After having "lived" in Mountainair, NM for a week now, I want to share some of my experiences and impressions of life here. First and foremost, the people are absolutely lovely. I have met only very nice, genuine, and welcoming people.
This town is located almost in the "belly button" of New Mexico. Mountainair is about 6495 ft. above sea level. This is high mesa land. Mountainair used to be known as the pinto bean capital of the world. Unfortunately, drought changed that and now it is mostly ranch land. Mountainair is nestled between the Manzano Mountains and the Sacramento Mountains and is surrounded by mesas. Just east of here, one can see a huge wind farm on one of the mesas.
I am here in Mountainair for the summer while our house is being built in the Deer Canyon. Preserve just outside of town. I drove down here with my dog, Harley Jo - a very sweet 5 yr old Rottie/Shepherd mix. Tom led the way in his car towing a trailer. It was a long ride- three days. But once we arrived, we settled in rather quickly. There are a few adjustments - like shopping. There are a few shops in town - and for the most part, with a little planning, one could do most of the shopping here.
The nearest large town is Belen - about 40 minutes away. Santa Fe is about 2 hours north and Albuquerque is about 90 minutes north west of here.
It has been rather warm 85-95 F. during the day, but the nights give a wonderfully cool reprieve. The air is very dry – around 5% humidity. New Mexico has been suffering through some of the worst wild fires in a long time - so the air is smokey. Although there have been a few fires near here, in Punta de Agua and just outside of Tajique, so far, we have had no major fires.
I will update this blog periodically so you, my friends, can get an inside look into this enchanting place.
This town is located almost in the "belly button" of New Mexico. Mountainair is about 6495 ft. above sea level. This is high mesa land. Mountainair used to be known as the pinto bean capital of the world. Unfortunately, drought changed that and now it is mostly ranch land. Mountainair is nestled between the Manzano Mountains and the Sacramento Mountains and is surrounded by mesas. Just east of here, one can see a huge wind farm on one of the mesas.
I am here in Mountainair for the summer while our house is being built in the Deer Canyon. Preserve just outside of town. I drove down here with my dog, Harley Jo - a very sweet 5 yr old Rottie/Shepherd mix. Tom led the way in his car towing a trailer. It was a long ride- three days. But once we arrived, we settled in rather quickly. There are a few adjustments - like shopping. There are a few shops in town - and for the most part, with a little planning, one could do most of the shopping here.
The nearest large town is Belen - about 40 minutes away. Santa Fe is about 2 hours north and Albuquerque is about 90 minutes north west of here.
It has been rather warm 85-95 F. during the day, but the nights give a wonderfully cool reprieve. The air is very dry – around 5% humidity. New Mexico has been suffering through some of the worst wild fires in a long time - so the air is smokey. Although there have been a few fires near here, in Punta de Agua and just outside of Tajique, so far, we have had no major fires.
I will update this blog periodically so you, my friends, can get an inside look into this enchanting place.
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