| Page Views: 10,847 Last Visit to Albuquerque: September, 2007 I Live Here | Albuquerque - Where I Live and What to See and Do by AlbuqRay - last update: Sep 21, 2007 |
Spectacular Vistas and Unique Culture | Sunset at the top of the Sandia Peak Tramway |
Albuquerque, New Mexico, is in the Rio Grande river valley at the base of the Sandia Mountains. There are many interesting things to see and do in this area, including Santa Fe, Acoma "Sky City" Pueblo, mountain forests and streams, and in October the largest hot air balloon fiesta in the world. Not only do I love living here, but internet friends who have visited love it too. Ride up the Sandia Peak Tramway, have dinner, and see beautiful sunsets. You can ski down in the winter. See my Albuquerque travelogues for information and pictures for trips out of Albuquerque in New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona and Nevada. For a virtual tour try VirtualAlbuquerque. |
|  | Santa Fe and Northern New Mexico Historic Santa Fe is only an hour's drive away. See my Santa Fe travel tips for more information. Many other parts of northern New Mexico are also very interesting. See my New Mexico, Madrid and Questa pages for things to see, for places to eat, and for the unique cultural experiences available in the area. |
| | It Can Snow Albuquerque has definite seasons including the winter snows and the July-August "rainy" season. The snow does not last in Albuquerque for more than a couple of days but there is snow skiing in the nearby mountains. If they have snow, the nearest downhill and cross-country skiing areas on Sandia Peak are only 45 minutes driving or an even shorter tram ride away. Ski Santa Fe is 1.5 hours and Taos Ski Valley is 2.5 hours from Albuquerque. There are also several other ski resorts in northern New Mexico. |
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| Pros: | "Tricultural; near many interesting places; nice weather at sometime during the day year-round; many good restaurants" | | Cons: | "Spring winds and hot before the rains come in July" | | In A Nutshell: | "Great place to live but hard to spell Albuquerque" |
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Bubba2152 Fri Sep 25, 2009 20:51 UTC
Try their Summer Sage and Jemez Blush. Excellent! | hindu1936 Fri Jun 12, 2009 16:06 UTC
More than just good tips, great ones that show Albuqurerque as a real attraction. Hot air balloons, kalaidescopes, and dinosaurs--can't get much better than that. Thanks for the welcome delay on our way through. 4 days enough? | Wild_Orchid Thu Jun 19, 2008 06:31 UTC
congratulations for having taken part in the HomeTown heroes contest by VT! | littlesam1 Sun Jul 29, 2007 16:00 UTC
Great photos and tips. New Mexico was added to my lists of places I want to see in the next two years recently. Hopefully I will get there. |
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