“It’s my private mountain. God told me if I painted it often enough I could have it.” – Georgia O’Keeffe

Dear Friends,

 

We have a a really fantastic itinerary establish for our upcoming VisionQuest at the Ghost Ranch. I am so excited about the places we will be visiting. We will see some of the most breath taking scenery you can imagine in Northern New Mexico.

To the right are images, each from the places we will be visiting and they only scratch the surface of what awaits you on this visionquest. Below is a brief overview of our upcoming activities. I encourage you to look each of these places up on the internet and read up as much as you can about these places. You are in store for a wonderful treat.

Yours in adventure!

 

Itinerary:

 

Day 1 — Saturday, August 28th – Ghost Ranch

Arrive at Ghost Ranch and check in. Gather for a reception and dinner with colleagues and John Paul. Spend the evening getting acquainted, discuss upcoming activities, logistics and sharing information about ourselves.

 

Day 2 — Sunday August 29th – Ghost Ranch
This morning, after breakfast learn about integrative photography. We’ll then take a photo walk around Ghost Ranch. You will have the option of having lunch or bagging lunch to take with you, then visit one or more of the following for your photo assignment.

* Ghost Ranch itself
* Georgia O’Keeffe’s Home,
* The Desert Father’s Monastery,
* Explore the town of Abiquiu, the Pueblo Plaza and Chama River
* Al Islam Mosque
* Casa Del Sol if there is not a retreat ongoing at the time
* Lake Abiquiu

After dinner – You may continue shooting or spend the evening editing and critiquing the photos you took.

 

Day 3 Monday August 30th — Jemez Mountains
After breakfast set off early with bagged lunch in hand to photograph the spectacular landscapes in the Jemez mountains, Jemez Springs and/or the Bandelier Indian ruins. Dinner back at the Ranch. Spend the evening editing and critiquing the photos you took yesterday and today.

 

Day 4 — Tuesday, August 31 – Santa Fe
After breakfast, we’ll visit Santa Fe, tour the plaza, visit the Georgia O’Keeffe Museum, then go on assignment to Canyon Road to photograph its traditional adobe homes and art galleries. Bagged lunch – we can dine at a local restaurant in Santa Fe for dinner and then head back to the Ranch. Spend the evening editing and critiquing the photos.

 

Day 5 — Wednesday, September 1st – Taos
We depart early for Taos, shooting the Rio Grande along the way, Ranchero de Taos, La Plaza, and the famous Taos Pueblo. We will bag lunch with the option of doing a private lunch in Taos. Late afternoon we’ll head back to Ghost Ranch for dinner and evening work of editing and critiquing the photos.

 

Day 6 — Thursday September 2nd Ghost Ranch
Continue to explore Ghost Ranch further on your own and/or editing and critiquing photos. Lunch will be at the ranch. In the evening, gather for a reception, dinner, and a “best of the week” image presentation.

 

Day 7 — September 3rd Ghost Ranch
After breakfast, meet for a final recap of the week with colleagues and John Paul. The workshop ends at noon.

 

Tell Your Friends!

Have them join us for a VisionQuest like none other as we venture into the magical sanctuary of painter Georgia O’Keeffe’s famous Ghost Ranch in Abiquiu, New Mexico. This is a mysterious valley without a veil between heaven and earth, a place where spirits ride the winds.

This fabled place was the love of artist Georgia O’Keeffe’s life, and her depictions of the landscape catapulted Ghost Ranch to international recognition. It now waits for you and your creative muse to come and interact with its collective spirit.

Ghost Ranch is a 21,000-acre (85 km2) retreat and education center located close to the village of Abiquiu in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. We have limited space for 12 people to join us here for what will be a fantastic six day photographic VisionQuest.

And if this mystical valley wasn’t enough, there are many other wonderful places of enchantment to visit within an hour’s drive. Here, nature, astronomy and geology ignite into a luxurious tapestry of site sound and color. Listen to the call from this valley; come stay in a very special place where your spirit will truly, ride the wind.

Have them come away with us for a six day VisionQuest in Abiquiu’s famous Ghost Ranch Retreat. Our theme for this event is: Spirits of the Wind!

 


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