Mini Tour Divide 2017
Trip report on riding the Grand Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) from FR 144 & FR 315 to Vallecitos, NM Riders: 3 teenage boys and 2 adults. Experience levels: One adult with extensive bike touring experience, the other adult has medium outdoor experience with extensive Boy Scout experience, and moderate bike riding experience. One youth had only ridden 30 miles on road up to this point. The other two youth had a bit more bike ridding experience and conditioning. Gear: Two bike were outfitted with Salsa EXP Handle Bar Bags. One bike had a traditional 10 litter saddle bag. One bike used a seat post rack. The other bikes used Dry Sacks, Webbing, and Rope. Day 1: We started at the intersection of NM 126 and FR 376. We had initially thought to leave on Thursday after work and camp past San Antonio Springs on Thursday night providing time to soak Thursday night. Due to logistics and rain we decided to leave on Friday July 28th 2017. We didn't stop and