Travel

Weather in Santa Fe

Getting to the ICONO10 conference site:

Although Santa Fe has a small airport, it is usually more efficient to fly into the Albuquerque, NM airport.

Driving directions from the Albuquerque airport to Santa Fe can be found on the hotel website at this link:

Information on the Santa Fe airport and on shuttle service from the Albuquerque airport to the hotel (the trip takes about 70 minutes):

Shuttle service and Santa Fe airport information

There are many interesting things to do and see in New Mexico so plan extra time periods.

http://www.newmexico.org/index2.php

http://www.roadsideamerica.com/map/nm.html

http://gorp.away.com/gorp/location/nm/nm.htm

http://nmtourism.org/go/loc/favorites/page/attractions-scenicbyways.html

http://www.nmmagazine.com/

http://www.nmusa.com/

Between Albuquerque and Santa Fe ... enjoy the sights

Santa Fe is about an hour north of Albuquerque. If you do not wish to rent a car you should take a shuttle from Albuquerque to Santa Fe.

http://www.sandiashuttle.com/
http://www.lafondasantafe.com/map/transport.html
http://www.santafestation.com/features/shuttle/shuttle.html

If you decide to drive and rent a car at the Albuquerque airport there are three main routes between Albuquerque and Santa Fe.

1) Hiway I-25. This highway is just to the west of the Albuquerque airport and is the fastest and most direct route (about sixty miles) to Santa Fe. The LaFonda web page has a handy map to use after you exit the highway outside of Santa Fe and make your way through town to the hotel. There are some tricky one-way streets near the plaza and the hotel (you will get used to them). Will Rogers reportedly once said after visiting Santa Fe, "Whoever designed this town did so while riding on a jackass backwards and drunk. ..."

http://www.lafondasantafe.com/map/map.html

2) The Turquoise Trail. This is a scenic route that starts heading east out of Albuquerque and then north on the backside of the Sandia Crest. There are a number of curious small towns on the way. This route is more relaxed and will take somewhat longer than the main highway ... but the diversion is worth it. Information about the Turquoise Trail can be found here:

http://www.turquoisetrail.org/
http://gorp.away.com/gorp/location/nm/turqmine.htm
http://www.collectorsguide.com/ab/abfa05.html
http://www.newmexico.org/place/loc/bymap/page/DB-place/category/158/place/674.html

3) The Jemez trail. You start on highway 25 north but get off at highway 550. This route heads off west of the main highway and loops back east further north. It is the longest of the three routes but is well worth it due to the history and spectacular scenery. For example, you will pass by the Jemez Caldera-the Valle Grande volcanic past of New Mexico. The road also goes by Indian pueblos and Bandelier National Monument (site of the conference tour) near Los Alamos. If you have the time, consider this route. You will want to get out of the car and look around in a number of places.

http://www.jemezmountaintrail.org/
http://www.collectorsguide.com/ab/abfa05.html
http://www.nmtourism.org/go/loc/travel/page/DB-itinerary/itinerary/26.html

Here is the web location of the state of New Mexico online travel guide (you can request a free copy to arrive in the mail).

http://www.newmexico.org/guides/index.php

Questions? Maybe I can help: rtwieg@lci.kent.edu

This is the website for ICONO10, constructed by OPEN CONFERENCE SYSTEM.