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Weed, Waterless Dam, Watermelon Mtns • 2023 09-24

The plant is most likely ragweed, or possibly a type of globemallow. Meanwhile that's a water filtering structure back there in the dam basin; and the Sandia Mountains ("Sandia" = "watermelon" in Spanish) bordering 'Burque's east side, on the horizon.

 

Location: Kinney Dam, Albuquerque, New Mexico 3:36pm

 

Albuquerque Mayor Harry Kinney (1974-77 and 1981-1985) played major roles in acquiring for the City the former Elena Gallegos Land Grant acreage where this namesake dam is situated.

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Uploaded on September 25, 2023
Taken on September 24, 2023