“U.S. Senator Harrison H. Schmitt Big Sky Hang Glider Park. This 11-acre facility serves as a landing zone for hang gliders that soar down from Sandia Peak. It is named for former geologist, pilot, astronaut, and of course senator. Schmitt walked on the moon and took the famous “Blue Marble” photo of the Earth during the Apollo 7 mission on 1972.”
The quote above is taken from Walk 30, North Albuquerque Acres: Places To Pray And Play.
This is a 4.5 mile walking tour of North Albuquerque Acres chalked full of interesting information about the churches and play areas here. We drove most of the tour picking up caches and enjoying the history of the area which ended up being a very enjoyable caching day.
This is the third in a series of caches themed on the book:
Walking Albuquerque, 30 tours of Duke City’s historic neighborhoods, ditch trails, urban nature, and public art.
Author: Stephen Ausherman
Also in the series:
- GC5TCQ8 Poco Loco
- GC5VB6Z Important Bird Area (IBA)