Ditch Journey in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.!

Albuquerque, NM - Centripetal Solaris Smith - Saturday, September 12th, 2009 : goo

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The subsequent bike journey that I have disclosed here, was embarked upon some time ago--roughly 3 months--in Albuquerque, New Mexico, U.S.A.!
These digital photographs capture the gargantuan monstrosity of the ditch system here, which, in itself, is a story all its own.
Through my journey, in order of appearance, I encountered: random chicken scratches of graffiti; a cement truck barreling down the bottom of the largest area of the ditch; sand moguls where embedded lay construction barrels and stagnate pools of green muck; a city-rainwater lake where ridden on the edge of the beach float cigarette butts, bottle caps, gas station 44 o.z. Soft-drink cups, etc.; and finally a smoke session!

Before departing, a magnifying glass, pyrex smoking pipe backed to the brim, camera tripod, 8 mega pixel camera is fastened to a 1970 Motobecane 10 speed!
Bon! Allez!

The following map represents--from red 'X' in lower right corner to green 'X' on left side--4.25 miles.

The greener slice you see is where my wheel slid.

This areas was once called a "legal yard". Meaning, it was once legal for you to paint graffiti, or "pieces".

This small black bridge is about 43 years old, and the train that connects our two cities (Albuquerque and Santa Fe [the capital]) rolls over it everyday.

In this area, just in the past week (September 3rd-9th, 2009), a man washed up here whom had died from drowning in the Ditch.

Yes, all the orange you see are ciggarette butts, and it is a fucking outrage.

Ah! Finally cool...

Last Photo Caption (if you can find it):FUCK YOU APD (Albuquerque Police Dept.)

-S. Christopher Smith

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Dasher: Right on. Enjoyed the trip.

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