Spend Memorial Weekend cycling a moderately difficult ride on some of the least
traveled roads in the cool mountains of Eastern Arizona and Western New Mexico!
the great Luna Lake Bike Tour, offered every year for many years, is back again!
It is one of the most popular overnight rides that GABA organizes, as it is not
too difficult, but yet offers challenges for any cyclist with some good scenic
climbs and some great descents! Cycling in the cool pine forests on Day 2 and
Day 3 is a wonderful reward for all desert riders!
Day 1: 48 Miles: Springerville, AZ to Quemado, NM
Check in at the Safeway parking lot in Springerville, from 8 to 9 AM. Ride 48
miles on rolling hills to Quemado, New Mexico. Lunch is served just before a
cyclist's dream: an 8-mile fast descent into the small town of Quemado!
Camping & showers at Quemado High School. Optional Saturday group dinner and
Sunday group breakfast will be served at the high school. Both must be pre-paid
with your ride fee.
Day 2: 55 Miles: Quemado, NM to Reserve, NM
Pedal on lightly-traveled roads through the Gallo Mountains. The 1st SAG stop is
at the top of the climb. Then, a thrilling descent to Apache Corners for lunch!
Continue on to Reserve, our destination for the day. Optional side trip to the
Continental Divide to add 32 more miles.
Camping and shower facilities at Reserve High School. Optional Sunday Lasagna
(meat/meatless) group dinner and Monday group breakfast served at the Community
Center across the street from the High School. Both must be pre-paid with your
ride fee.
Day 3: 62 Miles: Reserve, NM to Springerville, AZ
Most challenging day! The first SAG stop is at Luna Summit, top of the day's
major climb! The lunch SAG is at Luna Lake picnic grounds (there really is a
Luna lake!) and a 3rd SAG for emergency refueling and re-hydration will be
offered somewhere in the last 20 miles of the ride.
Don't
miss the new Luna Lake Bike Tour t-shirt! This event T-shirt has been designed
this year only, in celebration of our 25th Anniversary! The shirt sells for only
$10 if paid with your pre-registration fee, and $15 on the day of the event.
The graphic at the top of this page will appear on the T-shirt.
PRE-REGISTRATION FEE:
GABA/ABC Members: $65 Non-Members: $75
DAY OF EVENT:
GABA/ABC Members: $85 Non-Members: $95
OPTIONAL MEALS MUST BE PREPAID WITH RIDE FEE
Dinner in Quemado: $ 9.50 Breakfast in Quemado: $7.50
Dinner in Reserve: $11.00 Breakfast in Reserve: $8.25
Fee Includes:
Luggage transport for three days; 2 SAG stops w/food & water on each day; a 3rd
SAG stop added on Day 3; Camping & showers at Quemado High School on Saturday
and at Reserve High School on Sunday; SAG vehicle help throughout the course for
three days; and end-of-ride showers on Monday at the Rode Inn in Springerville,
so you can go home refreshed.
Register as soon as possible to assist us in preparing a well-supported ride. We
must give our meal hosts a 2-week advance head count for meals. If you wait too
late to register, you may not be fed!
Ride Leader: Pam Cullop, 290-4321 or
pjcullop@comcast.net.
MOTEL LIST:
Springerville:
Rode Inn: 877-220-6553
Super 8: 800-800-8000
Quemado:
Allison: 505-773-4550
Largo: 505-773-4686
Allegre: 505-773-4520
Reserve:
Rode Inn: 505-533-6661
Village Motel: 505-533-6600
If you have been trying to get a
motel for the night in Reserve, but have not been successful, you might try the
following:
http://thehiddenspringsinn.com
The owner (Jenn) of The Hidden Springs Inn is willing to shuttle anyone wishing
to stay at her place. The shuttle service also include luggage, as the baggage
truck will not make that location a drop-off spot. Make arrangements through
Jenn for shuttle times and locations.
This option will mean that you will pedal an extra 7-miles out to where the Inn
is located: Between Mile Marker on Hwy 180, and ¼-mile South of the Hwy 12
turnoff. But it also means that you will be 7-miles ahead of everyone else the
following morning (keep SAG times in mind before starting your final day of the
ride).
Since the route out of Reserve on Monday morning, is the Hwy 180 to Hwy 12, we
will stop to pick up luggage for those who do decide to stay at The Hidden
Springs Inn on Sunday night.