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Just south of Abiquiu: A wonderful, large, airy pueblo style single family home filled with desert light in the daytime and at night carefully illuminated with dimmers to create every mood and comfort. The house is saltillo tiled with radiant heat. The living room with a kiva fireplace offers cozy down filled Shabby Chic sofas in white denim, handcrafted walnut coffee tables and designer stools. Great light-filled southern exposure. The dining area offers a hand crafted walnut table and chairs and seats up to 10 people.
Two full bedrooms (king and queen beds) and baths (the master bathtub with a stunning view), a day bed for 2 extra persons in the den. A fully equipped gourmet kitchen. Pantry. A large east facing portal has a spectacular view of the mountains of the Sangre de Cristo and the Santa Fe National Forest. There is a separate bathhouse with sauna and serene resting room.
This home is located on 20 private acres bordering state land. Indian ruins are within walking distance. Do not forget to hike along the ancient arroyo to the Chama River. Wildlife can be seen from the huge windows, which lend this home passive solar heat. Built on several levels this architectural home has beautiful fenestration which encompasses views from every angle.
Close by are the old Abiquiu pueblo, the non-excavated ruins of Poshuouinge, plus San Juan, Santa Clara and San Ildelfonso Pueblos.
Not to be missed are Ghost Ranch where Georgia O'Keeffe had her studio, Christ in the Desert Monastery, Abiquiu Lake, the Piedra Lumbre basin.
Colorful mesas give way to high mountains with Alpine meadows.
From late March through November the Georgia O'Keeffe house in Abiquiu is open for guided tours. Santa Fe and Taos are nearby for day trips. So are Chaco Canyon, Chama, Pagosa Springs, CO, Los Alamos and the Ojo Caliente Mineral Springs.
You might want to come out when the cottonwood trees are yellow and orange during the annual Abiquiu Studio Tour (Columbus Day weekend) in October, or one week later for the El Rito Studio Tour.
All seasons in Northern New Mexico are sensational. |