Riding by Rio Grande

We chose to ride the 135 libre to Oaxaca because it was slightly shorter and seemed like it had less up and down than the 125; instead it had one long decent to 540 m before one massive climb to 2300 m. The large scale of the elevation profile we looked at didn't show the numerous small hills we had to ride up during our continued descent to the Rio Grande though, so we all expected an easier ride than we got, but the scenery was beautiful and the road had very little traffic. We were also pleased to see such a beautifully clean river, as natural flowing water alone is a rare thing to see in Mexico, but this river made us feel like we were home in Canada.Read more