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Tour of the Gila Criterium

Heidi Faller Posted onMay 1, 2023May 1, 2023 New Mexico, Road Riding, Silver City Leave a Comment 111 Views

Tour of the Gila is 5 stage iconic American bicycle race that is now known nationally and internationally based out of Silver City, New Mexico. The Saturday Criterium is a crowd pleaser and we headed downtown to check it...

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Misc Gila National Forest

Heidi Faller Posted onApril 29, 2023April 29, 2023 Gila National Forest, hiking, Mountain Biking, New Mexico, Silver City Leave a Comment 87 Views

We’re nearing the end of our time around Silver City and I realized I missed a couple days of pics. None of these look terribly different then all the other photos. We’ve been above 6000′ for over a month...

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Gila National Forest Hikes

Heidi Faller Posted onApril 25, 2023April 25, 2023 Gila National Forest, hiking, New Mexico Leave a Comment 101 Views

Early season Gila River levels (high and fast), thwarted some of our plans but there are plenty of hiking options in the area. I don’t have much to say about them individually so I’ll lump them together. The forest...

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Gila Cliff Dwellings, New Mexico

Heidi Faller Posted onApril 22, 2023April 22, 2023 Gila Cliff Dwellings, Gila National Forest, hiking, New Mexico Leave a Comment 140 Views

The drive through Gila National Forest is twisty, narrow and mountainous and highway 15 ends at the Gila Cliff Dwellings. If you make the drive from Silver City it’s 1.5 to 2 hours drive time but we are boondocking...

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Rio Mimbres Loop

Heidi Faller Posted onApril 20, 2023April 20, 2023 Gila National Forest, Mountain Biking, New Mexico, Silver City Leave a Comment 103 Views

The Mimbres region of the American Southwest is celebrated for the beautiful and expressive black-on-white pottery made there in the distant past. Archaeologists refer to the period between A.D. 1000 and 1130—marked by the famous Mimbres Black-on-white pottery and...

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Lake Roberts Hike

Heidi Faller Posted onApril 19, 2023April 19, 2023 Gila National Forest, hiking, Lake, New Mexico, Silver City Leave a Comment 389 Views

Opened in 1963, 69-acre Lake Roberts, about one hour’s drive north of Silver City. We are boondocking a few miles from Lake Roberts in the Gila National Forest and took a quick and chilly morning hike around the lake...

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Purgatory Chasm Loop

Heidi Faller Posted onApril 17, 2023April 17, 2023 Gila National Forest, hiking, New Mexico, Silver City Leave a Comment 100 Views

A few miles from our boondocking spot is a fun little hiking loop called Purgatory Chasm. After Derek’s big ride the day before we were looking for something easy and quick. The hike itself is less than 2 miles...

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Continental Divide Trail Sapillo

Heidi Faller Posted onApril 15, 2023April 15, 2023 Continental Divide Trail, Gila National Forest, hiking, Mountain Biking, New Mexico, Silver City 1 Comment 223 Views

The Continental Divide Trail runs from Canada to Mexico and we have ridden a lot of sections of it. Last time when we were in this area we did this section as an out and back which was very...

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Walnut Creek Riding & Hiking

Heidi Faller Posted onApril 14, 2023April 15, 2023 Gila National Forest, hiking, Mountain Biking, New Mexico, Silver City Leave a Comment 163 Views

Just up the road from downtown Silver City is a great riding and hiking area I call Walnut Creek. We road a big loop last time we were in the area and this time I hiked while Derek rode...

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Knights Bridge and CDT Exploring

Heidi Faller Posted onApril 10, 2023April 15, 2023 Gila National Forest, Gravel biking, Mountain Biking, New Mexico, Silver City Leave a Comment 72 Views

Not every ride plan works. This time Derek had created a loop that ended up not working. BUT, that’s how life goes so you pivot. The ride started out on Knights Bridge dirt/sand road that isn’t far from where...

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