Matt's New Mexico (Formerly Airstream) Adventure

[Matt]

Got in some local hiking yesterday in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains. The U Mound area was s a favorite of boulders, mountain bikers and my dog…

[Matt]

The view from the window at my old library back in Baltimore wasn’t quite this good…

[Chris]

@Matt:

The view from the window at my old library back in Baltimore

[Matt]

@Chris

That was one of the libraries.  This was another…

[Matt]

Awesome Indigo exhibit at the Albuquerque Museum…

[Matt]

[Matt]

[Giles]

Looks great….

[Matt]

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@Giles:

Looks great….

It was really cool.  I’ve been wanting to check it out since it opened.  I’m glad I didn’t miss it.

[Matt]

The state’s mask mandate ended abruptly this week.  Like out of nowhere the governor just said “Effective immediately…”.

I’m down as I’m ready to live with Covid now instead of living in spite of it.  The museum today was kind of surreal.  My stock response to making eye contact with strangers is a smile, and it’s been so long since anyone has actually seen it.

[scooter]

Damn, @Matt , this has me exploring the possibility of a trip to ABQ, for the daughter and me…

[sabergirl]

What a cool exhibit.

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[Matt]

@scooter:

Damn, @Matt , this has me exploring the possibility of a trip to ABQ, for the daughter and me…

Let me know if you make it out this way.

[Giles]

@Matt:

I’m ready to live with Covid now instead of living in spite of it.

[Matt]

This is on the road that leads to my neighborhood.  Wild fires off in the distance…

[SKT]

That’s a pretty chilling pic. Hope it doesn’t move towards you guys.

[Matt]

I think we’ll be ok.  There aren’t really any trees near us.  It’s all desert.  The National Forests are getting the brunt of it.  We saw a lot of that in AZ.  We tried to see a Joshua Tree forest that was supposed to be the oldest growth JT area in the region when we were near Lake Meade but it had just recently burnt down.  Very sobering aspect to our trip.