Southern Ride (West of Alb.)

This is an area that is on the west mesa past Rio Rancho. I have been avoiding it for at least 6-7 years because the last time I was out there was on a DRZ400-S with DS tires and I hated life that day.




We started with nine riders and within 15 minutes we had lost two riders.

This is Paul, our trail guide for the day.




This is Linda. She bounces up real well. Good rider and a great sport!




Once again, I am in awe of the vastness and beauty of NM. See the riders left of center in the pic?








This was a sweet ridgeline trail.


NMTrailboss


Projected is not doing a move, just dismounting. That is Mt. Taylor in the distance. It's over by Grants and maybe 50 miles as the crow flies.




How stupid do you have to be to have your eyes shut when taking your own pic? oser





There......that's better!



Curtis is pointing out a go-a-round. The narrow ridges can be intimidating.

I was out there doing something else, you might have heard or felt it.

The views are great out there.




Yep, he's going to ride off that!




Lunchkit getting er done on the XR.



Here is Ron on the same steps with Linda thinking about it.




Cool country eh?




Derek is the Robbie Maddison of Southern!



I think there are some pics out there of him doing this on a 640A. :huh

We used to run the Baja bugs out there, even with 4 wheels and fatty tires it sucked in the dry river beds, my hats off to you.


Just rode the south 14 today.

The sand was good today. Maybe the cooler temps are helping to hold some moisture in the ground.

I'll get some more pics up tomorrow and I'm sure that there are others as well. for now.

Way cool pics, Gordy! Looked like fun!

Yo listo tambien amigo!!!

Looks like fun riding down there Gordy!! Can I come and play sometime this winter? pretty please? I'll bring a garbage bag of snow just so youz guyz can see what it looks like.

Anytime!
More pics tonight.
Work (sucks) has me buried for the day.

BTW, it looks like we may get some snow later this week..................it's OK though. We can always use the moisture and it doesn't last long.

Great pics Gordy!

Nice photos.

Easy to get great vistas when there's no flippin' trees.

I think we crossed paths with your group out there. I was on an XR650R, and my two buddies were on a DRZ and a CRF450R. The temps out there were great and the sand was almost perfect. It was a good day until I looped the XRR trying to climb out of a steep box canyon

By all means...don't stop generating jealousy...

Awesome Gordy!!

enduro-ince best tell me when he's headed that way.

me too....i like falling, i mean riding....

Me thinks Matchanu is exaggerating a little bit. The sand out there gets soft but not that soft.

I don't know Fleg--down in the river bottom--which is where it looks like they were coming up from--long runs in that sand can be challenging--a lot of time on the pegs. Nothing like Pismo Beach (done it on sand rails)--but interesting.

It's not horrible but Matchanu was saying that baja bugs with fat tires and four wheeled vehicles have trouble with it. As I regularly take my heavy assed Dodge CTD out there with skinny street tires on it on a regular basis and have never used 4wd in the wash bottoms, I think it's a little bit of a exaggeration.

Almost made it.


I've got you, don't jump off!

This hill had hurt written all over it.





I was happy to move on before the voices in my head could get to me!


This is a great slot arroyo.



I didn't know there was a slot arroyo to ride in out there!


Curtis seeing if his CRF will do what his Montesa will.




Same guy from Saturday with a 100# less.

Depends where you are I suppose.

Never got stuck but it got pretty dicey and deep in some areas.


Anyway, I'm not exaggerating, you can choose to believe that or not, I could give a rats ass.