Albuquerque Skies in the Evening and the Morning

 I love the sunsets, the moon sets and moon rises over Albuquerque, New Mexico.  The air is so clear here and the elevation is high (above 5000 feet elevation), so the light is amazing.

Balloon Fiesta Park Rainstorm Sunset after Soccer Practice

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Moon rise from the Open Space Visitor Center in the Bosque (looking east toward the Sandia Mountains)

 

 

 

I see beautiful sunsets and early morning moonsets from my back yard in the Foothills of Albuquerque:

A fiery sunset over Albuquerque (looking west from my backyard) taken with my telephoto lens.

"Wintertime and the sledding is easy..."

 

My daughter, two grand-daughters and I headed out to the Sandia Mountains for a perfect day of sledding and snow play. About one hour from my house in Albuquerque is the Capulin Spring Snow Play area.  There are a couple of developed hills for sledding. The sky was blue, the snow fluffy and white.  Only a hundred or so had found it by noon Saturday with many people just stopping along NM Hwy 536 on the way up to Sandia peak and skiers stopping at Sandia Ski area (non-operational).  We stopped just past Tecolote Trail (Mile 9) and before the Sandia Ski area.  My 4WD Toyota 4runner easily accessed the 12-18 inches of snow and the kids made a few runs down a slight slope with 2-3 feet drifts before we continued on to the Capulin Snow Play area.  Here are pictures we took of the couple of hours we were playing in the snow:

 

The Grand daughters

Me and my daughter, Mary

This is how we do it on the undeveloped slopes:

Capulin Snow Play area has developed slopes and more people:

Melody on her way down backwards...

...and forwards.

The Fail (or Don't Bother With Selfies When You Need to Steer)

"This is harder than snow boarding..."

"...but I did it, Mom."

And, yes, even Grandma can sled in low gear: