By Patti Nickell, Tribune News Service

SANTA FE, N.M. — Standing on a ledge looking out over the high desert to the needle-like cliff formations of Plaza Blanca (White Place), I can see why artist Georgia O’Keefe was entranced by this part of northern New Mexico.

It was a view she saw every day from the window of her house at Ghost Ranch north of Abiquiu, which in turn is about 60 miles north of Santa Fe. Not only is it a view she imprinted on her heart, it’s one she incorporated into several of her paintings.

Plaza Blanca is a white chalk formation that inspired Georgia O’Keefe, who featured it in several paintings. (onlocationnm/onlocationnm/TNS)

Santa Fe and its surrounding area have always held a similar allure for me. On previous visits, I had mainly focused on the town itself – t

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