This was our third year in a row going up to Sipapu, NM to ride its trails and forest/log roads. Oilfieldtrash, Izz and myself came up to spend 3 days of trail riding and after that whatever our hearts desired. Oilfieltrash arrived in Taos on Thursday and Izz and I arrived Friday afternoon. Oilfield trash brought with him his family, Izz brought his wife, and I brought with me my second oldest daughter. We were planning on spending time riding trails, as well as, hiking, whitewater rafting, mountain biking, etc. Since Oilfieldtrash arrived a day ahead of us, he decided to take his family to Red River and do some jeep touring. His experience was not a pleasant one. His comment was, " I would have paid them $200 each to take us off the trail and off the jeep". He had a family of 4 including himself. Needless to say, it was a misserable experience. The jeep trails were mostly covered with snow so the tour people offered to drive them around on some bumpy roads. He was hurting for the rest of the time he spent with us.
Saturday was our first day of riding and I have heard that all creeks and rivers were way above their normal levels due to massive amouts of snow that the area had received just a few weeks before. During our discussions about were to start, the name Osha and Comales came first to mind to some of us. The first year we rode Comales and Osha, in that order, left me a bittersweet taste in my mouth. Last year I could not ride it due to bike issues. However, Izz and Oilfield enjoyed their time on it. These two trails are not maintain usually untill July, so ther are plenty of surprises waiting for early riders.
So Saturday morning came in and we headed out toward Sipapu and check out Osha trail head, which stars right of the bat by crossing Rio Pueblo. We got there and, after serious consideration, decided that it was better to cross it on the way out and not first thing in the morning. The water was running fast and high. How high? Five days latter still knee high. We went for Comales first and planning on connecting with Osha half way. Here is what happened at Commales.
https://youtu.be/o5DON5uyG7E
Izz was hurt and could not put to much weight on his right leg so Comales was out of the question. We haven't even got to the trailhead and we were encountering down trees and injuries. We opted for an easy ride to see how his leg would hold. We headed for FR 442 or Gallegos Road. Off these road we could jump into Gallegos Canyon Trail, Ojito Maes trail, and others that we were kind of familiar from years back. We started riding around and jumping into whatever logging road looked good.
https://youtu.be/F9iX2X54RyY
https://youtu.be/2sRrdAGO_-4
More to come!
Saturday was our first day of riding and I have heard that all creeks and rivers were way above their normal levels due to massive amouts of snow that the area had received just a few weeks before. During our discussions about were to start, the name Osha and Comales came first to mind to some of us. The first year we rode Comales and Osha, in that order, left me a bittersweet taste in my mouth. Last year I could not ride it due to bike issues. However, Izz and Oilfield enjoyed their time on it. These two trails are not maintain usually untill July, so ther are plenty of surprises waiting for early riders.
So Saturday morning came in and we headed out toward Sipapu and check out Osha trail head, which stars right of the bat by crossing Rio Pueblo. We got there and, after serious consideration, decided that it was better to cross it on the way out and not first thing in the morning. The water was running fast and high. How high? Five days latter still knee high. We went for Comales first and planning on connecting with Osha half way. Here is what happened at Commales.
https://youtu.be/o5DON5uyG7E
Izz was hurt and could not put to much weight on his right leg so Comales was out of the question. We haven't even got to the trailhead and we were encountering down trees and injuries. We opted for an easy ride to see how his leg would hold. We headed for FR 442 or Gallegos Road. Off these road we could jump into Gallegos Canyon Trail, Ojito Maes trail, and others that we were kind of familiar from years back. We started riding around and jumping into whatever logging road looked good.
https://youtu.be/F9iX2X54RyY
https://youtu.be/2sRrdAGO_-4
More to come!
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