"Tom Keats" <
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> In article <
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[email protected] (denton
> fabrics) writes:
> > I dont know if this is the proper place to ask this but I've got a week off and a free plane
> > ticket to anywhere and I'm looking for some suggestions for a destination.
> >
> > I'd like a place where I can hike, bike and/or paddle. Touring bike, mountain bike, either one
> > is fine. Maybe a National Park? (Right now, I'm leaning towards the Everglades or Big Bend N.P.
> > in Texas) It's winter so it's gotta be down south. (It's too cold for the Grand Canyon, right?)
> >
> > Just wondering if anyone had any suggestions on a place to go.
>
> I'd be tempted to check out New Mexico, and dig some of the Native arts & crafts -- especially the
> weaving.
>
> But I'm just a Canadian, and the furthest stateside I've been is Seattle. Still, I have this
> intuitive feeling that NM could be a pretty good adventure. Maybe even a pilgrimage of sorts. My
> gut tells me Albequrque is just another city, but traveling to/from/between Santa Fe and Taos
> might be fun.
>
> OTOH, I could very well be wrong.
>
If your Canadian and enjoy cycling in the freezing wind it might be fun. In Taos now is the time for
skiing, not cycling.
> Anyway, it would be lovely to get up close to some of that wonderful Native woolcraft.
>
> I bet there's all kinds of rock hound/lapidary possibilities there, too.
>
You could fly to El Paso and tour Southern New Mexico throughout the week. Your ride could follow
the Rio Grande (dry right now) through Las Cruces up to Ft. Seldon State Park or Elephant Butte
State Park. From there you could ride through Silver City (more camping opportunities in the Gila
National Forest) to Deming. If you are into rock hounding there is the City of Rocks State Park
north of Deming and Rock Hound State Park south of Deming.
From Deming back to El Paso would be a long ride with little opportunity for food, water, or
camping. But you could take a bus back to El Paso for less than $50.
Matthew