Cézanne made many paintings of Mont Sainte-Victoire. Some people think that was rather strange, but Like the Sandias, depending on the light and perspective, Mont Sainte-Victoire is never the same.
Cézanne made many paintings of Mont Sainte-Victoire. Some people think that was rather strange, but Like the Sandias, depending on the light and perspective, Mont Sainte-Victoire is never the same.
Off Center & Not Even 
Interesting comparisons, plus nice pics.
On the third and fifth picture it looks like something’s on the top of the mountain. Something like a little house or little church… 😉
Hi Erica! There is a Cross on top of Mont Sainte-Victoire. The Sandias have radio and cell towers on its crest.
Hey Tim!
So I did see something!
Were you ever on top of that mountain?
No! I don’t look for a road to the top, and didn’t have time to climb to the top.
So you’ve never been to the top. Maybe in the future?
Is it nearby your house this mountain?
I have been to the top of the Sandias (photos 2, 4 and 6) many times by driving, riding a bike, the Sandia Peak Tramway and hiking. These are two totally different mountains. Mont Saint-Victoire is just east of Aix en Provence, France, and the Sandias are east of where we live. I was making a comparison between the to mountain ranges because Cézanne painted Mont Saint-Victoire many times, and I have hundreds of photos of the Sandias.
Hahaha, now I get it! 😉
That’s why we want to move near mountains for our retirement location; the view is never quite the same two days in a row. I only remember the Sandias with snow on them, setting the way-back machine to December 1992.
1992 was the beginign of the end of the wet years when there was lots of snow on the Sandias for skiing each winter, and all the lakes were full. The ski area as been closed for skiing for a few years now. I think they run the chair lifts in the summer to take mountain bikers up to the top to go barreling down the slopes. There are plans to build a mountain rollercoaster that will meander down the slopes.
The December we were there, Albuquerque had over 9″ of snow in two days. The roads shutdown until late morning. I-25 wasn’t plowed all the way to Santa Fe one morning, or Taos the next morning. On our last day, we rode the gondola up Sandia from the west side and went skiing on the other side. A mountain coaster would be great fun. We’ve done a couple of them in NH during the summer, in the rain.
Santa Fe and Taos got a lot of snow over the winter. The Sandias got zilch. By 1996, it really started drying up.
I’m afraid it’s only the beginning. How is your water supply?
Better than last year, but still bad. We live on a very deep aquifer, but it’s getting slowly pumped away. I’ve had regular irrigation this year.
Down to weekly showers? Best wishes for a water solution or replenishment.
You have it. Not only do a stink, I really stink. If you can smell me, you’re too close!