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On a windy day (and I needed a day off the bike) I headed over to the Volcanoes Day Use Area. Access is off Exit 149 of I-40. My maps indicate that bicycles are allowed on the dirt trails of this section of Petroglyph National Monument. I wanted to be sure before I brought the bike. I walked the wide trail up to the third shelter at JA Volcano. As I hiked the trail, I could see other, narrower trails - almost "singletrack". At the thrird shelter, I was treated with a vista overlooking the Rio Grande River valley and Albuquerque. When I got back to the car, I was looking forward to another day at Volcano with the bike.
Later during my trip, I was able to bring the Fuel EX7 to Volcanoes. From the gate, I turned left and tool to trail to between Black Volcano and Vulcan Volcano. (See Map - map from National Part Service web site) The trail looked less used and not as steep. The trails surface is cenerally hard pack and/or fine gravel. As I started climbing the volcano, the trail surface turned to loose rocks - "baby head" rocks. I am not good at riding thse rocks. That meant lots of "hike-a-bike" action.
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