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  Topic Name: Bikerafting the Caja del Rio on: May 28, 2014, 04:40:56 PM
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« on: May 28, 2014, 04:40:56 PM »

Some sweet bike packing on the way back to the car after rafting the White Rock section of the Rio Grande.

Trip Report here:
http://southwestbackcountry.blogspot.com/2014/05/bikerafting-caja-del-rio-spring-on-rio.html
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  Topic Name: Bikerafting the Caja del Rio Reply #1 on: May 29, 2014, 06:33:09 AM
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« Reply #1 on: May 29, 2014, 06:33:09 AM »

Awesome! Pack rafting/bikepacking is def getting in my head, looks like a really fun time!
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  Topic Name: Bikerafting the Caja del Rio Reply #2 on: May 29, 2014, 10:51:33 AM
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« Reply #2 on: May 29, 2014, 10:51:33 AM »

Awesome! Pack rafting/bikepacking is def getting in my head, looks like a really fun time!

Once I did it, there was no going back.  The two go hand and hand.  Thanks for the comment
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  Topic Name: Bikerafting the Caja del Rio Reply #3 on: May 30, 2014, 07:33:44 AM
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« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2014, 07:33:44 AM »

Looks like a fun trip. I wish I had such excitement in my backyard.

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  Topic Name: Bikerafting the Caja del Rio Reply #4 on: May 30, 2014, 03:27:21 PM
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« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2014, 03:27:21 PM »

You've done it again! Great looking trip and gorgeous country. Been threatening to haul my kevlar canoe by bike up to Bernalillo and float back don to Albuquerque. Need a trailer and a relatively windless day.
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  Topic Name: Bikerafting the Caja del Rio Reply #5 on: May 30, 2014, 08:45:32 PM
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« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2014, 08:45:32 PM »

Looks like a fun trip. I wish I had such excitement in my backyard.

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You've done it again! Great looking trip and gorgeous country. Been threatening to haul my kevlar canoe by bike up to Bernalillo and float back don to Albuquerque. Need a trailer and a relatively windless day.

Thanks for the kind words.  Where are you from that there's no adventures there, back east?
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  Topic Name: Bikerafting the Caja del Rio Reply #6 on: May 30, 2014, 08:46:26 PM
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« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2014, 08:46:26 PM »

You've done it again! Great looking trip and gorgeous country. Been threatening to haul my kevlar canoe by bike up to Bernalillo and float back don to Albuquerque. Need a trailer and a relatively windless day.

Wahday, long time, no talk.  Hope alls well.
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  Topic Name: Bikerafting the Caja del Rio Reply #7 on: May 31, 2014, 09:24:26 AM
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« Reply #7 on: May 31, 2014, 09:24:26 AM »

Looks like a great trip, just the thing I like to do. Those are some nice photos, what setup? I use the Nikon V1 for its small size but it just isn't giving me the dynamic range I like. Here is a trip report from my recent 2 week Baja bikepacking expedition. I still need to add more photos for the last half:

http://forums.bajanomad.com/viewthread.php?tid=70746&page=20
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  Topic Name: Bikerafting the Caja del Rio Reply #8 on: June 05, 2014, 08:01:44 AM
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« Reply #8 on: June 05, 2014, 08:01:44 AM »

That is a cool trip Mark.  Thanks for sharing it. We've been tossing around Mexico ideas for a bit.  That desert looks intense.
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  Topic Name: Bikerafting the Caja del Rio Reply #9 on: June 19, 2014, 02:07:58 PM
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« Reply #9 on: June 19, 2014, 02:07:58 PM »

I'll have to do that sometime.
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  Topic Name: Bikerafting the Caja del Rio Reply #10 on: June 19, 2014, 05:29:25 PM
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« Reply #10 on: June 19, 2014, 05:29:25 PM »

outasight ! The bike and kit, what weight is going onto the boat ?

I'm paranoid. Are there problems with leaving vehicles at trailheads ? for this in trip and generally in your area.

Looks like the miners were  on the columns...

Have you paddled the San Francisco ?

Forgive as there is no bike in this link but comment on conditioning, knowledge, and as here, what's required to get out there.

http://forrestmccarthy.blogspot.com/2013/07/dumor-packrafting-wyomings-wildest.html
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  Topic Name: Bikerafting the Caja del Rio Reply #11 on: June 19, 2014, 08:05:38 PM
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« Reply #11 on: June 19, 2014, 08:05:38 PM »

outasight ! The bike and kit, what weight is going onto the boat ?

I'm paranoid. Are there problems with leaving vehicles at trailheads ? for this in trip and generally in your area.

Looks like the miners were  on the columns...

Have you paddled the San Francisco ?

Forgive as there is no bike in this link but comment on conditioning, knowledge, and as here, what's required to get out there.

http://forrestmccarthy.blogspot.com/2013/07/dumor-packrafting-wyomings-wildest.html


We've done the section of the San Francisco from Clifton to the Gila (~10ish miles), if you look in our January trip reports, there's a blog on it.  In terms of weight carried on the bike, the packraft set-up is about 12 pounds total, and I often carry it in a backpack, rather than on the bike. But, carrying the raft on the bars/sweetroll is an option.  Forest is THE one to follow on gear, etc.  Generally it reenforces the bike packing concept of lightweight being key.  Any other questions, just ask.  southwestbackcountry at g mail dot com
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