This wonderful oasis is located on the UNM campus near the Zimmerman Library. The duck pond was completed in 1976 and has become a great recreational area for all. What a great place to just sit and relax! The diversity of people and activities makes for a fascinating way to pass your time.
My eldest daughter had not been in awhile and I was encouraging her to come with us. "But what is there to do?" she asked. I told her about our last visit.
I told her we fed the ducks, sat by waterfall, walked around, and watched the people. We saw three college kids who had placed a rope between two trees and were practicing tightrope-walking. The one boy was really quite good! We listened to the guitarist play by the waterfall. We saw young couples enjoying each others' company. I told her you never know what you will see. I doubt there will be any rope activities this time, but I was sure we would see something equally interesting. So she came with us.
There was another guitarist playing under the Alumni Clock, lots of young couples, and who would have thought we would see four guys with a rope! These guys had it strung up on a tree and were practicing climbing and swinging. We fed the ducks, walked around the area, and looked at some of the sculptures on campus. Several dogs splashed into the pond to cool off and chased the ducks! We saw several photographers taking photos of the area. This is a great location to hang out with friends, study, or just relax; according to the Daily Lobo, by fall it will also be a great place to surf the Web.
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UNM Duck Pond
Great pictures Ashley. Sounds like a wonderfully peaceful day! I envy that. I want to stroll in that area!
This is an excellent Localism post. I wish I could go check this place out too!
Fancy little duck Pond there! I guess the little dog thought so also!
Karen - It really is! It's just a great place.
Christina - thanks!
Danny - I don't think I have ever been there without seeing a dog go in the water!
Ashley,
Nice post on the area. I hope the dog was hunting the ducks!
Rita
Ashley- I learned something new about the campus. I did not know about the duck pond. The pictures are gorgeous. They make me feel like visiting.
A lot is happening on the UNM campus. Earlier this week they had the groundbreaking for a new state-of-the-art cancer research and treatment center.
Eloise - I would make the duck pond a must see! It really is worth the time.
You make me wish I'd gone to the Duck Pond when I was in Albuquerque last week - unfortunately there wasn't enough free time to even see Old Town.
after using the photo of the duck pond in my post about you - it is nice to see more of the area and know more about where it is located - thanks for sharing
Sharon - Don't you hate it when you go somewhere and don't have the time to see the sites?
Thesa - Thank you for using that photo. The duck pond is really a great area to hang out at.
Ashley - enjoyed seeing some of your birds from New Mexico - great post!
Cyndee - Your post was awesome. Thank you for commenting.