We got up early this morning and headed out for an all day trip from Santa Fe to Albuquerque, along the Turquoise Trails, which is one of the recommended scenic drives in New Mexico. We drove along 30 miles of beautiful mountains with small towns and little museums along the way. At the half way point we decided to go up the Santia Mountain, which at the top, is 10,800 feet. Due to recent problems with high altitude while on a day trip in Carlsbad, I decided to take precautionary measures. So, last night I took a baby aspirin, at the recommendation of one of the 'neighbors' we met in an RV Park recently. In addition, I drank lot's of water to keep hydrated...(thanks for the suggestion Julie), and NO Altitude sickness! At least not this time. I was sooooooooo relieved, as was Mark. With our upcoming move into Colorado, I knew I better come up with something or we'd have a real kink in our future plans!
Anyway...it was a long 15 mile drive up the mountain, but the views were definitely worth it. We spent some time at the gift shop and Mark took lot's of pictures. We were surprised at how much snow is still in the upward part of the mountains. The temperature dropped from 70 to 34 in 30 minutes and with the wind blowing, the wind chill was probably in the teens! So we headed back down the mountain and continued on thru the remaining 20 miles of the drive, ending up in Albuquerque. We stopped at Red Lobster for a nice meal and headed back to our home on wheels. It was a nice day trip...we had a good time, got home and curled up for an evening of television. Not sure what's on the agenda tomorrow, but we'll find something!
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