Finally Arrived!

[Poncho_NM]

Originally Posted by DrinkMagaritas

those empty canal things and just lay down a blanket!

Arroyos... They call them Arroyos...

There are some good ones for sunbathing.

[DrinkMagaritas]

Originally Posted by Poncho_NM

Arroyos... They call them Arroyos...

There are some good ones for sunbathing.

Okay thanks, I had no clue what to call them.

[Poncho_NM]

Originally Posted by DrinkMagaritas

Okay thanks, I had no clue what to call them.

Watch this:

YouTube - Arroyo survivor: 'And then I started rolling'


Rich

[red46]

Originally Posted by DrinkMagaritas

I saw people swimming in the river the other day... It looks pretty brown.. Is that accepted practice?

I am excited to check out the Bosque it looks fun and has miles of trails!!

That brown color is red clay washing down from the Jemez mts. I'd have to say the Rio Grande, in NM is pretty harmless. As far as I know there is no dumping of pollutants anywhere up river.

You do have to remember there are areas of quickening sand. Not quick sand Just quickening sand. The river runs above ground as well as below ground. You can step in a spot that causes panic because you begin to sink. Don't ask me how deep because I've never been brave enough to find out. You just have to start moving and keep moving until you're on more solid ground.

[ABQConvict]

There is high nitrogen runoff from riverside farms and also some e coli from cattle. In reality though, those pollutants a drop in the bucket. I wouldn't swim downriver from Albuquerque though because of street runoff and wastewater.