So I have been super busy and bad about posting any new pics. Erik and I went and saw Steve and Tracey in Albuquerque for a night and had a wonderful visit. Erik learned how to make real enchilada sauce from Steve, and Tracey took me shopping at her botique! We decided New Mexico has the best open markets! Unfortunately I forgot my camera and so was not able to post any pics but next time I will take lots.

Every Sunday Erik and I love to do the Rim Road bike ride. El Paso closes off the road until noon and leaves it open for pedestrians and bikers. The view from the top is amazing!

Here Erik and I are enjoying a drink at the top!

This is the best view of our down town. Behind downtown is Juarez. As you can see the two cities are really one big city!

Erik and I have been finding new places to explore right in El Paso. The Billy Rogers Arroyo Park Nature Resereve is a beautiful park that provides trails for hiking and mountain biking.

The trail starts right behind a private tennis club that Erik and I mistakingly thought was public until we were informed that the club membership is $150.00 a month. Whoops! We won't be playing tennis there again!

The trail is great, as long as there is no rain. Because when the monsoons come this is where the water crashes into. You can see places where the water has cut into the landscape during high floods, pretty amazing stuff.

This trail sort of reminds me of the Boise foothills and how lucky we are to have public open space. Boise was extremely wise to protect so much of its foothills.