Adventure Outdoors Magazine Spring 2018 | Page 108

ANGEL FIRE, NM
Angel Fire. Adventure
begins here.
With seemingly endless opportunities
for activities offering enjoyment of the
clear, fresh sunshine-filled mountain
air.
For those seeking an adrenaline rush,
Angel Fire Resort’s Bike Park is one of
the biggest bike parks in the South-
west. Take your bike on the lift to over
10,000 feet and begin an adventure
boasting 2,000 vertical feet and more
than 60 miles of purpose-built lift-
served terrain featuring the best skin-
nies, jump lines, manicured flow, and
super chunk trails.
If fishing is your passion, choose from
abundant streams and lakes in the
area. For hikers, there are miles and
miles of well-mapped area trails; and
guided ATV and horseback riding
tours are also available.
Take a reflective walk through the
serene grounds of the Vietnam Me-
morial – a truly stunning tribute to
American veterans – where you can
visit the Peace and Brotherhood
Chapel, the beautiful Blue Star Gar-
dens, Medal of Honor and Veteran
bricks lining the walkways, and view
the “Viking Surprise” Huey helicopter
which served two terms in Vietnam.
Angel Fire Resort’s zipline tour fea-
tures six top-of-the-mountain ziplines
120 to 1,600 feet in length. Play some
tennis, have a picnic, and let the kids
enjoy a terrific playground at Olympic
Park.
While in Angel Fire, enjoy the special
events throughout the summer. Bal-
loons Over Angel Fire with over 30
hot-air balloons on Father’s Day
weekend allows you to get up close
to the balloons and even help crew a
balloon for a free ride. Rough Riders
200 is a two-day double century race
across Northern New Mexico. And if
feasting is your thing, some of the
best tamales in New Mexico are fea-
tured at the annual Habla Tamale
competition and tasting.
Come back and see us next winter,
because Angel Fire is where adven-
ture begins.
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