Regarding tomorrow’s Burque iteration of “No Kings Day III,” I first want to express my admiration for the unknown (to me) person who first said/asked at some meeting a while back, “Why don’t we just close San Mateo, Montgomery, Louisiana, and Comanche during the march?” Unprecendently horrible president and administration aside, closing these stroads for… Read More Transportation and No Kings Day III

Last October, your humble blogger made the really dumb decision to try walking his bike through the meetup of dirt/mud/water (dare I say “quicksand”) photographed below: and the bike ended up looking like this: Last October’s foolhardy hijink happened at the western terminus of AMAFCA’s massive cementwork on Tijeras Arroyo. Not many folks know the… Read More Ditch Anarchy, Street Democracy

Visitors asking us locals down here in ABQ’s South Valley “How do I get to Trader Joe’s?” are met with that human equivalent of the quizzical turn of the dog’s head. “Huh?” is the typical South Valley response, as it is for questions regarding: My South Valley excels as a place to live in many… Read More Trader Joe’s via Dragon Arroyo

Not really a fan of folks having more money or house than they need, but a certain symbiosis exists between cheapskate cyclists (me) and rich people who buy big houses away from the riff-raff in town. Enclaves such as Las Campanas outside of Santa Fe combine very low-density housing with nearly untraveled paved roads. Thus,… Read More Cycling Las Campanas

Each personal social circle is different; the folks/family with whom I spend time generally think I’m at least a little crazy for riding my bicycle places. That sentiment of crazy is pretty much never expressed until it comes to me riding at night. Then the “I can put your bike in my truck and take… Read More Bosque Trail: The Night Time is the Right Time

I’d like to report this as “Winrock Mall closes street to vehicular traffic to create pedestrian mall,” but the fact drivers can’t turn from Pennsylvania NE into Winrock isn’t about us/that. Well, at least directly. While I very much enjoyed seeing drivers prevented from turning off Pennsylvania NE into Winrock while I took this photo… Read More Free Walking/Rolling at Winrock Mall