Semi truck rattle. Airplane roar.
Beer bottle shards. Discarded masks. Spent shell casings.
Cottonwood. Tamarisk. Smell of water.
Juniper. Jay squawk. Bluebird swoosh.
Manzano diamonds frosted with snow.
Boulder field, cactus forest.
Gray sun ball.
Trucks and logs.
Acorn innards bleached by sun.
Icy rock pools.
There is nothing quite like a City of Albuquerque open space.
Hike length: 5 miles
Difficulty: moderate
Trail traffic: light
Creatures seen/heard: crows, blue jays, bluebirds, northern flickers
If this sounds like fun, here are the only directions I know of to this place.
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