BALLOON FIESTA AND NEW MEXICO’S FALL COLORS TEND TO LAND ON THE SAME WEEKEND. SUCH IS THE CASE THIS YEAR. RYN HERRMANN WITH LOS ALAMOS COMMERCE AND DEVELOPMENT SAYS TREES IN THEIR AREA ARE PEAKING THIS WEEKEND … AND SHE TELLS US THEY USUALLY GET A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO ARE HERE FOR THE BALLOONS. IN FACT, SHE SAYS PEOPLE FLOCK TO LOS ALAMOS WHEN THE WEATHER GETS TOO WINDY OR RAINY FOR THE BALLOONS TO LAUNCH.
HERRMANN SAYS THE ASPENS RIGHT NOW ARE BRIGHT YELLOW … THE MAPLES ARE BRILLIANT RED … AND THE SUMACS ARE BRONZE.
