Rio Grande Open Space I

The Albuquerque area has quite a few open spaces - areas set aside for enjoying nature.  This one is along the Rio Grande, very near Downtown.
The cottonwood forest runs along the river, giving this high desert a splash of green

The trees are easy to spot

But the flowers tend to hide!

I stumbled onto a quiet pond (fortunately, not *into* it!)

Hard to believe there's a city all around this...

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Here's where it is!