Thirty-one members of the Nitos bike club headed into the hill country northwest of Huitzo for a challenging 18.2 mile (29.3 km) ride on a beautiful Sunday morning in late September. (The ride was supposed to cover 16.4 miles, but most riders missed a turn on the way back and so wound up pedaling another 1.84 miles by mistake.) There were significant hills to be negotiated (elevation gain & loss totaled 3302 feet or 1006 meters), so there was a good amount of hike-a-biking along the way, particularly as the grade ran 12-15% on some of the hills. The gorgeous scenery more than made up for the physical effort required, however.
At the conclusion of the ride the group took advantage of a comedor at the trailhead to wolf down an assortment of typical Mexican dishes, with pitchers of lemonade and plenty of soda pop and beer to help re-hydrate after the ride.
