My best advice for biking the miles of trails in and around Columbus, New Mexico is: “If the stick is moving, IT’S NOT A STICK!” editors note: Best viewed in landscape on phones. Although our Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) Start/Finish Line brings 100’s of bike-packers through our village throughout the Spring, Summer and …
The Adventures of Lee and Leslie – Co-starring Ron! Pt 1 by BigAddison Hey Bikepackers are you ready for a new start? How about a new finish? How about a brand spanking new GDMBR boundary marker at the southern terminus in Columbus, New Mexico? Well, that’s where this story starts. For some 40 years our …
June 10, 2025 – 10:00 AM Join us at the border for the dedication ceremony! Exciting News from the Village of Columbus, NM! We’re proud to share our new monument has been placed right at the U.S.–Mexico border, dedicated to the incredible cyclists of the Continental Divide Trail and the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route …
Exciting News from the Village of Columbus, NM! (Excerpt from VILLAGE OF COLUMBUS facebook page) We’re proud to share that a new monument has been placed right at the U.S.–Mexico border, dedicated to the incredible cyclists of the Continental Divide Trail and the Great Divide Mountain Bike Route (GDMBR) — and anyone who wants to …
Discovering the “feel-like-a-kid” experience of riding a bike again at 64 YO has led me to discover the borderlands on the beaten paths of cattle, javelina, pick-up trucks, and Border Patrols along the USA/Mexico border where I live. Having logged nearly 250 miles of exploring the trails just out my driveway here at the Hole …
Op-ed by – BigAddison HoleintheWallGetaway.com For as long as my family have been providing hospitality services to travelers landing in the historic Village of Columbus, New Mexico, bicyclists have been a mainstay of our hotelier history. Turns out Columbus, NM is the most favored alternate starting or termination point for those taking on the 3000+ …
