Milestones
- Part of my 1st Annual “Bike-A-Palooza” (SEE the Whole Trip)
I decided to treat myself to some luxury during this trip, so I picked Los Poblanos. Designed in 1932 by the region’s foremost architect, John Gaw Meem, the “Father of Santa Fe Style”, Los Poblanos combines 45 guest rooms and a working organic farm. Many of the original settlers in this area were thought to have come from Puebla, Mexico, a citizen of which is called a “Poblano.”
The food was magnificent. Los Poblanos was ranked by Bon Appétit as a “Top 10 Hotel for Food Lovers in America”. I can see why.
The main reason I chose this hotel was because I wanted to ride along the Paseo del Bosque Trail. This is considered Albuquerque’s premiere multi-use trail, which goes from the north to the south edges of the metro area through the Rio Grande’s cottonwood bosque (forest). I could literally bike from the parking lot, go down the street 1/2 mile and get onto the trail.
- I started getting sick in Flagstaff. I tried to brush it off, but by the time I got to Albuquerque, I was a mess. I stayed in bed a whole day. I didn’t even start my bike ride until the morning I checked out of the hotel.
- The bike ride was beautiful. I loved the water and trees along the trail. An oasis surrounded by a desert.
- I managed to find a cool bike-bridge parallel to the I-40 which crosses over the Rio Grande. The river is 1,896 miles long, making it the 4th longest river in the United States.
- Although the river’s greatest depth is 60 feet (18 m), the Rio Grande generally cannot be navigated by passenger riverboats or by cargo barges.
- Arrived back at the entrance to the hotel.
- The hotel was spectacular. It will be hard to pass up the opportunity to go back.