"Black Hole"

This was a modified work to home ride.
Instead of 5 miles, I took an extra 3 miles detour.
The best picture I got is the "Black Hole"!

bridge across Tramway

So from Wyoming and Constitution, I took the bike path just north of the intersection.

From there, I headed east. I passed Eubank, Morris, Menaul, Juan Tabo and finally got to Tramway.

Along the way, I came acroos Lynnewood Park.

Tramway has a nice overpass. That's where I took "Black Hole". I also had the following:

From the east side of Tramway, I headed north and made a right turn on Candelaria. After an uphill climb, I got to Camino de la Sierra. The original plan was to make a left on Camino de la Sierra and take it all the way to Manitoba before I go west. But the hill and the heat got me! I decided to take the downhill chill on Montgomery.

So when I got back to Tramway, I headed north along the bike path and made a left on Manitoba.

Manitoba is all downhill with many humps and stop signs. Good and bad!

I was very glad to made it home in one piece.

total distance: 8 miles

Sunday Special

I planned this route in the last few weeks but did not get the chance to ride until today, Sunday!

From Spain and Juan Tabo, I went west till Moon.
I turned north on Moon, crossed the bridge and got to Academy.
The city recently added a bike lane on Academy. I took it down to Wyoming.
I went up the bike path and took the following picture

Thanks to the city again, the new bike and running path was great! It was smooth riding!
I stopped by the new bridge.

After the bridge, I headed west on the bike path south of San Antonio.
Thanks to the many arroyos in town, along with it, the city added the bike path.

I took the path till San Pedro and headed north.
Right before Paseo del Norte, there is another bike path.
The sun was just peeking out, so I got a nice shot of my shadow.

This bike path goes all the way till Barstow.
From there, I headed south till Cherry Hill library.
I headed east on the bike path.
It was all uphill!
To stop or not to stop?
I kept asking myself.
I gave in when I saw the overhanging cables against the bright morning sun.

When I reached Eubank, I made a slight left turn and then rode into El Rey.

This part of town is really new to me. Although I passed by Eubank many times, this is my second time on that road.

I gave myself a good reason to stop when I saw some picture perfect spots along El Rey.

When I got to Tennyson, I turned north, then east on San Rafael.
Finally, I got to Tramway and it was all the way downhill to Spain and back to Juan Tabo!!!!

Total trip is about 13.5 miles.
Just like running, I thought after the triathlon, anything less than 15 miles will be a piece of cake.
Nope, not necessarily.
All in all, a great ride.
Looking forward to the next weekend ride.

Bike to Work

The usual route is Spain and Juan Tabo to Morris,
turn south till Constitution
turn west to Wyoming and Constitution.
More or less the same route coming home,
except I will take the bike trail between Menaul and Constitution.

entrance to bike path on Morris, between Menaul and Indian School

entrance to bike path on Morris, next to CNM

bike path between Spain and Mongomery, west of the dam

Snow Park, Moon and Indian School

Foothills: Spain and High Desert

My Mate

"Tiger"


So why name it "Tiger"? It reminds me of my golf idol who wears red and black on Sundays!

The Dam

Top of the dam

good off road ride

Labor Day Rider

Bear Canyon Arroyo

the entrance, heading west

south of Spain and Juan Tabo

Introduction

I am blessed to live in a city with perfect outdoor weather and miles of bike trail. Lately, I felt the urge to combine my camera and my bike to capture the beauty of this magnificent city, Albuquerque, New Mexico!

The Mountain and the Dam