Albuquerque, NM - Bosque

Bosque is the name for areas of gallery forest found along the riparian flood plains of stream and river banks in the southwestern United States. It derives its name from the Spanish word for woodlands.  There are several trails in the Albuquerque Bosque area.

 

The I-beam like structures that look very similar to the "jacks" games that you played as a kid are called Jetty Jacks. They were placed along the Rio Grande to protect human habitation and farmlands from flood debris. They were never tested since the river was dammed upstream the same time the jacks were put in place.

 

 Blooming bush on the River Loop Trail

 

Rio Grande River