No! We are not old! I refuse to accept it 
Weāve never taken it simply because weāre always staying in Santa Fe. But I think next time out there we might have to try it just for fun.
And those are not my pics; I have some somewhere, but I donāt know where.
This sounds like a blast, @Stracci, thank you for sharing!
How fun! Next time my hubby and I fly out for a visit he insist on staying in ABQ and ride the train to Santa Fe. We visited for the first time last October and the train we saw has a fantastic Wolf painted on the engine. itās pretty awesome seeing it pull into the Santa Fe depot. It good to find out it stops in Santo Domingo Pueblo too! I didnāt know enough last year that we could visit and shop directly from local artist of the pueblo. Currently planning to attempt a visit in July for my birthday and train in for the indian market.
@CosmicUnicorn2_WackysMom
The train stops at Kewa Depot (Santo Domingo), but there is no shopping there. The depot is on the outskirts of the Pueblo, not walking distance.
There is an old trading post at the depot, but it is used as office space for the Pueblo. And you would need a car to get around the Pueblo anyway.
Because there are fewer runs on weekends, you really wouldnāt want to get off at any of the stops on your way to Indian Market. Its not like a train in a big city that comes by every few minutes.
The image on the train is of a roadrunner, the NM state bird, see Ziacatās photo above^
You will have a fun trip!
How wonderfulā¦Alphonse Mucha and Gustave Baumann exhibits within walking distanceš„°. This is a reminder that there is so much more to do in the Santa Fe area other than Indian Market. My bucket list includes Santa Fe in the winterā¦around Christmas/ New Years: The museums, dances at the pueblos, etc. And thereās something about the winter light in the southwestā¦glorious!
I think youāre thinking of the Sky Railway, which is a scenic railway based out of Santa Fe, separate from the Rail Runner commuter train:
As @Stracci said, you canāt get off the train to shop at Santo Domingo (Kewa) pueblo. In fact, the pueblo is not open to the public excepting special occasions, and I think the Rail Runner makes announcements that the SDP stop is for residents only. SDP has a feast day on August 4th which is open to the public which involves vendors from other villages selling crafts (tribal members themselves do not sell due to their being busy with the feast and religious duties). They also have an arts and crafts market at the pueblo which is open to the public on Labor Day weekend. Aside from special occasions such as this outsiders cannot just go into the pueblo. The old trading post that @Stracci mentioned is a beautiful building that you can see from the train and it would be great if it were some day made back into an active trading post, but currently it is not open to the public.
Iām also not sure what youāre referring to when you say the Indian market. Surely there is lots of shopping to be had in Santa Fe year round, and there are always sellers set up at the Palace of the Governors. But Indian Market usually refers to the very large market put on by the Southwest Association of Indian Arts (SWAIA) in August every year, so you wouldnāt be able to visit that in July. There are other festivals in town, I believe Spanish Market is at the end of July.
Total bucket list item for me to go to Santa Fe at Christmas too! Seeing the farolitos, the Christmas dances, the reenactment of La Posada on the plazaā¦..one day hopefully.
I did get to see a Pueblo feast day with dances when I was there in August, but I would love to see them at Christmas.
You are correct @OrbitOrange! So much to do around the Plaza, and Spanish Market (Iāve been once) is wonderful. Itās a busy area. My referral to āIndian Marketā should have clarified, SWAIA market!.
I havenāt been in Santa Fe during the Christmas festivities (yetš), but we were able to attend the New Years Day Dances at Jemez Pueblo and the Kingās Day (January 6) dances at Kewa, many years ago. Jemez had the Buffalo Danceā¦there were all day celebrations and continuous singing and dancing by different Kivas in the plaza (and lots of food,). It was so cold! I felt like a wimp in my long underware, ski pants, scarf, gloves and heavy hooded down jacketā¦The animal dancers (deer, antelope and elk along with the Buffalo) were bare chested. The elk dancer actually had a complete huge elk rack headdress (he was a big man). It was a truly wonderful experience!
That sounds like such a wonderful experience! Your post was perfectly clear (to me) that you were referring to things to do in Santa Fe besides the SWAIA Indian Market. I just wanted to be sure that @CosmicUnicorn2_WackysMom understood that the SWAIA Market takes place in August, as she said that she is planning to visit ABQ in July and take the train into Santa Fe for Indian Market. But there is plenty to do in Santa Fe in July as well!
