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 now and spring is definitely here. The flowers are starting to come out in the high …
Month: April 2023
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 here is rugged with really steep terrain in some areas and no cell reception so be …
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 up by Roberts Lake so it was much less. The Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument is …
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 large pueblo villages—as the Classic Mimbres period. The Rio Mimbres Loop is one of those rides …
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 one day. It’s a fishing lake, in fact signs warn there is no swimming or wading …
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 but it took us an hour due to some route finding, exploring, and meandering. Oh, and …
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 hard. This time I dropped Derek off so he could ride from over by Roberts Lake …
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 a smaller loop. His ride was 14 miles with 1534′ of climbing. I hike the Angel …
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 we are boondocking. The road is a bit rough but on a mountain bike it was …
The United States Army established Fort Bayard as an installation offering protection for miners and settlers in 1866. It’s now deserted and a trail system winds around the area. We rode here a couple years ago and Derek rode here again while I hiked. The ride was 17.5 miles with 1455′ of climbing. The trails …