Biokleen: Cross Country Albuquerque to Dallas, Part 1
The Biokleen Team, our favorite biodegradable cleaning products, has been out on the road over the past few weeks attending pokerruns and charity fundraising events with the Bio-Kleen offshore boat. They’ve documented some interesting facts along the way and have been kind enough to share
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Church Old Town Albuquerque
We first traveled into Albuquerque, NM with the 10,600 foot Sandia Mountains surrounding the city. They affect the weather, making for perfect spring temperatures with the dry heat of 80˚ during the day and 65˚ at night. The winds that gust over the Sandias make it a great home for over 500 balloonists. Every evening the setting sun is like an artist painting the mountains in a palette of golds, pinks and reds. Old Town exemplifies a rich blend of Native American, Hispanic and western culture. Old Town has been the focal point of the community since 1706. Quiet hidden patios, winding brick garden paths, wrought iron and adobe studios display that distinct Southwestern flair.
Petroglyph Deer
Just west of town, over the Rio Grande River, lays the Petroglyph National Monument. Five ancient volcano spatter cones produced the black basalt that coated the rock, then oxidized creating the “desert varnish” that became the canvas for the Pueblo inhabitants for thousands of years (1300-1680). In seventeen square miles there exists over 25,000 carved images picked or abated to expose the lighter rock underneath. Some of the petroglyphs have meaning only known to the Pueblo that made them; others represent tribal markers, religious entities or just an interpretation of the natural world around them.
Tent Rocks
To the north of Albuquerque, near Santé Fe is the Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument. Kasha-Katuwe means “white cliffs” in the traditional Keresan language of the Pueblo de Conchiti. The cone-shaped formations are the products of the Jemez volcanic eruptions that occurred 6-7 million years ago and left pumice, ash and tuff deposits over 1,000 feet thick. Perched on many of the tapering hoodoos are boulder caps that protect the softer pumice and tuff below. The tent rock formations vary in height from a few feet to 90 feet and make for great roadside landscaping.
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