Just about nothing beats cycling through a golf course parking lot. Really. Naturally, when you decide to ride pretty much every street in pretty much every part of town, you get to some neighborhoods later than others. Factors like distance from one’s own home and public transportation come into play. There are also factors like… Read More Cycling Chronicles: Paradise Hills & Cottonwood Mall

Friday, September 15, 2023: Any bike ride that starts from Barelas Coffee House is a good ride. We saw only one famous/infamous local/state politician, and the late Bill Richardson wasn’t there, but the wait staff and food are the real stars at BCH, and they both didn’t disappoint. The food and atmosphere also served as… Read More Cycling Chronicles: Los Candelarias/Griegos

Any bike ride that includes the opportunity to sneak into a gated community is a good one. Of course, that any bike ride is good is also axiomatic, and it is with that eternal truth in mind we once again headed out to end up riding pretty much every street, nook, trail, and cranny in… Read More Cycling Chronicles 9.10.23: NW Mesa

Despite heavy focus on “low stress” cycling and residential streets here at BB, I’ll admit my single favorite stop in all of Albuquerque is at this marker on a State Highway far from any residence. The “Lola” Historic Marker is on NM-556, i.e., Tramway, as it climbs from I-25/Sandia Casino to County Line BBQ. Most/all… Read More Cycling Out to See Lola

I’m generally always one to look at the bright side of life while riding a bicycle, and it was with this cheerful mindset that I took this photo at UNM last Wednesday around 10:00 A.M. It was only when I got home as the post-bike ride glow waned that I noticed in the photo background…… Read More History and Why Crossing Lomas Getting to UNM Sucks

Return with us now to the thrilling multi-modal roadway infrastructural days of 1987. “What?!?” you may be asking in an exclamatory manner. You may also be adding, perhaps unnecessarily, “Isn’t 1987 and thereabouts pretty much the cause of all that sucks regarding multi-modal infrastructure in this country?” Yes, you would be generally correct in that… Read More Visiting the West Side’s Secret Alleys