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Governor Bent Elementary, Albuquerque, New Mexico

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	I am having fun in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Yesterday, the second and third graders had an enrichment day. We went on a field trip. First we went to Petroglyph National Monument, which is on the west side of town. Petroglyphs are marks Native Americans purposely made in the rocks. Some people call it rock art. The petroglyphs I saw were made between the years 1300 and 1660.
	We went to old town Albuquerque. Albuquerque is older than the United States. It first became a town in 1706, and was ruled by Spain at that time. Like all Spanish towns, it has a plaza. I got to play with my friends on the gazebo that is in the center of the plaza.
Another picture of me at the Petroglyph National Monument with the Albuquerque students.	Another picture of me at the Petroglyph National Monument with the Albuquerque students.	There are many shops in Old Town. I wanted a new hat, but as my friends said about the first one I tried on, "This hat is muy grande!"
	We visited the San Felipe de Neri Church, which was first established in 1793. I had never seen such a big cactus as the prickly pear that grows right in the courtyard of the church.
	This is me at the Rattlesnake Museum, which is in also in old town. Albuquerque is in a desert and rattlesnakes live in this area. We didn't have much time there, but we saw some big snakes. I was glad that they were all behind glass!
This is a picture of me on my last day with my Albuquerque friends. This is me at recess with the students.	I love the swings!
	Recess really wore me out, but after a bit of rest, we went to the foothills of the Sandia Mountains. The kids in Albuquerque are very lucky. They have a mountain right at the eastern edge of town!
	I learned that the western slope, where we went, is much drier than the eastern slope, which has many trees and gets much more snow. We walked near Embudo Canyon. It was fun to go for a hike in the fresh air!
Here are some photos of the cacti and grasses I saw in the mountains. It looks very different here than it did in Canada!	More cacti and grass. I wonder what my next stop will look like...

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