March 6-7, 2020 Albuquerque, NM

On Friday, we finished packing up our van and noticed their were several bikers 4 or 5 units down.  We figured they were here for a little biking in the mountains.

What we didn't know until we saw a sign is that the city of Sedona was being inundated by cyclists.
  Interested? The web site is  Sedona Mountain Bike Festival

Heading up Rte 89A, our next stop is Albuquerque, New Mexico.  We went about 330 miles heading back east.  By chance, Tom happened to look down in time to see that we were approaching  a milestone for this part of the trip.

While traveling across the western part of the state the question was asked, What are you takin a picture of?  The answer...nothing.  miles and miles of nothing.  Sort of like Nebraska.

Getting in to Albuquerque, it is obvious that the city has no problem with painting the city.

The city was founded by  Don Francisco Cuervo y Valdés.  This statue was provided by the 1% for the arts.

Grammie? Yes

A monument recognizing the Navajo code talkers.

This art work can be seen on the side of a building that was built to replace one that was torn down.  The city has done a lot to repurpose old buildings.  This art work made a statement.

The sign in the artwork was a key part in persuasion city hall.

The topic of the artwork is left to the designer.

We stopped to buy a cookie but we were too early.  You can even get milk.  Rude Boy Cookies

Voted the best art by Stephanie, our tour guide and driver.

Tingley Beach is open to the public.  There are 3 ponds that are open for catch and release fishing.  No swimming, just fishing.

The ponds are stocked every month.

The birds are fed regularly.

The building design is open to change and looks great.  This is an apartment building.

If anyone comes to ABQ, consider taking the trolley tour.  We both enjoyed it.

Thanks for seeing the places where Grammie has been.