2008 Vacation - Red River, NM

We had originally planned to drive to Red River like we did the first time we went there, but with the high price of gasoline, we decided to fly instead. We flew into Albuquerque and rented a car. It was just as beautiful as before and this time we did a couple of different things. We went up on the ski lift and it was so quiet that all you could hear was the gentle sound of the wind. Another day we decided to be really adventurous and went on a guided 4-wheeler tour. I had never ridden a 4-wheeler so a few weeks before our vacation, Bret taught me how on his. It was pretty scary to me, though, because that was only my second time on one, and it the ride was several hours long, with the trail pretty narrow and very rough in some places. Going up was soooo much easier than coming back down. I was riding my brake almost the entire time coming down the mountain. Just when I was getting the hang of it and the ride was over, I gave it the gas instead of using the brake and the tour guide thought I was trying to be like the "Dukes of Hazzard." It really was NOT my plan to try to go airborne!!

Along the Road Outside Red River, NM

The drive along the road on the outskirts of Red River is just beautiful. These pictures were taken along that road.

Downtown Santa Fe, NM

I don't know what I was

expect-

ing, but I was a little disappointed

in Santa Fe. I know that we

didn't see everything, but we saw

most of the the downtown area.

There was some type of festival

going on and I did buy a nice pair

of earrings. There just wasn't as much to see there as I had thought there would be.

These pictures were taken while we were walking down the street.

City of Red River, NM

These were taken at the City Pond behind the Lifts Condos, where we were staying. It was almost dusk when we went to the pond for Bret to try his hand at catching a fish.

The goose here looked friendly but I wasn't taking any chances, so I didn't get close to him.

The Red River sign is at the very edge of town.

Red River, NM

These were taken when we took the ski lift up to the top of one of the mountains. On our previous trip, it wasn't running. It was so quiet, all you could hear was the sound the wind softly blowing through the trees.