After a couple hard days riding we were looking for a more chill day. The ride we did started from the Dragonfly Trailhead in Silver City and the trails are located in the Gila National Forest. We rode 16.5...
Continental Divide and Little Cherry Creek Trails
The Continental Divide Trail (CDT) crosses the Silver City area and while we rode one section the other day, there are more sections to explore. Derek found us another loop to ride that included the section of CDT from...
The Burro Enduro
Our new boondocking spot for the next couple weeks is by Silver City, NM and again, really quiet. It took us awhile to get level and we got creative with our supply of leveling wood, blocks, etc. We definitely...
More Cloudcroft Rides
Will White Ride This ride can be summed up by saying it was rocky. Our ride was 22 miles with 2652′ of climbing topping out at 9600′. Most of the ride was technically doubletrack but there are so many...
Rim Trail, Cloudcroft
The Rim Trail starts in Cloudcroft and if you have a shuttle or want a big day, it goes for 30 miles. We couldn’t ride the 30 down and 30 back up, so we settled on breaking it into...
Cloudcroft, NM
After a couple weeks in Ruidoso, we moved down the highway to Cloudcroft, NM. Our boondocking spot is around 8800′ in the trees. Luckily, it’s still warm in the days and decent at night, though fall is definitely here....
Fort Stanton Mountain Biking
Fort Stanton Fort Stanton was built in 1855 by soldiers of the 1st Dragoon and the 3rd and 8th Infantry Regiments to serve as a base of operations against the Mescalero Apache Indians. It was established to protect Hispano...
Perk Canyon Ride
Another day another ride! Today we rode roughly 6.9 miles with 2444′ of climbing on the Cedar Creek Trails in Ruidoso, mostly different ones from the other day. This time we rode further into the system to add on...
Grindstone Lake Trails, Ruidoso
Most years racers flock to this area for the Wild West Fest. It was canceled in 2020 but is set to take place in 2021. We took a morning to ride the trails out at Grindstone Lake where part...
Cedar Creek Trails
Derek and I aren’t sure how we originally found out about Ruidoso, New Mexico but here we are. The village is in the Sierra Blanca mountain range and sits at 6920’. The town is named after Rio Ruidoso, a...