Please read description carefully before RSVP. This event has a lot of moving parts.

Choose to attend any or all 3 parts of this Balloon Fiesta-themed hike and breakfast extraVEGANza:

Part 1:
6:30 AM: Bear Canyon hike with view of Balloon Glow and Mass Ascension of hundreds of balloons, plus sunrise over the Sandias
Part 2:
8:00 AM: Another Bear Canyon hike with a view of Balloon Fiesta
Part 3:
10:00 AM: Vegan Breakfast at Annapurna’s, Spain and Eubank

Hike Location: Michial M Emery Trailhead (sometimes spelled Michael M Emery, also known as Bear Canyon Trailhead), High Desert Place, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87111 (Meet at the rock benches) GPS Coordinates[masked], [masked]

For the real go-getters we will start the first hike of the morning at 6:30 AM. We will enjoy a high level view of the Balloon Fiesta Balloon Glow, Mass Ascension, and sunrise over the the Sandias before returning to the parking lot no later than 8:00 AM. This is an easy to moderately-difficult hike.

At 8:00 AM we will set out on a second hike, from the same trailhead, with a continuation of watching the balloons over Albuquerque. This is an easy to moderately-difficult hike.

There is a Porta-Potty at the trailhead

Parking is free at this location, but sometimes the lot fills up and there can be a brief wait for a space to become available. There is also some street parking available on side streets off of High Desert Place about a quarter mile south of the main trailhead parking lot.

Post hike option: Breakfast at nearby Annapurna’s World Vegetarian Cafe at 5200 Eubank NE Suite E7 Albuquerque, NM 87111 (cross street Spain).

Most dishes at Annapurna’s are either vegan or can be made vegan. Please use care in ordering as some dishes at Annapurna’s do contain dairy. Please respect all members of this ABQ Vegan Meetup event by ensuring that any food we bring along for the hike or order at the restaurant is completely plant-based (no meat, no dairy, no eggs, and no honey). If you would like to join for the breakfast only that would be great too. We will plan to be at the restaurant close to the 10 AM opening time.