View of the front of our house in the fall -- seen looking up the lane with the El Cuchillo (The Knife) barranca (cliff) in the back. The house is about 150 feet up the lane from a dead end road. The property extends another 500 feet back including an acre or so on top of the barranca. Thus the view to the back is entirely protected and private.*****This photo was taken with telephoto lens (10x) and has been cropped.

A partial view of the back of our home in the fall showing the excellent view of the Sangre de Christos (Blood of Christ) mountains. There are four 12K plus peaks in the photo, but the two most prominent are Santa Fe Baldy to the left and Lake Peak to the right. We can also see (off the picture to the left) the two 13K peaks of the Truchas. The fence is not on the property line which is another five hundred feet behind us on top of the cliff. The photo has not been retouched. That was the color of the sky. This is only a partial view of the back of the house showing a bedroom (the eight windows) and part of the living area. The dining area and kitchen are off the picture to the right. Our house is in the shape of a capital \\\'I\\\' lying on its side, with the long portion of the \\\'I\\\' parallel to the mountains (shown) and the cliffs and box canyon(behind us). This maximizes the views from inside the house. In the interest of total honesty, let me say that this photo was taken a few yards up the slope behind our house and thus the view is marginally improved. However, most of the view photos that follow were taken from inside the house looking through a window or glass door or standing on the front step. Most are taken w/o a telephoto lens (I will tell you when I do use a telephoto lens and I do for this photo -- 10x). None of the photos are retouched.

This is looking from the edge of the kitchen across the dining area into the living area taken with natural illumination in March in late afternoon (otherwise the bright sunlight would wash out the picture). The two double glass doors on the left lead to the portal with views of the barranca. The double glass door on the right leads to the sunporch and patio with views of the Sangre de Christos. The ceiling in the dining room is low and plastered, thus obscuring in this photo the view of the massive dark vigas in the high ceilinged living area. Furniture, rugs and wall hangings in the living area are mostly oriental.***** The dining table is set up for six but we have two more chairs. The top of the table is an old Mexican door.****** The kitchen is large, open and out-of-sight behind us and extends off to the left. The working areas of the kitchen are not particularly visible from the living area because of the configuration of the kitchen.***** The counter in the immediate foreground is part of a wet bar with the sink to our left.

This is us hiking in Colorado, but there is comparable hiking in the Sangres de Cristos mountains 20 miles east of us or the Jemez 30 miles west.

A closer view of living area with a fire burning and with the new leather sofa and chair. We will leave a supply of wood for the fireplaces.\r\n\r\nBoth the mountains and the barranca are visible from this room.

You are looking over the dining table. To the left is the breakfast nook. To the right and out of sight is the working kitchen with two ovens, warming oven, microwave, dishwasher, triple sink, refrigerator, etc. A woodstove set into a fireplace is between the two sections of the kitchen.\r\n*****\r\nThis is an old photo. We have added wall hangings in the dining area.

The ultimate in private protected view -- the El Cuchillo barranca (cliff)that we and our immediate neighbors own as seen while standing inside our living area. (We are looking through double glass doors and through the portal which are not visible in this photo.) Rabbits in foreground have come for dinner on our small lawn. The butterfly bushes attract hummingbirds all summer.

This is the main section of the kitchen seen from the direction of the dining area. The window to the right is one of three (the other two not visibe in this photo) that look out toward the barranca (cliff). The vigas are visible above with the light from the skylight showing. The kitchen has a total of nine windows, two large skylights and two glass doors.\r\n\r\nStraight ahead is an island that we often use for informal entertaining. (Seats seven.) \r\nUnder the arch is the gas stove top and a warming oven.\r\nOut of sight to the left is a brick column containing a double gas oven, a microwave and wood burning stove. Beyond the column is a pantry.\r\nFurther to the left is a breakfast nook for six and a walk-in pantry.

From left a small glass-fromtJotul woodstove that holds a big fire, the two convection ovens, the small pantry, the gas stove top (recessed under the arch) and the island that seats seven for informal entertaining.\r\n\r\n

The ten windows, two skylights, and one glass door in the sun room combine with the New Mexico sun to make possible flowers all year.\r\n\r\nBehind me are more plants, a drawing table, and a large bookcase.\r\n\r\nThe morning sun would wash out the photo, so this photo was taken toward midday. \r\n\r\nIt is possible to get sun all day, starting here, then moving to the chair plus ottoman in the south master bedroom and then finishing in the window seat in the north master bedroom

It is hard for me to photograph the bedrooms, so here is the east half of the smaller one (15\' x 22\' not counting closet and attached bath), on the south end of the house. The sun is washing out the view -- which is of the Sangres. Again, there are shades (hard to see) that let down to darken the room for sleep.rnrnThe queen bed is recycled tiger maple from Maine. The TV is hidden in an early 20th century mail order wardrobe.

These are the handbasins and mirrors in the bathroom of the south master bedroom. The bathroom has a large tub and a two person walk-in shower.rnrnThe bedroom is very large with vigas, oriental rugs, solid wood furniture, a large walk-in closet, its own patio, and a great view of the Sangre de Christos.

There is a seating area, a bookcase (walnut from West Virginia) and child\'s play/reading area (in the far corner). rnrnThe windows in the previous picture are at our back. There two glass doors to our left. In addition, the attached bathroom has two windows, and the walk-in closet another.rnrnCurrently we have a crib in here if anyone needs one. We also a seat for the car and a stroller.

These are a portion of the vigas in the south master bedroom. The ceiling fan gives a notion of their size. We would not want to buy them today.

This is a mile hike north of our home in Badlands and is here to give people more of an idea of the local hikes. Taken Jan 11, 2010. Nambe badlands offer the best of winter hiking in the Santa Fe area.

Our yard attracts a wide variety of high desert birds.

This photo shows a PORTION of the actual view while lying in bed propped up against the headboard, looking straight out over a low-lying TV.\r\n\r\nThere are eight of these windows in a row and they afford a panoramic view of the El Cuchillo barranca which is only about 200 feet away.\r\n\r\nThe south master bedroom offers views of the Sangres, but this, the north master bedroom, is favored by us and most exchangers.\r\n \r\nThe room has a total of thirteen windows and two glass doors plus five more windows in the attached bath. There are, of course, shades to darken the room for sleeping.\r\n\r\nThe window frames appear dark in this photo, but are actually a light colored wood. 10x

Looking from glass side door in kitchen through the portal to El Cuchillo barranca.

It is late November and the sun has set behind us, but the light still catches the clouds and the snow-capped peaks. 12K peaks l-r: Redonda, Santa Fe Baldy, Lake, Tesuque.\r\nThe photo was taken without telephoto lens from our front step and has not been cropped or retouched in any way.

Another view of the Sangres as the sun continued to set. The apple tree in the foreground has since been pruned. The 12K peaks are Lake (l) and Tesuque (r). The photo has been cropped to focus on these two peaks.\r\n\r\nAgain this was taken from our front step without retouching.

This is a very small room -- less than a third the size of our other bedrooms -- and looks even smaller in this photo.\r\n-----\r\nThe room is furnished in American antiques. The double bed is solid mahogany from the late 19th century Massachusetts. (The mattress is more recent.)\r\n\r\nOther furniture not visible in this photo are a barrister\'s bookcase and two tables. \r\n \r\nThe television -- late 20th century -- is hidden in a closet.\r\n\r\nThe view is not great. But if you look off to the right, you can see the 13,000 foot peaks of the Truchas.\r\n\r\nA full bath is next door.

This rock (2\' x 3\') is resting on the slope a few hundred feet behind the house. Is that a fossil at right? Of what? A plant?rn***** Please look but do not remove any rocks or fossils without our permission. Thanks.

I am standing near the end of our land -- on the ridge line of the barranca behind our house looking down into the totally undeveloped little valley on the other side. The valley incidentally is much deeper and steeper than it appears in this photo and the terrain is much more rugged and inaccessible. However the trail runs along the ridge line is accessible and rarely used by others.\\r\\n\\r\\nThis hike begins and ends at our house, literally circling our house. For a photo tour of this hike see:\\r\\nhttp://picasaweb.google.com/NambeNM/ElCuchilloCircuitHike?authkey=Gv1sRgCL_0r9rWyr_BRg#\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\n\\r\\nHiking is also \\r\\navailable on the undeveloped federal owned Badlands a couple hundred yards to the north of us. rnrnThe dark shape at left (west) top is the distant Jemez Mountains.

S/he is surprisingly unafraid and will come up to the house and into patios. You are more likely to see him/her in colder weather.

This was taken in the Nambe Badlands several hundred yards to the north of us. The mountain is Sierra Mosca, just under 12K feet. Volunteers maintain a figure-eight trail that we can access from the end of our dead-end road.

Coming up our lane you will be greeted by the man with one blue eye who watches over us and our guests. (To the see the man requires a certain suspension of disbelief. Judy denies that he is there.)\r\n\r\nThe barranca is locally named \"El Cuchillo\" (The Knife)

A walk on the slope of our barranca at certain times of the year will show wild flowers in bloom.

This is a scene you can\'t see well from the house -- you have to walk up an arroyo behind the house into the box canyon. It is here to give you an idea of what you can see just walking on our property.

This photo is to give more of an idea of the scenery within walking distance of our house in the Nambe Badlands. The rock is about 20-30 feet high and rises on its pedestal about 100 feet from the valley floor. This about a mile north of our home. We have a photo guide to this trail at:http://picasaweb.google.com/NambeNM/HighPointTrailInNambeBadlands?authkey=Gv1sRgCOmL4czJk-D2xQE#