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Sometimes I want a break from reading! Mountain lion petroglyph in Rinconada Canyon of the Petroglyph National Monument. And that is the sky without a filter.
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Thank you
I’ll bet the air is fresh and clean there, no? Looks peaceful.
Susan,
It is incredibly peaceful and, at that moment, I had the area to myself. There is a bench nearby and, if one is lucky to be alone, it is a lovely place to sit and enjoy the glyphs, the volcanic landscape and the flora and fauna. A pretty grounding experience and incredibly accessible. In general, this part of Albuquerque does have pretty clean air but our altitude is part of what makes the sky so intensely blue in this photo.
Thanks and hoping to find your ideas in “The Grey Wolf” book discussion when I get there.
Jane
Gorgeous!
This is absolutely beautiful! It’s amazing that you can go for a walk and spot petroglyphs along the way. How lovely that nature and history are so accessible. What is it like to live in New Mexico? What is the weather like (warm winters/hot summers?) and what is life like there?
Vancouver is very multicultural, much more so than Quebec, so the food scene is extremely diverse and wonderful. We have a lot of nature as well, so people from the area are usually at least a little outdoorsy. And it’s a bit of a small city in that there’s no nightlife for party-goers. Four full seasons, lots of rain, but not humid. So the trees are green and lush, and everyone owns at least one gore-tex jacket. And it’s very casual here, mostly, so it’s not uncommon to see gore-tex or fleece in nice restaurants!
Well, thank you for your lovely comments and questions! I da typed a response this morning but it appears to have disappeared into cyperspace somewhere.
First, Vancouver is one of my all time, ever favorite cities. I have met only welcoming people there. And, the food scene is incredible, especially for someone who loves seafood and lives in the desert. It is a wonderfully multi-cultural city.
We are a pretty casual bunch and a clean pair of jeans will get you into a nice restaurant. It helps to like green chile.
New Mexico and ABQ are also diverse and multipcultural though not so much as Vancouver. One in eight resdients of NM is Native American. Many of our residents with a Spanish surnames trace their families to the original Spanish settlers over 400 years ago. Many are recent. We Anglos represent lass than half of the population.
We are blessed with huge areas of public land and its many opportunities. ABQ is geologically unique; it is the only rift valley in the Americas and is an active rift. That is why we have mountains on the east (highest peak 10,600′ or >3000 meters), the valley floor and bosque (riparian forest) and the volcanic escarpment in this photo. Not many trees, though. It helps to like shades of beige, blue and mauve.
Our weather is mostly determined by altitude, summers are hot, winters are cold and humidity is sometimes in the single digits. That is why the very blue sky with no help.
We always welcome visitors, to NM and to the Petroglyph National Monument where I volunteer. I met a couple from Vancouver a few weeks ago. Pack your fleece, a water bottle and your favorite moisturizer.
It’s a shame we didn’t know each other before your Vancouver visit. You would’ve received a tour of all the spots with the best croissants and freshest seafood! When did you visit and what did you enjoy most?
ABQ sounds amazing, unique geology, culture, population and history. Travel is definitely planned for the future. America is wonderfully diverse and so interesting! What do you do as a volunteer at the Petroglyph National Monument?
Ooh! That would have been amazing. I think my favorite places are Granville Island and the market and Stanley Park. And, I so appreciate a public transit system one can use to get anywhere. We have visited a few times over the years; the last time was spring 2023.
ABQ definitely welcomes visitors as does the entire state of NM. We have everything to offer except oceans!
I volunteer in Visitor services, so providing trail and park literature, hike the trails to answer questions and point out things to see or look for to people on that trail and participate in an ongoing condition survey of glyphs throughout the Monument monitoring both natural and human caused damage. That is what I was doing when I took this photo; I was only a few feet from the glyph which is why my little phone camera could capture it.
I hope lots of Book Club Friends consider visiting NM, ABQ and the Monument. Thanks!