First snowflakes of the year!

 I like that there are seasons here, even if today’s snow isn’t sticking to the ground.

Sunset du jour

 

El Camino Real

 Back in CA, El Camino refers to a traffic-infested sewer of cars through the South Bay.  Here it is the remnant of an old route from Mexico City to a Santa Fe; we had a nice ride on a single track section of it on Saturday out to Diablo Canyon.

Changing seasons

 

There was snow on the hills in several directions this morning:

to the east on the ski hill above town, 

to the south on Sandia Peak near Albuquerque, 

and to the west on the rim of Valles Caldera (pictured).  

Good morning for a mountain bike ride!

Parental visit

 My parents came out to visit last week; naturally this meant my dad couldn’t resist a little tree work…

Sunset retaliation

 Chad is jealous of the camera on my phone…

Clearing storm

 We got a bunch of rain today; we’re in a little gap between showers right now as the sun is setting.

Rio Grande

We went exploring in the truck over the weekend, but one could also easily ride a bicycle from our house to the Rio Grande.

Chad the Elk

 

We got slightly off course at Valles Caldera last weekend and veered in to ElkLand.