Silver City Daily Digest Tuesday, October 06, 2026
Ty's Take
Saturday's going to look different on these county roads if you're not expecting it. The Bike the Gila event brings out riders from all over, folks who see these roads the way hikers see trails, and for a few hours the pavement belongs to them instead of the trucks heading to work or the tourists running late to the Wilderness. It's the kind of thing that wouldn't have happened here twenty years ago, back when everybody around Silver City was still arguing whether anything mattered besides what came out of the ground. Now we've got artists, retirees, and adventure types mixing with the old guard, and a Saturday bike ride proves that mix is actually working. If you're planning to be out and about, know what's coming. And if you're not riding, maybe watch for the riders.
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Grant County Beat
Expect Many People To Be Riding on Bikes on Grant County Roads This Saturday
About 200 cyclists will participate in a recreational ride this Saturday, October 10, traveling from Silver City to the Gila Cliff Dwellings and back to Pinos Altos along New Mexico Highway 15. Law enforcement will escort the group starting from Gila Hike & Bike on East College Avenue, though no...
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