Another hike in the mountains cancelled due to the drought. But Betty, our leader came up with a great alternative--hiking the Bosque near Tingley Beach. I, for one, had never been down there and the trails were great as they meander through the Bosque. We had great shade to keep us cool and able to get out and get some exercise.
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| Tingley Beach -- where only the birds and fish are allowed to swim |
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| Posing with the Tingleys: An unknown child, Carrie Tingley, Kathleen, Carol, and Clyde Tingley (former NM governor and ABQ Commissioner & unofficial "mayor") Jean P., Kelly, Jan, Ginny, Betty: our leader, Pat, Helene, Mary B. Jean R., Marilyn and behind the camera: |
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| Rose |
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| Heading to the trails |
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| Into the shade of the large Cottonwood trees |
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| A neatly stacked pile of branches |
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| Beautiful shaded Bosque Trails |
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| Nope, not snow... cotton balls from the Cottonwood trees |
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| The large cotton balls in the trees |
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| View of the Rio Grande and the Volcanoes in the distance |
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| In spite of the drought the Rio Grande looks pretty good |
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| View of the trail ... |
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| and the trees |
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| Silverleaf Nightshade |
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| A shaded bench in the Bosque |
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| Field Bindweed |
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| Field Bindweed |
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| Views of the Rio Grande |
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| Globemallow |
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| Cattails |
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| Home for someone |
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| A large beach on the Rio Grande--with a shelter where you can order a Margarita...you won't get one there, but you CAN order one. |
Well I goofed up when I did not change out my battery for my camera.....I thought about doing it but thought I didn't really need to as there were 4 bars on the battery icon....well guess what?!!
But fortunately Jean and Kathleen had my back
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Pictures from Jean
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| I have no idea who that hiker in pink shirt is...don't recognise her from this angle |
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| Yerba Mansa |
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Pictures from Kathleen
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| What is Kelly doing to that tree branch? |
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| Someone lost his shirt (?) |
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| Pat wishing she was on the Mexican Riviera |
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| Trees covered by the Cottonwood Cotton |
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| Yerba Mansa |
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| Closeup of the Yerba Mansa |
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| Again that unknown Hoofer |
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A pond near Tingley Beach
And for those who need to know:
Tingley Beach is part of the Albuquerque Biological Park complex. The series of ponds, originally known as Conservancy Beach, was built during the 1930s by diverting water from the Rio Grande and later renamed in honor of Clyde Tingley. After the beach was closed to swimmers in the 1950s, it was used primarily for fishing. |
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