Two Little Overnight Trips

A couple of weeks ago we spent a night at a local resort to celebrate our anniversary, and then the next weekend we spent a night in a local casita.

For our anniversary, we went to the same place as last year. It’s a resort hotel just north of Albuquerque, in the countryside near Bernalillo. It’s out by itself on a fair amount of land along the river.

Last year we really enjoyed jogging on the bosque trails.

This year my leg is still healing from my big fall while backpacking in Idaho, so I can’t jog yet. Luckily the resort offers bicycles for rent, so we rode bikes on the trails instead of jogging.

We also really enjoyed the pools. This one is adults-only, and there is also a larger pool for families.

In addition to celebrating our anniversary, we were “testing” a new dog sitter. We need to find new dog sitters because our previous dog sitter, in Placitas, doesn’t work in Albuquerque. We like to try out dog sitters for just one night before leaving on a longer trip, in case there are any issues. We also want to have cell tower (and not be camping) when we have a new sitter in case they need to reach us.

We wanted to test out two dog sitters, in case one was busy we’d have another option. So the next weekend we spent a night in a local Airbnb rental, a casita in the north valley, to try out the second dog sitter.

It was a cute little casita, with the owner living in the main house.

Here’s a side shot of the main house:

And the casita:

It had brick floors and mud-brick walls.

We brought our bikes and went biking along the Bosque trail, which is a lot nicer than the Tramway trail that’s near our house. For one thing, the Tramway trail crosses a lot of streets, which is very disruptive while riding. Just as I get into a contemplative reverie, suddenly I have to make sure I’m not going to be squashed by a car.

The Bosque trail goes along near the river, and since there are very few bridges across the river, there are very few roads to cross. And the roads that it does cross are busy ones, so the trail is routed under them. It’s very nice to be able to ride along and not worry about intersections.

Also the Bosque trail is lush, green and shady with cottonwood trees and other river plants. I didn’t take any photos while riding, but the river and bosque are some of the prettiest parts of Albuquerque.

I’m really hoping to get down to the bosque again this fall, when the cottonwood leaves turn a cheerful yellow.