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I had a great time in New Mexico. I loved the cities, offering so much to do, and the landscape of the state is great. NM gets overlooked a lot. It has the great deserts, and the mountains were great. You could be in ALBQ for sometime enjoying the big city, and then head north a few hours and be at some great ski resorts. I expected to go to NM and see no culture, and nothing but dirty looking small cities. Complete opposite. Travel to New Mexico and see all the great things it has to offer. You won't regret it.
I had a great time in New Mexico. I loved the cities, offering so much to do, and the landscape of the state is great. NM gets overlooked a lot. It has the great deserts, and the mountains were great. You could be in ALBQ for sometime enjoying the big city, and then head north a few hours and be at some great ski resorts. I expected to go to NM and see no culture, and nothing but dirty looking small cities. Complete opposite. Travel to New Mexico and see all the great things it has to offer. You won't regret it.
ABQ and "big city". Well, kinda. Biggest in the state maybe. And yes, NM is gorgeous. Er, make that VERY gorgeous. My personal faves are Santa Fe, Taos, and the Carlsbad Caverns/White Sands area. I loved spending time there and will definitely do so again. But regarding the "dirty looking small cities", I did find plenty of those!
ABQ and "big city". Well, kinda. Biggest in the state maybe. And yes, NM is gorgeous. Er, make that VERY gorgeous. My personal faves are Santa Fe, Taos, and the Carlsbad Caverns/White Sands area. I loved spending time there and will definitely do so again. But regarding the "dirty looking small cities", I did find plenty of those!
LOL yes plenty of those. But Santa Fe was amazing, and Taos was incredible. And New Mexico has some great national parks. ALBQ was a decent sized city, that was getting some good assets to make it a better city. New Mexico is extremely underrated.
LOL yes plenty of those. But Santa Fe was amazing, and Taos was incredible. And New Mexico has some great national parks. ALBQ was a decent sized city, that was getting some good assets to make it a better city. New Mexico is extremely underrated.
Underrated indeed. Id love to retire there, somewhere either up near Santa Fe or maybe the Las Cruces area, we'll see. Wasnt a fan of ABQ at all, but Old Town was ok and the Sandia Tram is wicked. Wont go back to ABQ, but Santa Fe/Taos/White Sands? Heck yeah!
Underrated indeed. Id love to retire there, somewhere either up near Santa Fe or maybe the Las Cruces area, we'll see. Wasnt a fan of ABQ at all, but Old Town was ok and the Sandia Tram is wicked. Wont go back to ABQ, but Santa Fe/Taos/White Sands? Heck yeah!
Indeed. Im afraid of heights and didnt like the ride up or down, but the view from on top of the Sandias was world class. Wouldve liked to see it at night though. Anyways, there were some trails up there that led off, but I didnt have any gear to check them out. Maybe next time.
. But Santa Fe was amazing, and Taos was incredible. And New Mexico has some great national parks. ALBQ was a decent sized city, that was getting some good assets to make it a better city. New Mexico is extremely underrated.
I'll second that - the thing about travelling is you often hear where you SHOULD have gone, when you didn't. From work colleagues, I'm a total loser (apparently) for not going to Taos, or San Antonio...or Las Cruces. (sp?)
But there's only so much you can do in 7 weeks.
OTOH, said colleagues were amazed that we enjoyed ALBQ (one of them is from there).
Cant please everyone, so please yourself I reckon! (and save like crazy so you can go back)
My visit to Yosemite National Park for the first time last December made me realize that one of the most spectacular places on earth is right in my backyard and I hadn't even bothered to visit for the last 10 years!
Now I am planning to make another visit in the summer
Oooh, we wanted to drive through Yosemite last winter, but a huge storm put paid to that. I imagine it's one of those places you have to see each different season to appreciate the beauty.
Dont feel too badly about not visiting though, friends of ours in O.C have been together 15 years, and never been to S.F together. (which is fine, but they keep saying they want to go).
Well, first off - being a NM resident, I'm happy to hear so many people like this state! Now you know why so many of us have moved here from other parts! I love ABQ and Santa Fe, but I really love these mountains.
As to travel, two of my favorite experiences were in Florida. St. Augustine is a beautiful, OLD city. We had a wonderful time there with our kids, and I'd love to go back. The other was Key West. The people were so nice, and we had a great visit, seeing the sights, eating conch and doing the tour with our daughter. Plus, key lime pie on a stick, dipped in chocolate and then frozen - a heart attack on a stick, but oh so yummy!
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And yes, NM is gorgeous. Er, make that VERY gorgeous. My personal faves are Santa Fe, Taos, and the Carlsbad Caverns/White Sands area. 
I loved spending time there and will definitely do so again. But regarding the "dirty looking small cities", I did find plenty of those!
Anyways, there were some trails up there that led off, but I didnt have any gear to check them out. Maybe next time. 
From work colleagues, I'm a total loser (apparently) for not going to Taos, or San Antonio...or Las Cruces. (sp?)
(and save like crazy so you can go back)
