We rode from Silver City, Nuevo Meh he Co, today, out to Gila Hot Springs. Hard, hilly; but oh so beautiful.
Lots of pitches at and over 10%. And then we passed the KOM for the Tour of the Gila. Crazy. Plus we found out from our host Jane that (only) the Pro Men come all the way down to the Gila Cliff Dwellings, before turning around and heading back out. Crazy steep, twisty descents. She said it is scary to watch, there are hundreds of them, they jump the cattleguards, and she keeps expecting to see piles of bodies after a crash - but she never has.
I sure hope those guys get to look around a little bit - the views are awesome!
Thanks to Aldo Leopold and New Mexico Senator Clinton P Anderson for getting the 1964 Wilderness Act passed and the first Wilderness area designation. This place is STILL beautiful.
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