The city and state of Oaxaca have received a lot of favorable press this past year as many respected national magazines and tour agencies have listed Oaxaca as one of the top five world tourist destinations. Riding on the coattails of the tour boom, so to speak, are gringo mountain bikers either visiting or moving to Oaxaca from the U.S. and other countries around the world. And so it is we have had a number of new faces join in weekly rides. On this Sunday in September a couple of mountain bikers new to the area requested an introductory ride around the Oaxaca valley. These newbies were paired with a couple of resident gringos, and the foursome set out to explore some trails in the mountain valley that holds two reservoirs supplying water to the village of Santo Domingo Tomaltepec and surrounding farms. The quartet met and passed several other groups of bikers and hikers enjoying a Sunday outing in the same area. The out and back ride covered 27.8 miles (44.7 kms), with an elevation gain and loss of 2132 feet (650 meters). No one bothered to take photos, but we did create a GPS track of the ride.
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