.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... Horsemen ride south along the Albuquerque Riverside Drain in the bosque near the Aldo Leopold Trail. Located in the middle of Albuquerque, this portion of the river forest offers easy-to-get-to outdoor experiences throughout the year. (Courtesy of Stacia Spragg-Braude) A small mallard duck swims in circles, as if trapped in the shadow of the wooden footbridge printed on the calm waters of the Albuquerque Riverside Drain. The bridge, just west of the Rio Grande Nature Center, leads to a ramp that takes you over the paved Paseo del Bosque bike route and down to the Aldo Leopold Trail through the river forest.