New Mexico Trials Association-NMTA - Page 14

nwcycle · 01-02-2013, 02:03 PM

Aloha, You cool dudes in NM seem to have most enthusiasm ( thx to Spell check ) I am looking to see if anyone here has the exact locations for the Nationals yet? I have all dates, but We are making our plan so we dont get last minute what ifs
Any help would be great, Looking forward to meeting some of you guys soon !!!!

Ron

grizzzly · 01-02-2013, 03:59 PM

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Originally Posted by nwcycle

Aloha, You cool dudes in NM seem to have most enthusiasm ( thx to Spell check ) I am looking to see if anyone here has the exact locations for the Nationals yet? I have all dates, but We are making our plan so we dont get last minute what ifs
Any help would be great, Looking forward to meeting some of you guys soon !!!!

Ron

Sipapu Ski area

lineaway · 01-02-2013, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by nwcycle

Aloha, You cool dudes in NM seem to have most enthusiasm ( thx to Spell check ) I am looking to see if anyone here has the exact locations for the Nationals yet? I have all dates, but We are making our plan so we dont get last minute what ifs
Any help would be great, Looking forward to meeting some of you guys soon !!!!

Ron

It`s at Sipapu, but things fill up fast. Taos is 25 minutes away. If your bringing the better half, wondering thru Taos might be just the ticket.

Staying at Sipapu is on the rustic side, more pleasures in the valley!

nwcycle · 01-02-2013, 09:05 PM

Do you have info on all the events area location????
Thanks
Ron

lineaway · 01-02-2013, 09:12 PM

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Originally Posted by tilliejacques

Hm, I wonder if we'll be able to dig out the trailer by March.

Gallup sounds pretty balmy at this point, only -1 instead of the -6 at home this morning...

Hey , ask Brian if he has a link to the actual towns of next years nationals?!?! THANKS!

Southmt · 01-03-2013, 08:02 AM

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Originally Posted by BossLady

I assume the schedule should read Nov 3rd (instead of Nov 4th) so we can ride on a Sunday... I gotta work on Monday

Fixed! I hadn't printed anything out yet, I figgered something like this would pop up.

tilliejacques · 01-03-2013, 09:12 AM

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Originally Posted by lineaway

Hey , ask Brian if he has a link to the actual towns of next years nationals?!?! THANKS!

no linky but here are the locations:

6/15 & 6/16: New York: Dave Reed's place near Cayuta NY
6/22 & 6/23: Vermont: Carmen Brook farm and dairy near Highgate VT
7/27 & 7/28: Arizona: Kingman AZ at a state park or BLM or some gov't type land
8/3 & 8/4: New Mexico: Sipapu Ski Resort (some lodging there) near Taos NM
8/24 & 8/25: Minnesota: Spirit Mtn in Duluth MN (trial is same weekend as Aerostich's 30th anniversary rally)

of course, these are trial sites so "near" a town is sometimes a relative term

cheers

lineaway · 01-03-2013, 11:22 AM

Ask and you shall recieve!!

Thanks Brian and Laurie!!

thegraydog · 01-03-2013, 02:42 PM

The Arizona round is at Hualapai Peak County Park, twenty miles or so southeast of and about a mile higher than Kingman. Paved access off
I-40; camping, cabins, some facilities.

And it gets bigger. A National should be awesome.

Southmt · 01-03-2013, 06:37 PM

Very cool place, rugged steep mountains. Camped there one night, got woke up by a herd of raccoon-sized critters scuffling around.

NMTrailboss · 01-03-2013, 07:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Southmt

Very cool place, rugged steep mountains. Camped there one night, got woke up by a herd of raccoon-sized critters scuffling around.

It does look like a great place to ride! Rocks look like Beavertown.

Gordy · 01-03-2013, 07:59 PM

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Originally Posted by NMTrailboss

It does look like a great place to ride! Rocks look like Beavertown.

That's what I was thinking. B-town with trees. Looks great. We better step it up a notch and go!!

lineaway · 01-03-2013, 08:03 PM

That looks like Mike Mclanahan`s back yard when he lived in Los Alamos. Sorry you guys missed out!! Famous rocks like El Grande or one some will remember `bannana peel`behind the cemetary. Way too smooth of rock for BT.

AteamNM · 01-04-2013, 11:50 AM

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Sorry you guys missed out!! Famous rocks like El Grande or one some will remember `bannana peel`behind the cemetary.

Oh I remember this very well. I was walking it and saying WTF, this can't really be taking points.

tilliejacques · 01-05-2013, 11:25 AM

X-post.

This is more dual sport than trials but we *are* asking for trials areas! And I know lots of NMTA folks also ride dual sport too so please help!

The Carson National Forest, Camino Real Ranger District (south and east-ish of Taos NM neighborhood) has released (very quietly during the holidays) a “Preliminary Environmental Assessment…” that essentially closes all trails and roads in the entire district unless they already have a Forest Service designated number. This means closure of hundreds of miles of undocumented trails to motorized use.

Here's a map of the Camino Real district.

As I'm sure we all know, trails aren't documented because the area used to be "open unless marked closed" so nobody worried about marking a route as a trail but now FS is going "closed unless marked open".

If you have or know anyone who has GPS trail files for ANY trails within this area that you or they don’t want closed, can you please either post in my thread over on the "GPS Tracks Rockies" subforum (linky here) or email directly to Mark Werkmeister for NMOHVA mark.r.werkmeister@intel.com.

Or if you have an ancient 1986 FS map with the cover like this below, can you possibly scan it? Or let me know that you have it and I'll see what else might work.

NMOHVA is thankfully stepping in with their experience on these matters and I'll be forwarding the track files and map (if available) to them.

Comments to the FS are due January 12th so PLEASE post your tracks right away.

Thank you so much for your help!

01-02-2013, 02:03 PM	#196
nwcycle Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Illinois Oddometer: 834	2013 Aloha, You cool dudes in NM seem to have most enthusiasm ( thx to Spell check ) I am looking to see if anyone here has the exact locations for the Nationals yet? I have all dates, but We are making our plan so we dont get last minute what ifs Any help would be great, Looking forward to meeting some of you guys soon !!!! Ron

01-02-2013, 09:05 PM	#199
nwcycle Studly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2009 Location: Northern Illinois Oddometer: 834	Thanks, but..... Do you have info on all the events area location???? Thanks Ron

01-05-2013, 11:25 AM	#210
tilliejacques Gnarly Adventurer Joined: Feb 2010 Location: northern New Mexico Oddometer: 163	Urgent: Help prevent trail closures in the Carson! (x-post) X-post. This is more dual sport than trials but we are asking for trials areas! And I know lots of NMTA folks also ride dual sport too so please help! The Carson National Forest, Camino Real Ranger District (south and east-ish of Taos NM neighborhood) has released (very quietly during the holidays) a “Preliminary Environmental Assessment…” that essentially closes all trails and roads in the entire district unless they already have a Forest Service designated number. This means closure of hundreds of miles of undocumented trails to motorized use. Here's a map of the Camino Real district. As I'm sure we all know, trails aren't documented because the area used to be "open unless marked closed" so nobody worried about marking a route as a trail but now FS is going "closed unless marked open". If you have or know anyone who has GPS trail files for ANY trails within this area that you or they don’t want closed, can you please either post in my thread over on the "GPS Tracks Rockies" subforum (linky here) or email directly to Mark Werkmeister for NMOHVA mark.r.werkmeister@intel.com. Or if you have an ancient 1986 FS map with the cover like this below, can you possibly scan it? Or let me know that you have it and I'll see what else might work. NMOHVA is thankfully stepping in with their experience on these matters and I'll be forwarding the track files and map (if available) to them. Comments to the FS are due January 12th so PLEASE post your tracks right away. Thank you so much for your help! __________________ 13 Honda CRF250L 11 Honda CBR250R 08 Beta Rev3 125

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01-03-2013, 11:22 AM	#203
lineaway Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2011 Location: nm Oddometer: 860	Ask and you shall recieve!! Thanks Brian and Laurie!!

01-03-2013, 02:42 PM	#204
thegraydog 2 wheels X 6 ways Joined: Aug 2004 Location: the Coconino Oddometer: 432	The Arizona round is at Hualapai Peak County Park, twenty miles or so southeast of and about a mile higher than Kingman. Paved access off I-40; camping, cabins, some facilities. And it gets bigger. A National should be awesome.

01-03-2013, 06:37 PM	#205
Southmt Adventurer Joined: Apr 2010 Location: NM, USA Oddometer: 40	Very cool place, rugged steep mountains. Camped there one night, got woke up by a herd of raccoon-sized critters scuffling around.

01-03-2013, 08:03 PM	#208
lineaway Studly Adventurer Joined: Oct 2011 Location: nm Oddometer: 860	That looks like Mike Mclanahan`s back yard when he lived in Los Alamos. Sorry you guys missed out!! Famous rocks like El Grande or one some will remember `bannana peel`behind the cemetary. Way too smooth of rock for BT.