Coast to Coast

Back in 2006 during the original MINI Takes The States, I drove to the top of Sandia Crest near Albuquerque, and enjoyed spectacular views – so this time Margaret & I drove up together (a quite exciting road to get there!), and the views are all still there. The winding road takes you up 5,000ft above Albuquerque – 10,650ft above sea level!

The Humming birds almost totally ignored us standing just a foot or two away, and were much more impressive than those of yesterday! And yes, I have more Hummingbird video too …

 

During our drive in New Mexico, we finally got far enough East to reach the Continental Divide – an imaginary line down the USA where, to the West all rain eventually reaches the Pacific Ocean (ie: rivers flow west), while to the East, all rain eventually reaches the Atlantic Ocean (maybe via the Gulf – rivers flow south and east)! Nothing special, but there is a plaque on the roadside …

Here’s some more pics from our more-than 450 miles drive, from north of Durango to Socorro (with side trips to Sandia Crest and the VLA); as you see, New Mexico is much flatter than Colorado!