If traveling more was one of your list of 2024 goals, then New Mexico definitely has places to put on your itinerary.
The Land of Enchantment has a diverse landscape and rich history. Visitors can see where the atomic bomb was developed, go scuba diving, ride in a hot air balloon, pray at a famed sacred site or examine the ruins of ancient Pueblos.Â
White Sands
Yucca plants grow on the dunes of White Sands National Monument outside of Alamogordo, which was one of New Mexico’s highest-growing city’s in 2023, according to a U-Haul report.
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Dune climbers footprints are highlighted by the sun at White Sands National Monument.
With sleds in hand, Mark Heltman, 9, and his father Greg Heltman, both of Albuquerque, climb a dune at the White Sands National Monument in a 2007 file photo.
A lone hiker strikes out across the dunes of White Sands National Monument, with the San Andres Mountains in the background.
A group of soldiers walk past water misters placed along the Bataan March course to keep them cool Sunday April 14, 2002 at White Sands Missile Range. More than 4000 runners and walkers joined March survivors to commemorate the 60th Anniversary on April 14, 2002.Â
 Ripples of gypsum sand caused by high winds at White Sands National Monument.
 With sleds in hand, Mark Heltman, 9, and his father Greg Heltman, both of Albuquerque, climb a dune at the White Sands National Monument on Thursday, August 23, 2007Â
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s at the White Sands National Monument near Alamogordo, N.M., on Saturday morning, Sept. 19, 2009, during the 18th annual White Sands ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Invitational.
Pods on a yucca plant bend in the wind at White Sands National Monument.
Carlsbad Caverns
Slaughter Canyon parking area near the New Cave.
Chinese Wall in New Cave
Explorer Observes Wonder of New Bifrost Room
Park Ranger Bill Van Cott talks to visitors to "New Cave" about the historical background of the area.
The Big RoomÂ
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The Monarch
Visitors on the trail to the new cave.
The Christmas Tree
The Mushroom in the New Cave
Visitors at the entrance to the New Cave
Totem Pole in the New Cave
One of the rooms in Carlsbad Caverns, lit up for visitors to see the formations.
A pair of visitors gaze at one of nature's sculptures in Carlsbad Caverns National Park over the Labor Day holiday.
-A ranger, cloaked by the dark, shines her flashlight, lower right, onto a boulder, lower left, where bat guano miners scorched it to leave black marks so they could find their way out of Carlsbad Caverns, early last century. The ranger was leading a group of 75 people on the King's Palace guided tour, a one mile tour that travels through four chambers: King's Palace, Papoose Room, Queen's Chamber and Green Lake Room in Carlsbad Caverns.
President Barack Obama and his family toured Carlsbad Caverns on Friday, June 17, 2016. Here, he fists bumps 10-year-old May London in the gift shop before leaving Carlsbad.
Massive formations can be found in the Big Room at Carlsbad Caverns National Park.
Susan Bryan Montoya/Associated press The Big Room at Carlsbad Caverns National Park includes a 1 1/4-mile trail that takes about 90 minutes to complete. agomez@abqjournal.com Fri Aug 07 13:02:56 -0600 2020 1596826975 FILENAME: 1799874.jpg
Courtesy of National Park Service The Big Room at Carlsbad Caverns National Park contains various formations like stalagmites and stalactites, columns, flowstone, travertine and cave popcorn. Courtesy National Park Service agomez@abqjournal.com Fri Aug 07 13:02:56 -0600 2020 1596826975 FILENAME: 1799875.jpg
Susan Bryan Montoya/Associated press In the COVID-19, the only access to Carlsbad Caverns is via the 1 -mile, winding Natural Entrance Trail. agomez@abqjournal.com Fri Aug 07 13:02:57 -0600 2020 1596826975 FILENAME: 1799877.jpg
Susan Bryan Montoya/Associated press Massive formations can be found in the Big Room at Carlsbad Caverns National Park. agomez@abqjournal.com Fri Aug 07 13:02:55 -0600 2020 1596826975 FILENAME: 1799873.jpg
Taos Pueblo
 The Taos Pueblo has between 120 to 128 buffalo on 300 acres of pastureland for them to graze on
Taos Pueblo Gov. Ruben Romero center, holds a glass vase created by Isleta glass artist Tony Jojola. Tribal leaders, Lt. Gov. Frank Marcus left and Secretary Richard Deertrack right, are hoping a new glassblowing facility being build on the pueblo will not only create a new industry for the tribe but will also help Indian youths reconnect with their culture. Oct. 1998
People have lived in the adobe homes of Taos Pueblo for more than 1,000 years.
Dancer at the Taos Pueblo Pow-Wow on Saturday which also was the precursor of the 40th Anniversary Celebration of the Return of Blue Lake, sacred to the Taos Pueblo. July 2010
Representative Bill Richardson speaks to members of Taos Pueblo celebrating the return to the tribe of The Bottleneck Tract of land.
Taos Pueblo
The Rio Grande Gorge Bridge and area around it is part of the Rio Grande del Norte National Monument.
Mark Sundin, left, and Steve Henke look at the Rio Grande Gorge Bridge June 11, 1997
Rio Grande Gorge Bridge
Blue Hole in Santa Rosa
Under water archaeologist Adriane Askins tests her new dry suit in the Blue Hole in Santa Rosa. April 1996
Chaves county deputy sheriff Kyle Bayless exits Blue Hole after a dive to operate a large suction hose to suck debris from the bottom of Blue Hole Lake at Santa Rosa. Feb. 2003
Visitors dive into crystal clear waters of Blue Hole, just off the highway in Santa Rosa.
Roswell
A sign welcomes visitors to Roswell
The International UFO Museum Research Center in Roswell
 Dana Lenko, a native of Melbourne, Australia who lives in Austin, Texas, sports alien antennas while visiting the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell. June 2017
 Danielle Childers, of Nashville, Tennessee, visits Alien Zone in Roswell. June 2017
Visitors tour the International UFO Museum and Research Center in Roswell. June 2017Â
 A large variety of UFO-related items on sale at Roswell Landing, a store in Roswell
 An early evening monsoon storm over the plains of eastern New Mexico just east of Roswell
Bottomless Lakes State Park, about 15 miles southeast of Roswell, is a popular destination for campers and swimmers in the summertime. New Mexico has 35 state parks, where camping and boat registration fees have not been raised in decades.
10 historical pictures from Los Alamos and Manhattan Project
Manhattan Project employees work on the Gadget in southern New Mexico.
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The Calutron Girls separated uranium at Y-12 in Oak Ridge without knowing what they were working on.
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A checkpoint to the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos.
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A checkpoint to the Manhattan Project in Los Alamos.
The main gate at Los Alamos National Laboratory during the atomic bomb era.
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A street scene in Los Alamos during the Manhattan Project.
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Houses along Bathtub Row in Los Alamos were the only ones with bathtubs during the Manhattan Project.
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Houses along Bathtub Row in Los Alamos were the only ones with bathtubs during the Manhattan Project.
Physicist and Navy commander Norris Bradbury, led assembly of the non-nuclear parts of the Trinity
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The White House Millenium Council has earmarked $700,000 to save the last remnant buildings of the Manhattan Project to create the A-bomb. This factory for molding and machining high explosives was built at S Site in the early 1940s to withstand accidental explosions but today is falling apart.
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Plutonium pits are cast at Los Alamos National Laboratory LANL in 2011 completed the manufacture of the 29th war-reserve-quality plutonium pit for the W88 warhead, as part of the U.S. Stockpile Stewardship Program. The W88 is the backbone of the nation's submarine deterrent force.
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Officials from the National Parks Service, the Department of Energy and Los Alamos take a tour of the Oppenheimer House in Los Alamos, Tuesday June 2, 2015. This sculpture of the scientist and LANL director during the Manhattan Project is on the hearth.
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Officials from the National Parks Service, the Department of Energy and Los Alamos take a tour of the Oppenheimer House in Los Alamos, Tuesday June 2, 2015. This sculpture of the scientist and LANL director during the Manhattan Project is on the hearth.
Gila Cliff Dwelling
The Gila Cliff Dwellings in Southern New Mexico.
The Gila Cliff Dwellings in Southern New Mexico.
An old-growth ponderosa pine is used by birds and other small animals in the Gila National Forest.
Richard Tyrrell, emerges from the wilderness after a four-day trail ride through Gila National Forest. Tyrell is part of a two-party eight-person expedition from Mexico to Canada, traveling only on public land to promote its use. Aug. 2002
A waterfall on the west of Mogollon Creek in the Gila National Forest.
Visitors view the Gila Cliff Dwellings near Silver City.
The Gila National Forest
Cattle graze on the Gila National Forest
The Gila River flowing through the Gila National Forest near Cliff.
Chaco Culture
The the great kica at Chetro Ketl in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Paul and Jan Patton, from North Platte, Nebraska, walk through the ruins of Chetro Ketl at the Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Visitors walk through Pueblo Bonito at the Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Fajado Butte in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park
The Pueblo del Arroyo in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Petroglyphs at the Chaco Culture National Historical Park
A herd of elk in the Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Fajada Butte greets visitors at sunrise to the entrance of Chaco Culture National Historical Park
Take a tour of New Mexico sacred place: Santuario de Chimayo
 A view of the Santuario de Chimayo in Chimayo, N.M. photographed Monday Dec. 31, 2012.
Pilgrims make their way towards the Santuario de Chimayo at daybreak Friday morning. Easter. Religion art.
Juan Salazar kisses his daughter Jackie Salazar, 2 months, in the Santuario de Chimayo Friday morning. Salazar, from Albuquerque, was among the thousands of people that visited the northern New Mexico church on Good Friday.
Claudia Shepard, of Detroit, Michigan paints the Santuario de Chimayo.
Santuario de Chimayo in 2001.
Artificial flowers provide year round color on a cross marking a grave in the courtyard of the Santuario de Chimayo on a recent May day. Religious sites in the New Mexico, some predating the arrival of the Spanish, attract the faithful as well as the curious from around the world.
Framed by doors dating to 1816, tourist Maryte Murphy of New York City snaps the glow of candles in the Santuario de Chimayo on a recent May day. Religious sites in the New Mexico, some predating the arrival of the Spanish, attract the faithful as well as the curious from around the world.
Robert Montoya, from Santa Clara, prays in the Santuario de Chimayo. Montoya was among the thousands of people that visited the northern New Mexico church on Good Friday.
El Santuario de Chimayo, Christmas ornament made by Albuquerque artist David Gallegos.
Ralph Chavez, playing Jesus, and other members of the Our Lady of Sorrows Cathoilc Church in Bernalillo, enact the stations of the cross outside the Santuario de Chimayo, Thursday March 29, 2018. This is the 26th year the church has performed the staions of the cross in Chimayo on the Thursday before Good Friday. Thousands of people will make their pilgrimage to Chimayo this weekend.Â
Jonmykel Garcia, from Los Lunas, wears a new Our Lady of Guadalupe shirt as he waits in line to enter the Santuario de Chimayo. Thousands of people were making their Good Friday pilgrimage to the Northern New Mexico Church, Friday March 30, 2018.Â
Cecilia Garcia, of Belen, prays for her husband while holding some Holy dirt inside the Santuario de Chimayo Thursday March 25, 2010.Â
Jasmin Perez, 17, from Espanola, waits in line with her cross to enter the Santuario de Chimayo. Thousands of people were making their Good Friday pilgrimage to the Northern New Mexico Church, Friday March 30, 2018. Perez had walked from Santa Cruz.Â
People line up to enter the Santuario de Chimayo on Good Friday. Friday, April, 03, 2015.
One of the statues behind the Santuario de Chimayo, Friday April 14, 2017.
How does the town of Chimayo, New Mexico prepare for Easter Sunday. Pictured are Rosaries hanging at an altar near the Santuario de Chimayo. Chimayo, New Mexico.
How does the town of Chimayo, New Mexico prepare for Easter Sunday. Pictured is a rock bearing the image of the Santuario de Chimayo left in a niche in a wall along the main road running through town. Chimayo, New Mexico.
A jug full of "Love Chips" made by Debra Higgason, from Taos, and ready to be given out to people making their Good Friday pilgrimage to the Santuario de Chimayo, Thursday April 18, 2019.Â
Julia Trujillo, right, Parris Casados, second from right, and others, all from Denver, make their Good Friday pilgrimage to the Santuario de Chimayo. Even though the pilgrimage had been cancelled hundreds of people made the journey. They said they come every year but missed last year due to the pandemic. Photo shot Friday April 2, 2021.
People make their way along Juan Medina Road to the Santuario de Chimayo. Thousands of people were making their Good Friday pilgrimage to the Northern New Mexico Church, Friday March 30, 2018.Â
Ava McKirnan, 9, left, and other members of the Alter Society at Cathedral Basilica of St. Francis, greet Mary Reyna, center, from Albuquerque, and 43 other women outside the church in Santa Fe, Thursday June 6, 2018. The group of women are 1 of 4 groups making 100 mile pilgrimages for vocations to the Santuario De Chimayo in Northern New Mexico. This group started in Estancia on Monday. Another group of women started in Albuquerque and groups of men started in Castilla and Chama. The groups are fed and sheltered at churches along the way. They all meet in Chimayo on Saturday. The Arcgdiocese of Santa Fe started the pilgrimage for vocations in the early 70's.
Bryanna Ellis walks through a snow storm to the Santuario de Chimayo Thursday, October 24, 2019. The first winter storm of the season dropped around 3 inches of snow on the small Northern New Mexico community.Â
A poem by George Mendoza gangs on the wall at the Santuario de Chimayo near the "healing dirt" pit. Mendoza is a legally blind artist from Las Cruces.
George Mendoza, top, works with Santino Jimenez, left, Rajeev Nirmalakhandan who are filming a documentary on Mendoza at the Santuario de Chimayo.
Brian McClanahan, from Santa Fe, pray at the open air sanctuary at Santuario de Chimayo. They and thousands of people visited the small Northern New Mexico church on Good Friday.
Cesario Perez, of Albuquerque, holds his grandson Wade Harwood, 5, as he puts a small cross of an outdoor shrine at Santuario de Chimayo.Â
Jorge Roman, from Albuquerque, prays before a cross along the way the Santuario de Chimayo Friday morning. There was great weather for the thousand of people who made the pilgrimage to the small Northern New Mexico church.
Father Leo Fisher, right, prays with Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church's youth group from Bernalillo outside of El Santuario de Chimayo Thursday, April 9, 2009. The group performed the Stations of the Cross outside of the church in Chimayo on Holy Thursday when Fisher and two other friars walked to Chimayo.
Detail photo of the crucifix of Our Lord of Esquipulas behind the altar at Santuario de Chimayo, photographed Thursday March 25, 2010.Â
The Santuario de Chimayo has replaced their outdoor alter and Mass area behind the church. The work has been done over the past few months. They will start holding outdoor Mass on Sundays once weather permits. Photo shot Wednesday March 23, 2011.Â
The Santuario de Chimayo. Photo shot in Chimayo, Wednesday March 23, 2011. (Eddie Moore/¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
Adriana Frank, left, from Albuquerque, and Jennifer Houidobre, from Corrales, stop to pray at a cross along Highway 503, on their Good Friday pilgrimage to the Santuario de Chimayo. Thousands of people were making the pilgrimage Friday April 6, 2012.
Ben Lopez, a wood carver and santero from Espanola, dusts off a bulto of San Cayetano before placing it into a reredos at the Santuario de Chimayo on Friday, April 2, 2004. The Chimayo Art Conservation Project which began its efforts to conserve the art inside the Santuario last September, finished their work on Friday, April 2, 2004.
 A group from the Prince of Peace Catholic Church in Albuquerque perform the Stations of the Cross outside the Santuario de Chimayo. Thousands of people made the Giid Friday pilgrimage to Chimayo.
The image of El Santo Nino de Atoche is one of Johnny Salas' most popular works, which he artisticly embelishes in glitter boxes and on cigar boxes like this one photographed on September 27, 2004. He tries to make each work a little different from the last and have a unique soul. This work is embelished with tiny shoes that reflect the Santuario de Chimayo (accent over o) expierience in Northern New Mexico; Salas also has created works that show El Santo Nino holding Chile and many other variations on the popular work.
Rosary beads adorn a shrine adjacent to the Santuario de Chimayo.
These are the Journal's 100 favorite photos from 2023 ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s take flight during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Wednesday.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s crowd the field Oct. 7.
Brian Carlson of Topeka, Kan., inflates his balloon Dreams Fulfilled as he and other members of the Dawn Patrol get ready to launch on Saturday.
Iva Grahek, left, from Washington, D.C., and Jailyn Weaver, from Colorado Springs, watch members of the Dawn Patrol launching at the start of the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Saturday.
Bob Mass of Albuquerque, an Air Force veteran, stands at attention during the national anthem at the start of the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta.
Kyle Laxton, with Rainbow Riders, sets up a 315,000 cubic foot balloon that carries 12 people, at the start of the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta, Saturday, October 7, 2023.
Scott White, center, with his grandson Merrick White, 2, and wife Lori White, from Unadilla, N.Y., watch the mass ascension at the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Saturday.
Kelton Mitchell and Caroline Babcock, from Farmington, watch the mass ascension at the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta, Saturday, October 7, 2023.
Lori Joyce, from Salt Lake City, takes photos of the mass ascension at the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta, Saturday, October 7, 2023.
Aaron Duran and his son Avi, 3, from Albuquerque, watch hundreds of hot air balloons launch during the mass ascension at the 2023 Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta.
Geese fly by the Wonder hot air balloon during Saturday's mass ascension.
The hot air balloon "Rat Cheese" from Brazil, is being featured for the first time at the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta, Saturday, October 7, 2023.
Andrea and Luck Pho of Rendondo Beach, Calif., watch hundreds of hot air balloons launch during the mass ascension at the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta.
Hundreds of hot air balloons, in all shapes and sizes, launch during the mass ascension at the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Saturday morning.
Mayrin Cardenas, 11, and her family, from Mexico, watch hundreds of hot air balloons launch during the mass ascension at the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Saturday.
Pilot Rick Kerber, of Michigan, fills Meow Wolf’s Skyworm balloon with hot air in preparation for mass ascension at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Wednesday.
Pilot Rick Kerber, of Michigan, walks past Meow Wolf’s Skyworm balloon after landing in Corrales during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s fly near Sandia Lakes next to the Rio Grande and east of Corrales during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Wednesday.
Pilot Rick Kerber, of Michigan, gives five-year-old Kurt DeRadke Meow Wolf’s Skyworm balloon card after landing in Corrales during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s fly over the Rio Grande during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta in 2023.
Pilot Rick Kerber, of Michigan, and the chase crew lower Meow Wolf’s Skyworm balloon after landing in Corrales during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s fly over Corrales during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Wednesday.
People react during the National Anthem at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s float in the sky during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s prepare for flight during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s take flight during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Wednesday, Oct.11, 2023.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s float in the sky during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Wednesday, Oct.11, 2023.
View from above in Meow Wolf’s Skyworm balloon during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.
Pilots prepare for flight during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2023.
People cast shadows as they walk by the 1 DOWN 8-2 GO balloon during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M., on Friday, Oct. 13, 2023.
Mackenzie Kircher, 2, watches balloons launch with her father, Ted Kircher, during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Saturday.
A fly over during the national anthem at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Saturday.
Lora McKown, who is a zebra, aka a launch director, center, waits to direct the Entrapment balloon to launch during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Saturday.
A shadow of a crew member is cast on a balloon in preparation for mass ascension launch at Saturday’s ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s launch during the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta in Albuquerque.
Children play with their kites at the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Sunday.
Three of Great American Kites & Events’ kites fly high in the sky at the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Sunday.
Michael Piro, left, helps inflate the Raks Building Supply balloon at MacArthur Elementary School in Albuquerque on Friday morning, Oct. 6, 2023.
The Raks balloon, left, and Morning Magic take flight from MacArthur Elementary School in Albuquerque on Friday.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s lift off during the Mass Ascension at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023.
Albuquerque Police Department's Horse Mounted Unit patrols the field under a sea of balloons during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s lift off during the Mass Ascension at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023.
Albuquerque Police Department's Horse Mounted Unit patrols the field under a sea of balloons during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s light up the sunset during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Saturday evening Oct. 14, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s light up the sunset during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Saturday evening Oct. 14, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s light up the sunset during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Saturday evening Oct. 14, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s light up the sunset during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Saturday evening Oct. 14, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s light up the sunset during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Saturday evening Oct. 14, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s light up the sunset during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Saturday evening Oct. 14, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s light up the sunset during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Saturday evening Oct. 14, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s light up the sunset during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Saturday evening Oct. 14, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s light up the sunset during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Saturday evening Oct. 14, 2023.
A sand artist shapes the special shapes balloons out of sand at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Oct. 12, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
Chainsaw-carved art work for sale stands on display at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Oct. 12, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
Returning favorite Airabelle the Creamland cow balloon and new shape Coocko Mag from Brazil stand near each other during the static display at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Oct. 12, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
Dawn Patrol lights up the pre-dawn morning at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta with a static display Oct. 12, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
Jay Peller walks through his booth Alpaca World at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Thursday.
Visitors walk along the vendors row before the show starts at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Oct. 12, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
Piles of hats and gloves are stacked next to an alpaca wearing an alpaca hat at the Alpaca World booth at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s launch as the fourth day of the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta kicks off.Â
Special shape balloons fill the air at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Friday morning.
Special shapes balloons fill the air at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Oct. 13, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
Special shapes balloons fill the air at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Oct. 13, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
Special shapes balloons fill the air at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Oct. 13, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
Special shapes balloons fill the air at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Oct. 13, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
Special shapes balloons fill the air at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Oct. 13, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
Special shapes balloons fill the air at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Oct. 13, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
Special shapes balloons fill the air at the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Oct. 13, 2023. (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
A young girls looks on as pilots apart of the Dawn Patrol inflate their balloons at the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta, Sunday, October 8, 2023.
Tanya Hernandez, left, Joseph Hernandez and Amaya Hernandez watch as balloons inflate at MacArthur Elementary School in Albuquerque’s North Valley on Friday.
The "ring of fire" annular eclipse during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
Photographers gather to take pictures of the balloons from the media tower at the 51st annual Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta.Â
Gas balloons inflate in preparation for the launch of the 66th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett gas balloon race at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Park in Albuquerque, on Oct. 7, 2023.Â
Tiffanie Steward flies a kite with her 2-year-old son Brad during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Thursday. High winds canceled some events during Thursday’s Fiesta.
A balloon basket flies by a fellow dawn patrol balloon at the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta, Monday, October 9, 2023.
Mike Rightley's Breaking Wind hot air balloon, from Albuquerque, lands in a field between Corrales and RIo Rancho on the 4th day of the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta, Tuesday, October 10, 2023.
John Criswell plays a record in front of his 1927 Ford Model T Touring Car at the Fiesta of Wheels Car Show on Sunday.
Several kites from Great American Kites & Events fly above ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Park at the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Sunday.
More than 100 vehicles were on display at the Fiesta of Wheels Car Show during the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Sunday.
Elya Arrasmith watches the “Ring of Fire†eclipse during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Oct. 14, 2023
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ pilots release flames while watching the “Ring of Fire†eclipse during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Saturday October 14, 2023. The pilots were supposed to participate in a balloon glow, but winds were too brisk for the balloons to inflate.
Brianna Garcia watches the “Ring of Fire†annular eclipse during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Park in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
People watch the moon's shadow pass over the sun during the “Ring of Fire†annular eclipse during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Park in Albuquerque, N.M., on Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023.
The Poland-1 gas balloon, center right, slowly inflates in preparation for the launch of the 66th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett gas balloon race at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Park in Albuquerque on Oct. 7, 2023.Â
Gas balloons slowly inflate in preparation for the launch of the 66th Coupe Aéronautique Gordon Bennett gas balloon race at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Park in Albuquerque in October 2023.
Ryan Duff and Chole Reeder dissemble their hot air balloon basket after the announcement that the farewell mass ascension had been canceled due to windy conditions on the last day of the 51st Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta on Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.
Crew member Clare Mares from the balloon Teddy Twins wears her gloves in pride. Teddy Twins was one of the few balloons that went up during the static display during the morning yellow flag at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Park Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.
The crew of the balloon Morning Wood from Rio Rancho New Mexico packed their gear for the last time at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Park Sunday, Oct. 15, 2023.
Allison Hoskins, a pilot in training for the balloon The Flying Circus, took the pilot seat at the candlestick glow at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Park on Sunday.
The crew for the balloon Morning Wood, from Rio Rancho, packs its gear for the last time at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Park on Sunday.
Teddy Twins from Yuma, Arizona, is one of the few balloons that went up during a static display at ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Park on Sunday.
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s fill the air during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Oct. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s fill the air during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Oct. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s fill the air during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Oct. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s fill the air during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Oct. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s fill the air during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Oct. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
Mark MacSkimming pilots the tiger special shape balloon as balloons fill the air during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Oct. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s fill the air during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Oct. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s fill the air during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Oct. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)
¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥s fill the air during the Albuquerque International ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ Fiesta Oct. 7, 2023 (Elizabeth Tucker / ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥)