TRAVEL VLOG: Vegas and Albuquerque 2019-Rise Lantern Festival,Albuquerque Balloon Festival |Tim&Rod
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EVERY OCTOBER , THE RISE FESTIVAL IS HELD IN THE MOJAVE DESERT OUTSIDE OF LASVEGAS.TENS OF THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE GATHER TOGETHER TO SIMULTANEOUSLY LAUNCH BIODEGRADABLE LANTERNS INTO THE NIGHT DESERT SKY .
EACH LANTERN MEANS SOMETHING UNIQUE TO EVERY INDIVIDUAL BUT TOGETHER THEY GIVE A COLLECTIVE VOICE TO OUR HOPES AND DREAMS IN ONE BEAUTIFUL DISPLAY.
SWISS ARTIST UGO RONDINONE’S COLORFUL LARGE SCALE , ARTWORK SEVEN MAGIC MOUNTAINS IS A TWO YEAR EXHIBITION LOCATED IN THE DESERT OUTSIDE OF LAS VEGAS NEVADA, FEATURING SEVEN THRTY TO THIRTY FIVE FOOT HIGH DAYGLOW TOTEMS COMPRISED OF PAINTED . LOCALLY SOURCED BOULDERS.
ACCOORDING TO THE ARTIST , THE LOCATION IS PHYSICALLY AND SYMBOLICALLY MID WAY BETWEEN THE NATURAL AND THE ARTIFICIAL : THE NATURAL IS EXPRESSED BY THE MOUNTAIN RANGES AND DESERT WHILE THE ARTIFICIAL IS EXPRESSED BY THE HIGHWAY AND CONSTANT FLOW OF TRAFFIC BETWEEN LOS ANGELES AND LAS VEGAS
EACH FALL , MANY WILL COME FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD TO THE ALBUQUERQUE INTERNATIONAL BALLOON FESTIVAL., THE WORLD’S LARGEST HOT AIR BALLOONING EVENT. FOR NINE DAYS DURING THE FIRST WEEK OF OCTOBER , HUNDREDS OF COLORFUL BALLOONS FLOAT ABOVE THE CITY EACH MORNING AS DAWN BREAKS OVER THE SANDIA MOUNTAINS. THIS VISUAL FEAST IS NOTED TO BE THE MOST PHOTOGRAPHED EVENT.
THE LORETTO CHAPEL IS A FORMER CATHOLIC CHURCH THAT IS NOW USED AS A MUSEUM AND A WEDDING CHAPEL . IT IS KNOWN FOR ITS UNUSUAL HELIX SHAPED - SPIRAL STAIRCASE “ THE MIRACULOUS STAIR “. THE SISTERS OF LORETTO CREDITED ST. JOSPEH WITH ITS CONSTRUCTION.
THE SANDIA MOUNTAINS ARE THE BIG LANDSCAPE FEATURE IN ALBUQUERQUE , AND EVERY DAY WHEN THE SUN SETS , THE MOUNTAINS TURN A LOVELY SHADE OF PINK FOR A SHORT WHILE. AT SANDIA PEAK A 45 MINUTE DRIVE FROM CENTRAL ALBEQUERQUE OFFERS NOT JUST STUNNING VIEWS BUT YOU CAN ALSO PARTICIPATE IN OTHER OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DEPENDING ON THE TIME OF THE YEAR . SO IF YOU HAPPEN TO VISIT ALBUQUERQUE DON’T FORGET TO CHECK OUT THIS PLACE.
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