Roadtrip #4 - New Mexico and the Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta

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In the Fall of 2008, we headed through 2,778 miles of the southwest desert terrain for a glimpse of the annual balloon festival held in Albuquerque, NM. We also decided to take part of our 10-day journey and get a few more national parks & monuments checked off on our list.
  1. We visited both the west and east districts of the Saguaro National Park, found on either side of Tucson, AZ. For those of you that only have time...
  2. We would see a lot of freight lines, both BNSF and UP, on our trip. The backdrop of the mountains and the long line of cars always seemed to match...
  3. Our trip starts off with an excellent sunrise as we head east on Interstate 8, away from San Diego, CA.
  4. Some of the cacti in Saguaro National Park can tower up to 50 feet high. This one I posed with was "only" 30 feet high, and resembled something of a...
  5. The tallest building in Tucson, AZ, is currently the Unisource Energy Tower. I say "currently" because there are plans to build a new skyscraper that...
  6. For the local Arizona folk, this sight is nothing new to you, but for everyone else, the cacti of Saguaro National Park can be a thing of beauty for...
  7. The jagged Organ Mountains are a sight to see in Tucson, AZ, that is, when it's not hazy like it was most of the time for us.
  8. We have made it to New Mexico, the highlight state of our roadtrip, using good 'ol Interstate 10 east.
  9. I have no idea. Neither does the Saguaro cactus behind me.
  10. The dunes of White Sands National Monument are vast and large. Here's a little perspective using my folks of how big just one of the dunes are. This...
  11. We posed underneath a tree, fit for survival on one of the dunes in White Sands National Monument.
  12. One of my most-anticipated stops was the White Sands National Monument, found not far from Alamogordo, NM on Hwy 70.
  13. This view can be seen on Scenery Road, which curves up into the adjacent mountain, where you get a 240° view covering nearly all of El Paso, Texas,...
  14. Sunland Park and Casino is wedged right in that little stair-stepping corner of New Mexico, not too far from El Paso, TX.
  15. We have made it into the extreme west portion of Texas, where we'll only last a day before heading back north.
  16. At the Concordia cemetery in El Paso, TX, we found the tomb of the famous John Wesley Hardin.
  17. Mom wanted to stop at this rustic looking graveyard in El Paso, TX, called the Concordia cemetery. The earliest markers we could find were in the...
  18. This BBQ restaurant, which literally sits on the State Line between New Mexico and Texas, serves a mean ribs, steak, and briskets. I'm shooting this...
  19. The ruins of the Pinery Station in Guadalupe Mountains National Park used to be the main route for delivering U.S. mail in the mid-1800s.
  20. Guadalupe Mountains National Park, found on Hwy 62 in west Texas, is mostly catered for hikers, but they do have some places you can visit by car.
  21. The towering peak of the El Capitan came into view as we used Hwy 62 to approach Gaudalupe Mountains National Park in Texas.
  22. This rock inside Carlsbad Caverns National Park collapsed eons ago, which is made apparent by the tilting stalactites. In the freshly-made space, new...
  23. Getting back into New Mexico, we stopped at the famous Carlsbad Caverns National Park, found off Hwy 62 in the southeast portion of the state.
  24. This controlled stream is coming from one of the natural springs on the Frijole Ranch at Guadalupe Mountains National Park.
  25. Stores lined up on the main road took advantage of the hype to sell their alien wares in Roswell, NM
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