We're recently back from an amazing trip to northern and central New Mexico. We did a lot of things there, including visiting ancient Anasazi ruins and modern reservations, hiking in the Colorado Plateau and along the Rio Grande river, visiting old shrines and holy sites of the Spanish conquistadors, exploring Santa Fe, the country's oldest state capitol, and searching for wildlife on the eastern face of the continental divide. One of the highlights was taking an hour long ride in a hot air balloon in Albuquerque.  Points go to our great pilot, Murray, and World Balloon for a great flight. Here's what it was like: