Recreational
Bike Ride ‘Tour of the Nations’ Travels Indian Country
August 5-10, 2007
(Gallup, New Mexico)
Adventure Gallup & Beyond is offering a remarkable behind-the-scenes
look at a landscape most of New Mexico’s visitors would love to see
via the first-ever Tour of the
Nations Recreational Bike Tour August 5-10, 2007.
This five-day, 234-mile
recreational and educational bike ride, will travel through four of
New Mexico’s Native American Pueblos and past two national
monuments, giving the riders both a visual and physical experience
they will long treasure. The average daily ride is 47 miles.
Riders will stay as guests at the
Isleta,
Laguna,
Acoma, and Zuni Pueblos, where they will be treated to a tour,
traditional meal, and traditional performances. The ride finishes
in Gallup, where the participants receive tickets to the 86th annual
Gallup Inter-Tribal Indian Ceremonial. The Inter-Tribal Ceremonial
attracts Native American participants and New Mexicans and their
visitors s from across the United States, Canada, and Mexico
and Europe.
“Tour
of the Nations will expose participants to Native
American culture, North American history, and Southwest scenery
through incredible adventure,” said Michael Cerletti, Secretary of
the New Mexico Tourism Department. “There is no better way to
discover the beauty, enthusiasm and tradition of the Pueblos than
through the people that have inhabited these lands for generations.
Participants will find a people rich in natural and cultural
resources and heritage.”
Riders will receive guided tours at
all four Pueblos; entry passes to El Morro National Monument,
Bandera Volcanic Crater, and the Ice Caves; breakfast and dinner
Sunday night through Friday night (lunch is not included); food and
water break every 15 miles; luggage transport; showers at the end of
each riding day; and sag support for tired or injured riders.
Camping will be either indoors or at a local school.
The cost per rider is
$600, which Adventure Travel & Beyond Executive Director Matthew
O’Mara said aids the organization in its efforts to bring tourism to
Northwest New Mexico.
“The Four Corners region is
arguably the richest historical and cultural region in the United
States,” O’Mara said. “The high density of Native American
archeological sites, the large number of Native American communities
in close proximity to each other, and the distinct southwestern
scenery combine to
make the area a powerful and unique destination.”
For more
information:
visit:
or write:
Adventure Gallup & Beyond
409 S. Second Street
Gallup, New Mexico 87301.
