Cedar Crest lies at the base of the Turquoise Trail where the road up Sandia Peak turns off. Sandia peak is over 10,000ft high and you can get what I would call a cablecar but they call a tramway up from Albequrque. We went up the back way by road. The views from the top didn't photograph terribly well but every phone company in the states must have a relay up there.
Five days earlier there had been an snow fall across eastern New Mexico and Western Texas and high up there was still a fair bit about despite the 25C temperatures. Snow is unusual as late as 30th April but the record was set at May 5th in 1917.
The Turquoise Trail is a National Scenic Byway so we chose that route to Santa fe rather than the I25. It passes Cerrillos where the famous #turquoise mines were situated indeed some are still mined today.
Are there always blue skies where you are??
ReplyDeleteYep, Desert country; except they are promising rain Tuesday and wednesday
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