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Georgia on My Mind: Georgia O'keeffe and Ghost Ranch Country Tour

Georgia on My Mind: Georgia O'keeffe and Ghost Ranch Country Tour

Overview

In addition to visits to the O'keeffe Museum, the Welcome Center and painting sites, we will be driving through the incredible Piedra Lumbre basin (or Valley of the Shining Stone) which stretches from Abiquiu to Chama along the Chama River. From there we will visit Ghost Ranch, a dramatic 21, 000-acre of New Mexican landscape, where the reclusive American artist Georgia O'Keeffe led a solitary life immersed in nature and art. O'Keeffe fell in love with the sculpted landscape of rivers, cliffs and buttes in an expanse of earthen formations which according to pueblo peoples are alive and imbued with spirits of the past. Ghost Ranch is also known for a remarkable concentration of fossils, most notably that of the theropod dinosaur Coelophysis, of which it has been estimated that nearly a thousand individuals have been preserved in a quarry at Ghost Ranch. By touring the formations, the Chama River Valley and Ghost Ranch we understand the love she felt for the ancient, sacred place.

City: Albuquerque

Mon 23 Dec

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Starting at $475.00

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Mon 23 Dec

Starting at $475.00

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What's Included

Bottled water

Additional Info

Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
Service animals allowed
Infants are required to sit on an adult’s lap
Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness

What To Expect

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum

The world famous museum in Santa Fe, housing an extensive collections of her paintings. This is optional, but veery impressive.

Georgia O'Keeffe: Welcome Center

The O'keefe welcome center is dedicated to information about this amazing artist and her work.

Abiquiu

A visit to the Bosshard Gallery (a restored 19th century old adobe compound~ art, antiques & furniture, from all over the world) adds a element of regional history to our tour.

Georgia O'Keeffe Home and Studio

A tour guided by O'Keeffe foundation, $45 per person advanced reservations are required.

Chama

We will be driving through the incredible Piedra Lumbre basin (or Valley of the Shining Stone) which stretches from Abiquiu to Chama along the Chama River and Abiquiú Lake with views of Cerro Pedernal, the stunning vistas that were the inspiration for O'keeffe's work.

Ghost Ranch

Ghost Ranch, a dramatic 21,000-acre of New Mexican landscape, where the reclusive American artist Georgia O'Keeffe led a solitary life immersed in nature and art. O'Keeffe fell in love with the sculpted landscape of rivers, cliffs and buttes in an expanse of earthen formations which according to pueblo peoples are alive and imbued with spirits of the past.

Plaza Blanca

White Place (Plaza Blanca) is a stunning canyon of evocative rock formations adjacent to Dar al Islam Mosque. This is O'keeffe's favorite place to paint.

Purple Adobe Lavender Farm

A farm, museum, and store devoted to lavender.

Abiquiu

The historic Inn at Abiquiu is located next to the O'keeffe Visitor Center and will be our stop for lunch.

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Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Reviews (5)

Gdawg63

Nov 2022

Mae was fabulous and knowledgeable and so much fun.. She spent the day telling us so much information that was so interesting… this is a must when are in Sedona.

CSSD_12

Oct 2022

We planned our Santa Fe tour around our Corn Maiden tour and for us it was the perfect approach to our first visit to Santa Fe. At Mae's, our tour guide's, recommendation, we toured the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum at the beginning of our stay. By the time we went on our tour, we had a good background knowledge of Georgia and her paintings. Our trip to Georgia's Ghost Ranch and Abiquiu was absolutely stunning. Seeing the places that inspired her paintings was an amazing glimpse into her life and Mae's extensive knowledge of not only Georgia O'Keefe but the geology, anthropology and pueblo history was more than we could imagine. While the less than brilliant sunny skies provided an unbelievable backdrop to the visual buffet of these amazing cliffs, buttes and structures. Definitely the highlight of our Santa Fe trip and we hope to return to do other Corn Maiden tours! Thank you so much, Mae!

C3233DTsuek

Sep 2022

We toured Ghost Ranch and Abiquiu with Mae and had a wonderful day! With Mae at the wheel, we could focus on the spectacular scenery while listening to Mae's detailed local history. We would book again in a heartbeat!