollon Rim in distance

Destination: Payson, Arizona

Book:  Woman of the Frontier by Zane Grey

Daddy Guy, my grandfather, sat in his rocking chair and read pulp fiction. He particularly loved the Westerns, and probably had read everything that Zane Grey wrote as soon as it was printed (60 Western Books plus many other genres). Zane Grey, nearly forgotten today, was a super-star in the 1920s and 30s. Continue reading Travel Tuesday: Zane Grey Country