October 24, 2012

 "Old Town" Albuquerque

Spent a little time walking around Old Town this a morning. We enjoyed all the shops filled with indian jewellery, pottery and art.

 The famous "Balloon Festival" ended just this past weekend, so the streets were very quiet. Not sure if the merchants enjoyed the queit day as much as we did? 

We just sauntered about, snapped a few pictures, had a nice lunch.

We stayed at Hidden Valley RV Park in Tijaras, just 10 miles east of Albuquerque, so in the evening we drove up to Sandia Crest.

Sandia Crest, elevation 10,678 ft, is one mile above Albuquerque and two miles above sea level. From this point you can see in all diretions - 100 miles - on a clear day!! Unfortunately we never had a clear day, and with the wind it was very cold and hazy.

BUT,  I took a few pictures anyway. I was hoping to get a good sunset picture, but that didn't happen. It was so cold up there, I only lasted a few minutes and had to run back down to the car and warmth....