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We used to tell new comers, "No more 2 showers a day in the summer. You'll dry up like a potato chip."
I'm the worst when it comes to drinking water. It seems my attitude is that water is for bathing. Some people have a better tolerance to dehydration than others, so that pretty much depends on your habits.
You will notice that the NW (valley) is more humid, the closer you are to the river bed. Not only that but farther from traffic noise.
I don't like the NE simply because you can't get away from constant noise. Go 30 miles in any direction and you'll find your ears ringing. I've lived all over this area in the past 50+ years and I'd chose the north valley any time. At present, I'm in Edgewood. I can still hear the traffic on I-40 and I'm a mile away. Truthfully? Less crime in the valley.
Brace yourself for winter. It's even dryer. Heat dries out the air. While you're at home, set a pot of water on the stove at a low simmer to add moisture to the house. Those who have eczema suffer mostly in the fall. Lotion doesn't cut it when the skin is drying out in the fall, you need a heavy cream like Eucerin and watch for dry patches like inner thighs and back in the waist area.Stay on top of it and you'll sail through winter but let it get out of hand and you're in for some misery that won't go away until spring.
My only problems are my hands, as I work in ceramics and my hands stay wet too much. My daughter, though, has terrible problems with the dry skin in the fall.
The dry and cracking nose thing is just part of life for some folks in this area. The best advice is vaseline on a cuetip until the crack is healed and more moisture at home.
"Bosque" literally means "forest" in Spanish. In Albuquerque it refers to the floodplain forest that borders the Rio Grande. It occasionally catches fire due to some human shenanigans.
The Rio Grande Nature Center is a good place to go if you're interested in checking the bosque out...it's actually a pretty nice place.
In certain areas of the river, it isn't uncommon to scene biolgists, and biology students, get into the river. However, it isn't all that common of a practice. As with any river, they aren't usually considered all that safe to swim in unless under specific conditions.
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