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Exploring New Mexico’s High Country: Taos Ski Valley and Red River

While driving through New Mexico, anyone can see just how varied the Land of Enchantment is for themselves. In the East, the mellow, rolling buttes of the plains dot the landscape. In the West, the easternmost fringes of the painted desert provide drivers with a visual overload of beautiful stratified rock. Going south the eyes …

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Descending 5,000 Feet off Mount Taylor in Grants, New Mexico

As I pored over topo maps of New Mexico, a large, mysterious mass called Mount Taylor seemed to randomly rise from the surrounding desert. Mount Taylor, at 11,301 feet above sea level, rises 5,000 feet above the nearby town of Grants, and the surrounding wilderness is intersected by the Continental Divide Trail (CDT.) Naturally, this made the spot seem …

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Interview: Starting the New Mexico Enduro Series

Though the definition of “enduro” is still up to personal interpretation, enduro races typically offer a blend of technical downhill terrain with cross country trails. This conglomeration of trail selection requires racers to be adept at both styles, have peak fitness and handling skills, and do it all on a trail bike. It takes special …

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Top 10 City: Albuquerque, Part 3: The Manzanitas

Albuquerque offers a diverse collection of mountain bike trails just a short drive from the city limits. As recently highlighted, both the Sandia foothills and the east side of the Sandia Mountains offer fast, flowing trails that mountain bikers of all levels can enjoy.  The majority of these trails, however, are easy to moderate in technical difficulty, …

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Top 10 City: Albuquerque, Part 2: The Sandia Mountain Backside

Cycling8r recently shared her backyard trails in the Sandia Foothills on the east side of the great mountain bike city of Albuquerque. One of the things that makes Albuquerque such a great place is the proximity of such trails. But the largest city in New Mexico has so much more to offer a little further …

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