Blue Range Wilderness along the New Mexico/Arizona border is a gem. It’s high altitude with giant ponderosa pines. While I hiked out along Pueblo Creek, Derek rode up to the lookout on Saddle Mountain. My whole day can be...
Gold Dust Hike
New Mexico is underrated. This last 5 weeks in the Gila National Forest underscored that for me. We took a couple hours to hike the Gold Dust Trail that goes further up Whitewater Canyon from the Catwalk Trail we...
Catwalk Trail and Historic Mogollon
The Catwalk Trail The Catwalk Trail starts in Whitewater Canyon, which played a pivotal role in the mining saga of the late 1800s and early 1990s. The town of Graham was located at the mouth of the canyon where...
Mineral Creek Trail Hike
First off, I cannot say enough good things about this hike. It is off the beaten path and not on the radar of most people I’m sure, but should be. Start to finish this hike along/through/across Mineral Creek is...
Buckhorn Saloon & Opera House
historic Buckhorn Saloon and Opera House in Piños Altos, New Mexico was an awesome find. When we were in Silver City a couple years ago, it was closed because of the pandemic so we couldn’t visit. This time we...
Tour of the Gila Criterium
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...
Misc Gila National Forest
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...
Gila National Forest Hikes
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...
Gila Cliff Dwellings, New Mexico
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...
Rio Mimbres Loop
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...