"From the gentle loop of the Dorothy Stewart Trail to the more strenuous 6.2-mile climb up Atalaya Mountain, Santa Fe offers a wealth of hiking options. For an easygoing nature stroll, Randall Davey Audbon Center (home to the National Audubon Society’s education center) is set on 135 acres at the end of Upper Canyon Road. A relaxed morning option, you’ll find free guided bird walks (with 190 species such as hummingbirds, scrub-jays and mountain chickadees) alongside garden tours (hello, cholla cacti) and a short Haiku Trail walk where Christy Hengst’s ceramic-etched poems hang from tree branches. At the heart of the property is a peach-colored homesteader, the spot where Davey, an American painter and who as part of the Santa Fe Art Colony, lived from the 1920s up until his death in 1964. Inside his old house, you’ll find antique furnishings, mural paintings and memorabilia including his beloved cello and a hidden, prohibition-era bar on display." - Kate Donnelly
