TR: Gallup and the Zuni Kingdom

[cloud cult]

Past Shiprock.



Zuni Mountains. Navajo spoken at the trailhead. Trails reminded me of the complex at McNary-Pinetop.



Forest roads in the Zuni Mountains.





Surprisingly rideable.



Halfway up Tsoodzil.





Grants. Quite the dump. Like, the entire town looks like this.



High Desert Trails, Gallup. Part Phil's World, a little bit of Santa Fe.

[evdog]

Cool. I stopped in Gallup on the way back from Durango. Fun trails!

How did you like the Zuni Mtns? I was going to stop there too but a big thunder storm rolled through.

[LightRanger]

Nice. Thanks for sharing.

[406]

always good to see a tr.

[xyz]

How did you like the Zuni Mtns? I was going to stop there too but a big thunder storm rolled through.

I did the 24hrs of enchanted forest race thing in the Zuni’s a few years back. Kinda cool how a forested area pops out of the desert. Great XC type ripper trails. I really liked the place some for reason. It’s not worth a dedicated trip but a great place to ride if passing through.

[seano732]

Just chiming in to confirm Grants is indeed a festering shithole......Nice pics.

[cloud cult]

I did the 24hrs of enchanted forest race thing in the Zuni’s a few years back. Kinda cool how a forested area pops out of the desert. Great XC type ripper trails. I really liked the place some for reason. It’s not worth a dedicated trip but a great place to ride if passing through.

I did 21.5 miles and only had 1,834 feet of climbing. It's flat, smooth, and soft, with occasional little patches of slickrock. Relaxing and scenic.

[splat]

Nice TR. Looks chill. And that ground cover looks ripe to flash with one spark.
Chokin on smoke lately makes me think that way, I guess.

[MakersTeleMark]

Nice TR. Looks chill. And that ground cover looks ripe to flash with one spark.
Chokin on smoke lately makes me think that way, I guess.

#stoner

[old mexico]

cool trip, any skin walker sightings?

[RockChalk]

Gallup is... well, the only time I've ever seen a security guard at a McDonalds was in Gallup.

Cool pics, looks like fun!

[raisingarizona13]

Gallup is... well, the only time I've ever seen a security guard at a McDonalds was in Gallup.

Cool pics, looks like fun!

Gallup is sketchy AF. I guess one year during their 4th of July parade a high school student took the mayor hostage with a gun and paraded him around on a float for everyone to see.