More than welcome. Angelfire, a ski resort town in NM, is at 8,600 ft, so we knew we were not the highest.

When I moved to Cali, I always felt like I had a lot of energy, more so than in NM. I jokingly tell friends back home it was 'oxygen poisoning.' The other big difference is the humidity: NM is very, very dry. California is more humid, but not Atlanta. For me though, it feels like I am breathing air around a pool, if you know what I mean...even 17 years after moving here.

I miss the food and the people, more than anything, but the ability to be alone.

There are many things in NM to see. I recommend going to Santa Fe first. Go during the burning of Zozobra in September. October is good for the balloon festival. August, despite the heat, is great to go to White Sands National Monument, a vast gypsum dune sea that's almost pearly white. Stick around during the perseid meteor shower after dark and with no light pollution and the high altitude, you get an amazing show. There's Chaco Canyon, a Precolumbian city with cliff dwellings, to see and also in Carlsbad Caverns, one of the largest in the world. And a whole lot more.

Try the food though, but be ready for it being spicy. ;)

As I said, a pleasure.