While in town to do laundry, we took the time to go to the Visitor’s Center and pick up a walking map and a Youth Mural Program Guide. The Youth Mural Program should be held on a high pedestal for other communities to follow. The program engages young people and teaches them the history and …
After spending winter in Arizona, we are now in Silver City, NM. We came through here a couple years ago and really liked the forest and recreational opportunities. Boondocking outside town at around 6000′ we are still getting some chilly nights but at least it isn’t snowing/raining/tornadoing like other parts of the country. The thing …
Our first ride in Silver City was up the Continental Divide from the Jack’s Peak Trailhead and the whole way up I was thinking this sure would be better as a descent. So, we put together a loop that allowed that! The ride itself was short mileage at only 15.1 miles but it featured 2446′ …
Today we mountain biked past/through a place called Devils Garden. I’ll never get why so many places are called Devils Garden…we’ve been to quite a few! It was a bit of a slog to get there. This was another out and back ride; 18.7 miles with 1919′ of climbing. We started riding out Bear Creek …
Over two days we rode two additional sections of the Continental Divide Trail by Silver City. Both were incredibly scenic and were deserted. Actually, we did see one person once. Both days were out and back rides. Day one was 18.4 miles with 2102′ of climbing and day two was 22 miles with 2798′ of …
Boston Hill Open Space Boston Hill in Silver City, NM has a little trail network that offers great views of the town below. It’s a series of three hills that were mined for silver back in the late 1800’s. Around 1880 The Boston Company purchased the legal tender claim and the name was born. Tired …
Some of the ride here have such cool names, like the Burro Enduro we rode the other day. This one is called Bear Mountain Mayhem and is a pretty big loop at 30.3 miles and 3091′ of climbing topping out around 7100′. The description said, “A savage backcountry exploration.” I agree. We started right in …
There are 820 miles of the Continental Divide Trail in New Mexico! We’ve already ridden several sections of it in the state and added another section from camp. We rode 25.1 miles and climbed 2581′ on a gloriously sunny and warm day. This section of the CDT between Jack’s Peak Trailhead and Hornbrook Mountain is …
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 miles with 1461′ of climbing. This is a historic network of trails that were important for …
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 Arrastra Site up to Black Peak and then down Little Cherry Creek. Our ride was 19.8 …