Santa Fe Park and a Sunset, 4/23/2018

We are always on the look out for a place to take a walk with our sweet doggie, Sadie. The Alto-Bicentennial Recreational Park is a 15-acre+ city park with paved walking/bicycling/jogging trails along the Santa Fe River. There are also basketball  and tennis courts; baseball, football and soccer fields; and a large pool (open seasonally).UIKeyInputDownArrow

As we began walking along the path, the river was obscured by trees. After a short distance, we came to a bridge. But when I looked down to catch a view of the river, this is what I saw...

It’s dry as a bone! Much of the water from the Santa Fe River is used for irrigation and with the current drought situation, there is no water at all in this part of the river.  

A portion of the Alto Park trail follows the El Camino Real National Historic Trail. The southernmost trail begins in Mexico City and three-quarters of it winds through Mexican highlands. The trail continues north to San Juan Pueblo, NM, just north of Santa Fe. Several bridges enable access to the opposite side of the river bed. 

Sadly, graffiti can be seen on some of the rocks of the dry river bed. But we still enjoyed the walk where we saw spring blooms on some of the trees. Picnic areas are found in various locations along the trail. 

We headed back to the RV, where we saw this colorful sunset. It was stunning!

All in all, a lovely day. We are really enjoying Santa Fe!