40 Snapshots of the Region Descartes Labs Calls Home
If you’ve never been to the city of Santa Fe, you still might have a loose sense of what it’s like here. You’re probably aware that Santa Fe is in the state of New Mexico (though New Mexico Magazinehas fun with those who aren’t in the know). You might rightly assume there are cactuses here (but not many look like this:
It’s possible you know that we’re in the mountains too, the Rockies even (but it’s less likely you know Santa Fe is the highest capital city in the U.S., sitting a few hundred feet higher than Mt. Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi).
As interesting as these facts are, though, they fall short of a proper, friendlier, more intimate introduction to Santa Fe and its surroundings. So, we’ve compiled a handful of photos to help the cause. In them, you’ll see our stunning little capital city, the mountains that serve as our backdrop, the parks and forests that serve as our playgrounds, and the deep cultural history of our region.
Regardless of where you live in the U.S., it’s getting to be that time of summer where things slow down just enough that you might get to grab a few moments here and there to enjoy your surroundings. We hope you will take one of those moments to also enjoy a quick tour of ours. Because we love Santa Fe — and we want to share it.
Landscapes
Billie Jean at 12,500 feet | Leah Devine Pokrasso, Executive ChefSunburst after a storm, looking Southwest toward the Jemez Mountains from South Ridgetop Road | Peter Barile, MarketingHike near Abiquiú Lake | Laura Mazzaro, Applied ScienceA tucked-away cabin off the forest service road in Tesuque, New Mexico, during a fall snowstorm | Lily Hussey, MarketingTaos Ski Valley in October, as the aspens are turning color | Nikhil Sharma, Applied ScienceAn afternoon walk in Chama, New Mexico | Javier Gonzales, ProductDouble rainbow after a spring hailstorm | Jamie Durfee, RecruitingSunset at Frank Ortiz Dog Park (which sits on an old dump) | Lily Hussey, MarketingBadlands in Nambé | Krishna Karra, Applied ScienceSummer cloudscape | Leah Devine Pokrasso, Executive ChefThe Quad Lift at Ski Santa Fe | Jamie Durfee, RecruitingView from the top of Double Arrow Rd. toward Madrid and the Galisteo Basin at sunset | Alex Diamond, Product MarketingOverlooking Santa Fe National Forest from Alamos Vista | Krishna Karra, Applied ScienceLake Peak via Big Tesuque with Fritz Schlereth, Head of Product | Mark Johnson, CEOJuly lightning storm rolling over the Sangre de Cristo Mountains | Tim Wallace, CreativeAfter a characteristic New Mexico thunderstorm. Half the sky still had distant rain falling, while the other half was sunny, with this beautiful rainbow. | Laura Kurtzberg, EngineeringBluebird day at Ski Santa Fe | Laura Mazzaro, Applied Science
Cow skulls for sale, seen down an alleyway off the plaza; A bowl of Sacred Hearts found at The Rainbow Man | Lily Hussey, MarketingMy kitchen, fruit basking in the light on a window. | Karla King, ProductShrine at El Santuario de Chimayo | Lily Hussey, MarketingTypical painted-door scene in the Agua Fria neighborhood of Santa Fe | Peter Barile, MarketingTree in bloom outside of Santarepa | Laura Kurtzberg, EngineeringThe amazing bathtub at the Historic El Rey Hotel. | Karla King, Product
