Horsethief Mesa and John Dunn Bridge The Horsetheif Mesa singletrack by Taos is outstanding. We put together a loop there and added an out and back down to the Rio Grande John Dunn Bridge for a total of 24 miles with 1857’ of climbing. The area is at elevations of 6500 to 7200’ so while …
On paper this looked like a cinch. Ride 31 miles with 1750’ of climbing. In reality, it seemed really hard. We left from Sheep Canyon overlook where we saw otters playing in the Rio Grande waaaaaay below us. It’s doubletrack the whole way, almost nonexistent in some places. All around is sage and scrub brush…and …
The Rio Costillo valley is a remote part of Northern New Mexico. We rode a lollipop route that was 35 miles with 2300’ of climbing. The riding was on gravel roads and doubletrack through a ginormous valley. The valley is a 101,000 acre mountain basin in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. This pristine wilderness was …
Back in El Paso we saw the Rio Grande, then we paddled it in Big Bend State Park and Big Bend National Park, and now we saw it here in Northern New Mexico as well. Our Vistas de Questa ride was 27 miles with 2317′ of climbing. Questa is a small village down the highway …
In December 2014 the Wheeler Peak Wilderness boundary was redrawn and now this loop is legal to ride. Good thing, because it was amazing. Our loop was 14.4 miles with 2398’ climbing. It is tough rewarding riding that tops out at 11,553’. This is high alpine mountain biking with views of the Sangre de Cristo …
Wanting to get another big loop done while the weather forecast was good, we rode Greenie Peak Loop from camp. Greenie Peak Loop was a big gravel/dirt loop of 27.7 miles with 4408’ of climbing. We topped out at 11,141’ with views of surrounding peaks. We started by riding up to Sawmill Pass on a …
After four months in Colorado we finally left and are in Red River, NM. Our boondocking spot took some work to get level but we have a nice spot in the forest with trees and a meadow to look out on. We are up at 9000’ so it’s cool at night and warm in the …
While in the area, we decided to ride Medano Pass Primitive Road. This road is passable only in the warmer months with a high clearance 4X4 vehicle, crosses areas of deep sand and traverses Medano Creek nine times. We rode it on our mountain bikes and it was awesome. Our out and back was 23.4 …
It seems a few days of riding slipped through over the past week without us doing a post so here they are. Cottonwood Loop Just on the other side of the river from downtown Salida is a tremendous trail network called Arkansas Hill Trail System. On two different days we rode the Big Cottonwood Loop …
For our 21st wedding anniversary we rode Monarch Crest/Fooses, made pizza for dinner, brownies for dessert, and a special beer to celebrate. What a day! Fooses is yet another trail off the Monarch Crest in Salida, CO. We rode everything else and this was the last loop we planned to ride up there. It isn’t …