Great ride report Erl. You picked a good burrito stop in Hatch! On Friday, April 1, 2022 at 9:25:38 AM UTC-6 Patrick Moore wrote:
> Lovely photos. I was going to say " despite the barren landscape" but then > read your Instagram remark. Still, it is barren compared to Southern > England, heck, even compared to the high ABQ desert, but like all deserts > it has a beauty of its own. > > From the rugged trails, 45 miles per day seems a lot. > > Thanks for sharing. > > On Fri, Apr 1, 2022 at 7:32 AM WETH <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I spent a few days with a friend exploring Las Cruces, NM and the >> northern half of the Monument Loop 2.0 ( >> https://bikepacking.com/routes/monumental-loop/). I rode my Hunqapillar >> and found it equal to the task. The Monumental Loop contains paved roads, >> paved bike paths, gravel paths, dirt roads of varying quality, single >> track, and sections of hike-a-bike trails. I find the desert therapeutic, >> especially in early spring! The camping spots we found were beautiful and >> remote. We divided the northern half of the loop into three 45ish mile >> days, which was the perfect pace at which to enjoy the scenery, to eat >> meals in a few of towns we passed through, and to insure remote camping >> spots. >> >> Photo of the Hunqapillar here: >> https://erlhouston.smugmug.com/Family/2022/Monumental-Loop--March/i-JwThrQ3/A >> >> More highlight photos of the trip here on Instagram: >> >> https://www.instagram.com/p/CbuahSlu6FA/?utm_medium=copy_link >> >> https://www.instagram.com/p/CbxCEBbuTbw/?utm_medium=copy_link >> >> All the photos from the trip here on SmugMug: >> >> https://erlhouston.smugmug.com/Family/2022/Monumental-Loop--March >> >> Hoping everyone can enjoy their favorite type of riding in 2022! >> >> Erl >> >> Kensington, MD >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "RBW Owners Bunch" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion on the web visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/77d57f54-6745-4448-9d2e-cb928e178da1n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/77d57f54-6745-4448-9d2e-cb928e178da1n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > Patrick Moore > Alburquerque, Nuevo Mexico, Etats Unis d'Amerique, Orbis Terrarum > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/rbw-owners-bunch/ba4773f9-5868-48fd-978f-2123bafce300n%40googlegroups.com.
