things I like. While I was driving around I found two wineries (Yeaa!) but I didn't get to stop.(Booo!) but I KNOW WHERE THEY ARE (!). The houses were built by my contractor and were, of course, three times too big but I got to see one that was being built and I could see how some of it was done. People keep saying I need to go to the East Mountains to look at
property there....so I went there today. It is very pretty and wooded with cedars and Pinon pines. It is also very high. I was out of breath just walking a few hundred feet. I think I need a place with air. I've been reluctant to consider the wooded mountain areas because of 
fire danger and, sure enough, the fire department was up there blocking a road and working up in the hills. I didn't see smoke or a fire but it just reinforced my concern. Humidity was 12% earlier this week. I have learned to carry bottled water in the car when I go out. There is less humidity on the east side of the mountains....the river seems to moderate the humidity on the west side where it looks drier.
property there....so I went there today. It is very pretty and wooded with cedars and Pinon pines. It is also very high. I was out of breath just walking a few hundred feet. I think I need a place with air. I've been reluctant to consider the wooded mountain areas because of 
fire danger and, sure enough, the fire department was up there blocking a road and working up in the hills. I didn't see smoke or a fire but it just reinforced my concern. Humidity was 12% earlier this week. I have learned to carry bottled water in the car when I go out. There is less humidity on the east side of the mountains....the river seems to moderate the humidity on the west side where it looks drier.I had lunch back at the Two Fools Tavern and they had live Irish music which was very good but they had to compete with the Kansas-Davidson NCAA basketball game. Nobody seemed to be a Kansas fan.
I found the 
Albuquerque Isotopes minor league ball park. Isotopes are a Marlins AAA team. The ballpark has sort of a 1950s retro look about it. I couldn't find a way to sneak in so I had to be content taking pictures from the outside. It was so windy today that I don't think they could have played baseball anyway. This is the windy season here - usually 4 or 5 weeks of windy days...but it hasn't been bad until today.
Albuquerque Isotopes minor league ball park. Isotopes are a Marlins AAA team. The ballpark has sort of a 1950s retro look about it. I couldn't find a way to sneak in so I had to be content taking pictures from the outside. It was so windy today that I don't think they could have played baseball anyway. This is the windy season here - usually 4 or 5 weeks of windy days...but it hasn't been bad until today. I went past the Sandia Indian Casino which is the biggest one here. 
I think there are three Indian casino in all and there is a racetrack that also has a casino. "Sandia" means watermelon and refers to the color of the mountain when the sun goes down. I think it looks more purple than red.
I think there are three Indian casino in all and there is a racetrack that also has a casino. "Sandia" means watermelon and refers to the color of the mountain when the sun goes down. I think it looks more purple than red.I drov
e up to see how close I could get to the three volcanoes over on the west mesa. It looks like there are hiking trails that go there but the road doesn't go very close and I think they are bigger than they look from the road. They are on the grounds of Petroglyph National Monument so you probably need a permit. The Rio Grande Valley is a rift valley (like in Africa) but it has largely filled in with sand and some lava from the volcanoes that erupted later. The volcanoes are small stubs of what they once were...reminders of what took place here millions of years ago.
e up to see how close I could get to the three volcanoes over on the west mesa. It looks like there are hiking trails that go there but the road doesn't go very close and I think they are bigger than they look from the road. They are on the grounds of Petroglyph National Monument so you probably need a permit. The Rio Grande Valley is a rift valley (like in Africa) but it has largely filled in with sand and some lava from the volcanoes that erupted later. The volcanoes are small stubs of what they once were...reminders of what took place here millions of years ago. 
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