White Mesa

inter forces us mountain bikers to seek out lower-elevation rides that are free of snow. Time for a trip to White Mesa, also known as the Ojitos Wilderness.



I rolled up to CDaddy's house, he was ready to go so off we went under blue skies.




One water crossing. Kinda scenic.




White Mesa is a huge gypsum deposit with some crazy geology. There are these crazy sinkholes out there. I did a pretty good web search but could not figure out the technical term for them. They are quite round, deep, and have water in them. Falling in would mean a slow death.




Here is CDaddy grinding up the hill:




And yours truly with Cabezon in the background:




There are numerous mineral springs in the area that form these really cool travertine terraces:




I tried to get a good shot of the grand-daddy sinkhole:





Here is CDaddy rolling the last steep line off of the Dragon's Back:




I guess that's it. Thanks for looking!