When Bugs Bunny utters his famous phrase, "I knew I shoulda made that left turn in Albuquerque" he is always popping out of the desert. So I guess I had a few misperceptions of the place. For one, it's a pretty darn big city!
For two, there are big rocky hills all around it. It is in a valley that is indeed a hilly desert to some extent, but it is overshadowed by this great rocky ridge.
So, if you're looking at our direction of travel, if we had've turned left at Alburquerque, we wouldn't have pictures like this. We would be along the border of Mexico, and hopefully a little warmer than it is right now.
Instead, we decided to play tourist. It's actually a fun game. We hiked the Petroglyphs National Monument, which is just a huge pile of black lava rocks with etchings on them - some very old, and unfortunately, others that are new. We also toured the Museum of Nuclear Science (you can take the man out of the lab, but....), and the Old Town of Albuquerque, a delightful mix of boutiques and restaurants.
But now the online weather reports are calling for more snow. So we are going to dash (slowly, 'cuz it's mostly up and down hills) to Flagstaff, Arizona, to make our left turn there. So hopefully the next time I post a blog, I'll be sitting under palm trees with a drink and a suntan!
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