Albuquerque Daily Photo

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Posts filed under: Mountains

Rain on the Horizon

It was sunset … It was raining and that huge cloud look like it was trying to eat the mountain.... Read More

Wild Watermelons?

These were growing in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains. I don’t actually know what they are but they looked like baseball sized watermelons to me.... Read More

Clouds

Yesterday’s sky and the storm did not live up to what these clouds seemed to be predicting.... Read More

Rio Grande East

A storm cloud brewing over the mountains. It been amazingly wet and stormy here in Albuquerque this summer.... Read More

Sandia Mountain and A Frog Cloud

The clouds here in Albuquerque never disappoint. It was beautifully stormy yesterday at the Farmer’s Market. This is a looking to the east. Yesterday’s sky was to the north.... Read More

Summer Days and Hiking Trails

These young fellows were having a blast running up and down this hiking trail in the Sandia Mountains. At one point they went up so high I lost sight of... Read More

Another Bench

This one is on the opposite side of Albuquerque, to the east,  in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains at Elena Gallegos Open Space. The dedication on the bench reads:... Read More

Cibola National Forest

I love to head up to the mountains for some R&R. This entrance to Cibola National Forest is at the base of the Sandia Peak Tramway. There are hiking trails that... Read More

San Carlos Cemetery aka Alameda Cemetery

I have driven by the San Carols Cemetery countless times and but never stopped. It appears to be pretty old but there are quite a few new headstones there are... Read More

Peeking Over the Peak

It was a beautifully stormy -ish, cloudy day here. I love when the big fluffy marshmallow clouds come peeking over Sandia Peak.... Read More