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New Mexico Nomad @newmexiconomad.com · Jun 25

Re-upping this in case for any New Mexicans that may have recently arrived. There are about 60 spots left in this pack. New Mexico specific.

NM Network on Bluesky starter pack (version 2).
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Original NM Starter Pack: go.bsky.app/3XUrNvu
New Mexico Network v1: go.bsky.app/E6xB6GJ

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Dave B. @buckykatt.bsky.social · 23h

It was amazing seeing the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta for the first time the other day. And it was a gorgeous day to walk among the balloons & watch the mass ascension. #Albuquerque #albuquerqueballoonfest #balloonfest

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New Mexico Nomad @newmexiconomad.com · 1d

???

It's a video of a hot air balloon doing a splash and dash in the Rio Grande.

Seems like a bot response.

New Mexico Nomad @newmexiconomad.com · 1d

Splash and dash this morning 😍

#NewMexico #roadtrip #BalloonFiesta #Albuquerque

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New Mexico Nomad @newmexiconomad.com · 1d

Hagan was a coal mining town in the early 1900s. The mines closed in 1939. Foundations and a few brick walls of the power plant, general store, reservoir & a few smaller buildings remain, visible from the road. Private land. No trespassing.

#NewMexico #travel #ghosttown #daytrip #offthebeatenpath

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Emelda Alonzo @emeldaalonzo.bsky.social · 2d

I love New Mexico.

Egg shaped hot air balloon with red, black, white, orange, and yellow squares on a blue background. In the background are the Sandia Mountains in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Hot air balloons taking off or already in flight. In the background are the Sandia Mountains in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Bright blue, early morning sky, filled with 100s of hot air balloons in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Three multicolor hot air balloons flying in a light blue morning sky. Albuquerque, New Mexico. International Balloon Fiesta

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New Mexico Nomad @newmexiconomad.com · 2d

Bursum Road is a scenic route in Catron County; a single-lane route with occasional turnouts & roaming cows. Paved to Mogollon, becoming an unpaved, rough, single-lane road as it climbs into the Gila. In dry and favorable conditions, it's navigable. After rain, do NOT recommend.

#NewMexico #daytrip

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Reuters @reuters.com · 2d

Hundreds of hot air balloons decorated the sky during the 53rd annual Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta.

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Robin Kirby @robinmk.bsky.social · 3d

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New Mexico Nomad @newmexiconomad.com · 3d

At 650 feet above the river, The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge is the 2nd highest bridge on the U.S. Hwy System & the 5th highest bridge in the U.S. There was no funding to continue the road on the other side when it was built in the 1960s. It was nicknamed the “Bridge to Nowhere.”

#Taos #NewMexico

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Jonathan Wolfe @fractalic.bsky.social · 3d

The world could use a little more peace, so I decided to fly something a little special today at #BalloonFiesta. I call this tapestry the PeaceFlower.

Fractal balloon carrying a tiedyed tapestry with a large peace sign symbol

Fractal balloon carrying a tiedyed tapestry with a large peace sign symbol, surrounded by other balloons at the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta

Fractal balloon inflating and getting ready to launch at Balloon Fiesta

Tailgate party after the flight, celebrating with champagne and breakfast, using the PeaceFlower tapestry for shade

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Grant Tosterud @granttosterud.bsky.social · 3d

Perfect Mass Ascension for Balloon Fiesta Day 2!

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New Mexico Nomad @newmexiconomad.com · 3d

Alpacas were uncertain about the hot air balloons this morning.

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New Mexico Nomad @newmexiconomad.com · 4d

Quarai served as the center of the Spanish Inquisition in New Mexico during the 1600s, with priests from Quarai holding leadership roles in the early stages of the process. Most of the early conflict was between the church and the crown. The mission was abandoned in the 1670s.

#NewMexico #history

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Visit Gallup @visitgallup.bsky.social · 12d

Located 38 miles south of Gallup, Zuni Pueblo is the largest of the 19 #NewMexico Pueblos, encompassing 400,000+ acres, w/ an enrolled population of over 20,000. The Visitor Center offers a variety of tours, from overviews to 2-day archaeological tours - youtu.be/f54rLSdnnMg...

Zuni Pueblo Tours

Located 38 miles south of Gallup, Zuni Pueblo is the largest of the nineteen New Mexican Pueblos, encompassing more than 400,000 acres, with an enrolled popu...

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Visit Gallup @visitgallup.bsky.social · 10d

Richardson Trading Post dates back to 1913. This trading post has one of the largest collections of Navajo rugs in the region, as well as arts exhibits dating back to before the trading post began business.

#VisitGallup #Gallup #NewMexico #shopping #culture #NativeAmerican #video

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Visit Gallup @visitgallup.bsky.social · 5d

Vibrant Trading Post Town is a Classic Route 66 Stop - www.mygrandcanyonpar...

#travel #Route66 #VisitGallup #roadtrip #daytrip #weekendgetaway

Vibrant Trading Post Town is a Classic Route 66 Stop

In New Mexico on the Way to the Grand Canyon

www.mygrandcanyonpark.com

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New Mexico Nomad @newmexiconomad.com · 5d

Last year was flawless, with no weather related cancellations. That is unusual. I hope the weather welcomes the pilots, crews, and visitors with blue skies and favorable winds!

Welcome to everyone experiencing Balloon Fiesta for the first time.

#NewMexico #travel #roadtrip

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New Mexico Nomad @newmexiconomad.com · 5d

I recognize that photo. 2018, Wagner Farms 😁

New Mexico Nomad @newmexiconomad.com · 6d

#Autumn is my favorite season

#NewMexico #travel #roadtrip #BalloonFiesta #chile #aspens

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New Mexico Nomad @newmexiconomad.com · 7d

San Albino is one of the oldest parishes in the Mesilla Valley. It was established by the Mexican government in 1851.
In 1906, the present building was constructed on the foundation of the original adobe church. The bells of San Albino date to the early 1870s.

#NewMexico #LasCruces #Catholic

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Robin Kirby @robinmk.bsky.social · 7d

Fall colors starting to show their beauty
New Mexico

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New Mexico Nomad @newmexiconomad.com · 8d

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New Mexico Nomad @newmexiconomad.com · 8d

September sunflowers in the Sacramento Mountains. 😍

#OptOutside #roadtrip #travel #daytrip #nature #sunflowers #whataview #scenic #NewMexico

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Robin Kirby @robinmk.bsky.social · 8d

www.altaonline.com/culture/art/...

She Builds Ceramics. And Custom Cars. With the Same Fire.

Rose B. Simpson’s mixed-media sculptures offer an exuberant blending of ancestral and contemporary culture.

www.altaonline.com

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New Mexico Nomad @newmexiconomad.com · 9d

Valle Vidal was part of the Maxwell Land Grant. The land was purchased by the Vermejo Park Ranch in 1902. In 1973, the Vermejo Park Ranch was sold to Pennzoil. They donated the Valle Vidal portion of the ranch to public lands in 1982. It became part of the Carson National Forest.

#NewMexico #nature

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