NM Fall Evenings

I know, it's still August. But the kids have gone back to school, there's the smell of roasting chiles in the air, stacks of pinon and juniper add to the Fall NM potpourri, and it's almost State Fair time! I love Fall in New Mexico. Even though we don't have the brilliant red leaves of the Northeast, we do have golden Aspens, and the world-famous Balloon Fiesta! And spectacular evenings like this:

As the sun goes down, our Watermelon Mountains (Sandias) turn a beautiful pinkish purple.

And the view to the West....