New Mexico (Day 1 of 6) - Atlanta to Albuquerque

We took a trip to New Mexico over the Thanksgiving holidays

We really enjoyed our trip a couple years ago to Arizona over the Thanksgiving holidays. It's a great time of the year to see the southwest when the weather there is so nice.

All photos for this trip (album1, album2, album3)

 

An 8 am flight to Dallas meant we were up about 4 am to get ready

We left later than we wanted so there was some stress but we made it to the airport in good time. There was some additional stress when Helen realized during the flight that she didn't know where her keys were. We figured she left them in the car, but she was worried they fell on the ground next to the car as she was getting out. We had to wait until we got back to Atlanta to find them in the front seat where she must have laid them between her legs when she got into the car.



Short layover in Dallas

Adam wanted some wings

On to Albuquerque

 

Welcome to Albuquerque

Rental car shuttle

 

Indian Pueblo Cultural Center

Sampling some New Mexico cuisine

 

Heading north into the foothills of the Sandia Mountains

Riding the Sandia Peak Tramway at sunset

It was cold

Visitor center at the top with some ski videos playing

10,000 feet

Waiting for the tram back down

Nice view of Albuquerque below

A swanky charity event called the Montezuma Ball was going on at our hotel when we arrived