I am going hiking in New Mexico next week. I am taking the train there. After looking at the excellent public transportation in the Santa Fe area, I decided to

I am going hiking in New Mexico next week. I am taking the train there. After looking at the excellent public transportation in the Santa Fe area, I decided to make the whole vacation car-free. I’m from Kansas City, and public transportation is pretty much a joke. They have buses and a street car, but you just can’t get around town that way. It would take me an entire day to do things that would take a 1/2 hour in a car. In Santa Fe, as long as I have a few bus schedules on hand, there is not much to worry about. I’m even couchsurfing with someone that lives 15 miles out of town, and there’s a bus that will get me within a mile. What’s the worst is where I live now, the ‘burbs. Not quite the freedom and nature of the country, not quite the dazzle and immediacy of the city. At least it’s bike-able. Anyway, I’m really excited about my trip and getting around in a different way.