Yeah, We Drove Somewhere to Ride... So What.

Today's tracking
We've been mostly stuck in the house since the snow started flying last Friday... almost 4 days now. 
Our roads out here in the East Mountains are mostly dry.... but no shoulders clear from snow nor are the few miles of bike paths at ALL clear.  Plus it's still cold, though if the roads were clear we'd just bundle up with layers and ride.
Howsomever, we decided it was time for a ride down the famed Bosque Trail - even though it is close to 30 miles from home. It lies along the Rio Grande, the lowest elevation and thus usually warmest in Albuquerque, and has only the mildest of grades to surmount.
We were so anxious to go that we took off without even checking the tires on the trike.  Luckily, they were all nice and fully inflated... which is nice since I just replaced a pinholed tube a couple weeks ago.
Even in Albuquerque "down on the Bosque" it was a bit on the cool side; only about 8 degrees warmer than at home.  The roads AND bike trails and surrounding terrain were ALL entirely clear of snow and ice, however, so it was well worth the trip and the gas etc.
The last time we rode this trail we went south from Central down to the South Valley and back, but this time we rode north.  I was grinding my brain trying to visualize a loop route we could accomplish without  too much stress, out of shape as we are, but could only recall a 20+ mile loop which was a bit much for this trip.
So we just rode up to Paseo Del Norte, stopped for a potty and water break, and came back.  It was a great ride, no stress, no nasties from fellow riders, no motorists encountered on this wonderful trail:  What's not to like?  We still did some respectable miles.  By the time we got back to the transport gas-burner cage vehicle it was cooling off rapidly although the sun was not fully set.
The little doggies always ride in the crate behind Jacque on the trike, and the only exercise they get is when we let them down on the leash or when they go berserk and start jumping around and snarling and barking at OTHER dogs we encounter.  We are doing all the pedaling and they mostly just stare out at the passing scenery... yet they collapse into our laps and lapse into semi-comas as though they had just run the Alaskan Iditarod pulling a loaded sled.  We hypothesize they get so tired because they stay awake while riding instead of snoozing most of the day like they do when safely at home.  Poor babies.
Beginning Battery Voltage:  13.2        Ending Voltage: 12.7
Lowest Temp  51 F      Highest Temp:  60 F
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles:  14.82
Overall average speed            Moving Avg               Max Speed
 6.9 MPH                                8.8 MPH                    18.5 MPH
Total Trip time                       Moving Time             Stopped Time
2 hours 8 minutes                  1 hour 41 mins           26 mins 58 secs