Highway 150 Bike Tour - The Nature Conservancy/ Taos Ski Valley Foundation
Fri, Oct 05
|Arroyo Seco - Intersection 150 and 230
Put on your helmet and gloves, get on your road bike and head into the Carson National Forest – one of the most scenic places in the Southwest. As you pedal up Highway 150, and your heart rate goes into high gear, you’ll have a chance to learn about forest restoration.
Time & Location
Oct 05, 2018, 1:00 PM – 4:30 PM
Arroyo Seco - Intersection 150 and 230, Arroyo Seco, NM 87580, USA
About the event
Learn about forest restoration in the Carson National Forest with this road bike with experts and amazing scenery!! Organized by The Nature Conservancy and partner Taos Ski Valley Foundation
Schedule
1:00pm:
Participants meet at the intersection of Highway 150 and 230 (the road to Valdez) in the large pullout on the north side of the road. Unload bikes and get ready for the 3-mile ride to the Lower Hondo Campground.
1:30pm – 1:50pm:
Learn about fire history in the area and meet Eric Garner, Recreation & Lands Staff Officer for the Forest Service.
1:50pm – 2:10pm:
Bike to Cuchillo Campground (1.5 miles)
2:10pm – 2:40pm:
A stop along the Rio Hondo with George Long, Forest Service wildlife biologist and Collin Haffey, Conservation Program
Manager with the Conservancy.
2:45pm –3pm:
Return to vehicles – all downhill! (5 miles)
3:30pm – 4:30pm:
Beverages and snacks at Common Fire (10 minute drive once you return to your vehicle)
RSVP by October 1 to Jackie Hall | Jacquelyn_hall@tnc.org | 505-946-2021