This crazy week long party is an excellent time of year to visit the area, and after the pandemic is over remember to make your reservations early as hotels are often booked a year in advance for this tourist invasion of ABQ.
This trip was a bucket list item of my Mom’s and we all wanted to see this annual event.
Since it is in October, it was a great time to go.
The weather is warm during the day and cool at night and depending on when the last cold front has blown in you may or may not need a coat.
The hubby and I will always find a good reason to visit his hometown. Once you have the desert in your bones you find that no matter where you live it calls you back.
There are plenty of vendors selling food, souvenirs and hat pins. Gotta have a hat pin, it’s required man.
Getting shots of the balloons being filled in the predawn is breathtakingly amazing and they are so big; if you have never been up close to a hot air balloon you are in for a treat.
Whenever you visit a new town always remember to pack your manners, it really pays off.
We found a great spot on the Sandia Pueblo along the river to see many of the balloons taking off in the distance.
Pay for parking where people ask for it!
Really don’t be a jerk, don’t trespass, and be friendly it makes everybody happy and you get those great shots you are looking to take and show off when you get home.
Thanks again to the wonderful folks at the Sandia Lakes fishing spot and park. I was able to grab these from that vantage point and came home giddy, wondering which to print first?! Exciting stuff to this photo nerd.
It is incredible to me the creativity and personality that goes into designing these balloons. If you can imagine it, they can sew it and fly it.
So next time you are in New Mexico, plan to be there in October. We had so much fun and it is so worth it.
Oh, and remember, you don’t need a passport. Winking at you folks from Albuquerque.
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