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A bump to this thread. I shelved plans due to financial difficulties at the preserve. They're out of the woods, mostly, so this becomes a possibility again. As I said at the beginning, the Galisteo Basin Preserve is well located for area attractions and home to an extensive mountain biking network in addition to other local biking areas. (Santa Fe is a silver level ride center per IMBA).
So, I'm back to see how many folks would be interested in coming and when. This would be a unique event for the preserve and made available at least in part because of my volunteer work there rather than the preserve's desire for overnight visitors. In fact, they don't allow overnight camping ordinarily and have no facilities for such. We would bivouac in an open field with no amenities like porta-potties, though we could rent one. (We could also consider renting an event tent as there are no large trees in the area. This is pinyon-juniper country.) The meetup may be limited in size, again because that's not the preserve's reason for existence and to minimize impact on the terrain. There would be no formal charge but we would make a contribution to the preserve for being able to be there.
If we arranged something this year, the Indian Market is Aug 17 & 18 for anyone interested. Like I mentioned in my first note, another interesting event is the Abq Balloon Fiesta in Oct. Beyond those dates, I'd say late August or early October are prime. By late August the heat should be breaking though there could be rain. October is usually quiet though it can turn cold.
I must emphasize this would be primitive camping even if it is only a mile from US285 and fewer than 20 miles to downtown Santa Fe. Our SMBs would even get to traverse a rut or two along the way.
Let me know if you're interested.
Don
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