Snow capped mountains

Old Town, Luminarias and NM fusion

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December 25th 2010
Thursday the weather started out cold with the forecast of snow to the north and rain to the south. We are camped between Albuquerque and Santa Fe, so we opted to visit the one to the south. We went to the Old Town area of Albuquerque and walked around. Beautiful jewelry and southwest art/sculpture abound. There were lots of shops and many of the walkways were covered, so it was easy to get aroun ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more