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.
