Ah, water. Source of life. Who doesn’t love the Rio? How could you not? But for most of us the River and Bosque are so fundamental to Albuquerque it’s easy to forget they’re even there.

We accept it might be hard on someone with a particular sensitivity to bugs, or a wicked cottonwood allergy—and if that’s you, we’re so sorry. But as much as we’re talking about paying our beloved Source of Life a visit, we’re also talking about what it gives us. And thanks to an impressive system of acequias, pipes and valves, you don’t have to be there to enjoy

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