On a day off from riding we drove a short distance to visit the historic Lincoln, New Mexico. There are a lot of old buildings and things to see in town and we walked up one side of the...
Ride Up to Ski Apache
The local ski mountain here in Ruidoso, NM is Ski Apache. Since 1963, the resort has been owned and operated by the Mescalero Apache Tribe. The base sits at 9600′ and we rode up to it and back one...
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...
Redondo Peak Loop, Valles Caldera
There are countless backcountry loops possible around the Jemez Mtns. One of our first rides in the Los Alamos area was at Valles Caldera National Preserve and you can read about that here. We returned for a ride in...
Calaveras Canyon Gravel Loop
Our Calaveras Canyon gravel loop took us back into forests probably rarely seen by people. This ride had a little of everything from singletrack, to open choose your own adventure meadows, old abandoned rutted loose pipeline paths, muddy forested...
Gilman Tunnels Gravel
Our gravel ride out and back on forest road 376 to Gilman Tunnels was unexpectedly awesome! We rode an out and back that was 38 miles with 3233′ of climbing. The gravel is good the entire way and there...
Pajarito Loop
From our boondocking site we can see the top of Pajarito Ski Area. Derek created a mountain bike loop that took us up to the top, around the mountain and back down. It was 14.3 miles but had a...