Santa Fe 2

Santa Fe was an excellent choice for us and we lucked out with the location - 15 minutes to downtown, 10 minutes to stores and services we use regularly, 5 minutes to the large community center where they play pickleball.  There's no lack of things to see and do, the weather's great, no complaints.  Santa Fe may see more of us - but only in the summer.  January historical average hi/lo temps are 43/15, no way in hell I'm gonna expose myself to that.

We rented the condo to avoid the annual case of cabin fever we got each summer spending 3+ months in the EDGE.  Traveling in the Cougar, with its enhanced space, layout and amenities, we're considerably less prone to cabin fever syndrome.  We would not have rented the condo, had we known we were getting the Cougar.  We're not crying big crocodile tears about the rental though, because RV campgrounds anywhere close to downtown in most cities are privately owned, bare bones, expensive, and the rigs are packed in cheek to jowl.

In 1957 the city of Santa Fe adopted the Historic Zoning Ordinance. It states that all new construction must be Pueblo Revival or Territorial style.  These 2 styles, which vary only slightly from each other, are the parents of the Santa Fe style, with its own minor variations.  In my earlier post, Condo, there are pix of Santa Fe style dwellings.

Here's another example of Santa Fe style.  It's not adobe anymore, but rather stucco over concrete block or wood framing.  Typical design components include varying wall heights, flat roofs and rough hewn lintels over doors and windows.  I like it a lot.  The warm colors, soft corners and solid feel appeal to me in a way I find difficult to put into words.  Visceral?