New Mexico

Ghost Ranch

Monastery of Christ in the Desert, near Ghost Ranch, drive down the canyon

In Taos:

visit Taos Pueblo

Book one dinner at “The Love Apple”, the restaurant is inside a 1800 Chapel.

https://theloveapple.net/

For lunch we love : The Farm House Cafe

https://www.farmhousetaos.com/

Millicent Roger Museum (https://www.millicentrogers.org/) and

https://harwoodmuseum.org/ to see a few Agnes Martin paintings.

Hanuman Temple

https://nkbashram.org/

Checkout or maybe stay in on a Earthship on the mesa.

https://earthship.com/

Manby Hot Springs, also known as Stagecoach Hot Springs

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Manby+Hot+Springs/@36.5083331,-105.7345757,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x87177428acfba0e5:0x69769a1d19abcbff!8m2!3d36.5083168!4d-105.7242545!16s%2Fg%2F1tdww490?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI0MTAyOS4wIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Rent Snowshoes and and go up the Wheeler’s Peak

https://www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/new-mexico/wheeler-peak-via-williams-lake-trail

In the Jemez Mountains

Valles Caldera in the Jemez Mountains, drive to it, hike around there, you will see the largest Elk heard in NM.

It's volcanic caldera that exploded 150Mil years ago.

Near Valles caldera not to be missed:

Las Conchas Trailhead, put this name on Google Maps, park at the trail head and do the 1 hour hike, it's really stunning, I just spent an hour with a bear on that trail a couple of weeks ago.

Jemez Hotsprings https://jemezhotsprings.com/

Jemez Pueblo

Walatowa Slot Canyon

In Santa Fe, try book the restaurant Izanami, inside the Japanese themed SPA Ten Thousand Waves.

Beautiful place and great food.

Pizza popup at 'El Rei' motel on Sundays and Mondays (Spring and Summer)

Check the schedule here to make sure there aren't any changes

https://www.tenderfirekitchen.com/blog

https://pasquals.com/

great for breakfast, lunch and dinner

In Santa Fe, If you fee like trying something a bit more challenging, from Santa Fe Ski Basin, hike up to Nambe Lake. (May to September)

Beautiful alpine lake.

In Fall and Winter hike El Diablo

https://www.alltrails.com/trail/us/new-mexico/diablo-canyon--2