Video at normal speed on youtube channel suenord1
(https://youtu.be/7iD_DFo9Ktc)
I got to Albuquerque in the afternoon of March 3rd, and found a 24 hour Walmart parking lot where I could spend the night and use up too much money. There was a rather interesting van in the parking lot, obviously also camping, although it had a more striking profile than my own car.
In the morning, I drove to the Alameda Open Space parking lot on highway 528. The Paseo del Bosque Trail continues further South from the parking lot. There is a restroom there. Last chance! Also, take water. No drinking fountains on this path!
The trail is level and paved. There is often a gravel foot path parallel to the main trail. Quite a few bicyclists and joggers were out exercising, and the temperature was about 70 degrees F. The path goes parallel to the Rio Grande, but most of the scenery consists of an overflow ditch on one side, and a lot of striking but leafless trees on the other side of the trail. It is probably a lot more verdant in the summertime. The river itself is apparently on the other side of the trees. 
Almost everyone I passed greeted me or nodded. There were some fairly large groups of joggers. The only wildlife I saw was a wild goose, which was pretty tame. A colorful hot-air balloon also flew over me; a lovely sight in the blue sky. 
I followed the trail past the ABQ Bio-park Zoo (saw a sign advertising an insect farm), and reached Bridge Boulevard. Instead of taking the correct bus back to the parking lot, I walked about two miles North before I found a bus which took me back. I suggest that you check the bus routes before you attempt to return to your car. There is a pretty high hill along the West side of the river!
You can go further South on the trail. The name changes to the Riverside Trail. 
I had planned to film in the Petrified Forest and along the North Rim of the Grand Canyon between Albuquerque and Reno, but did not have suitable weather conditions, so I will just temp you with a few snapshots until I can return in the Fall and do the job properly.