Lens Artists Photo Challenge #373 – Looking back to Challenge #31 – Landscape

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Sandia Mountains, Albuquerque, New Mexico

Egidio is looking back to Amy’s Challenge #31 from February 2, 2019: Landscape. I enjoy landscape photography and have many landscape photos in my archives. Usually I would post landscape photos of things like beaches, sunrises and sunsets but for this challenge I decided to focus on one subject that I have returned to more than once.

New Mexico, the Land of Enchantment, is on my mind this week. I recently returned from a weekend in Albuquerque to attend my nephew’s wedding and spend time with my family. I also got to enjoy magnificent views of the Sandia Mountains. The featured image is of the Sandia Mountains just before sunset the night before the wedding.

This was not our first visit to Albuquerque. During our RV travels we passed through there a couple of times and in 2023 I attended the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta. Here are a few views of these mountains from some of our earlier visits.

View of Sandia Mountains from Coronado State Monument
View of Sandia Mountains from Coronado State Monument

Hot air balloon rising over Sandia Mountains at dawn
Hot air balloon rising over Sandia Mountains at dawn

On one of our visits we took a scenic drive to the top of Sandia Crest to take in the gorgeous views.

View from Sandia Crest
View from Sandia Crest

Last week Tina’s challenge was Ephereral. Thank you to everyone who participated in the challenge. Your responses were great and I loved all the creative images of things that last a very short time.

I hope you will join in for this week’s challenge. Be sure to tag your post with Lens-Artists and include a link back to Egidio’s post Lens-Artists #373 – Looking Back to #31 – Landscapes.

Be sure to check back on Saturday, November 15 at noon eastern time when John will be hosting the challenge.

For information on how to join the Len-Artists challenge please click here.

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39 thoughts on “Lens Artists Photo Challenge #373 – Looking back to Challenge #31 – Landscape”

  7. What wonderful choices, Beth! The Sandia Mountains are simply beautiful. I’ll need to remember that scenic drive to Sandia Crest the next time I find myself in that area. Your landscape photography is stunning.

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    1. Egidio, There are lots of good views from the scenic drive to the top of Sandia Crest. There is also a Tramway you can ride to the top of the mountain. The views at the top are spectacular. I’m glad you enjoyed these landscapes. I enjoyed the challenge.

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  14. Albuquerque has a special place in my heart. My sister and niece live there, and we stop there at least twice a year, once in the spring when returning from Arizona, and once in the late fall/winter when going to Arizona.

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