New Mexico Adventure: Santa Fe Must-Dos & Bisti Badlands! 🏜️✨

Spent days exploring Santa Fe, the surreal Bisti Wilderness, and ancient Bandelier. Here’s the ultimate guide + food recs! 🌵 Bisti / De-Na-Zin Wilderness ✅ Why go? A Mars-like desert with zero crowds—just eerie rock formations and silence. ⚠️ Tips: Pack food, water, offline maps (AllTrails app!). One pit toilet only—plan ahead! Leave before sunset (total darkness + no service). Wear hiking boots + sunscreen (3+ hrs trekking). 🚗 Avoid Route 7XX after rain—mud pits + no signs! 🏞️ Bandelier National Monument ✨ Cliff dwellings + ladders = Ancestral Puebloan "apartments"! ⏳ 1hr from Santa Fe (scenic mountain drive). 🎨 Santa Fe Downtown Adobe chapels, quirky shops (1 day is enough). 🍽️ CAN’T-MISS EATS! 🦪 Zacatlán– Oysters + bone marrow = divine. Don’t skip the chocolate cake! 🇪🇸 La Boca – Famous paella, steak, mussels—all flawless. 🥢 Dumpling Tea (Pic 11) – Dan Dan noodles & fresh bao (made by an auntie on-site!). 🌮 Santarepa – Latin American "meat sliders" (think: Americanized roujiamo). Santa Fe = Art + wilderness + green chile glory. 🌶️🔥 #NewMexico #SantaFe #BistiBadlands #Bandelier #FoodieFinds #HikingAdventures #TravelUSA #OffTheGrid