The hunting unit (Cargo Bike Elk Hunting)
The place as Cargo Bike Elk Hunting: Conservation and Consciousness – John Watson describes it; pinned at Continental Divide Trail, northern New Mexico (Carson National Forest area), represented by Chama (⚠️ best-guess).
At a glance
| Source | Author | Role | In one line |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cargo Bike Elk Hunting: Conservation and Consciousness – John Watson | John Watson | setting | John Watson, drawing a bull-elk tag in a New Mexico lottery, drives up to his hunting unit and rides his cargo bike along the Continental Divide Trail to spike-camp with friends Kyle and Kim. |
Cargo Bike Elk Hunting: Conservation and Consciousness – John Watson — John Watson (2025)
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My unit is bisected by the CDT, and with it, access by bike.
- Role: setting
- In the article: John Watson, drawing a bull-elk tag in a New Mexico lottery, drives up to his hunting unit and rides his cargo bike along the Continental Divide Trail to spike-camp with friends Kyle and Kim. After three days of walking into the wind they move deeper by bike, he shoots a bull, and he hauls about 250 lb of meat back to camp and the cars by bike over several trips along the CDT.
- Why it matters: The unit and the CDT trail through it are the arena for the whole story: the backcountry the bike gives access to and the route the loaded cargo bike has to climb out along.
- Real vs. fictional: The text does not name the real place; the pin is a best guess.
- Where is it?: ⚠️ best-guess. Clues in the text: “My unit is bisected by the CDT, and with it, access by bike.”; author lives in the Four Corners region of New Mexico; “We’ve bike-toured through this land many times” (linked 2023 article: Cumbres Pass CO to Martinez Canyon NM via Brazos Ridge, Canjilon, Abiquiú, Carson National Forest); mesas, aspen, bunchgrass, “over two river valleys”; “one of my favorite parts of the state”; hunt in late season (18 inches of snow in the high country per his 2024 recap). Reference works: The Radavist article names only New Mexico and the CDT; it links his 2023 northern New Mexico CDT tour (https://theradavist.com/bike-touring-the-cdt-northern-new-mexico-2023-conditions), where the same friend Kyle ‘and Kim have tags for this region’. His 2024 recap (https://theradavist.com/johns-favorite-products-2024) says only ‘New Mexico high country’. No unit number is given anywhere. Chama coordinates from en Wikipedia 36°52′51″N 106°35′04″W. Chosen: Continental Divide Trail, northern New Mexico (Carson National Forest area), represented by Chama — Only ‘New Mexico’ + ‘CDT’ are in the text; the pin is a gateway-town stand-in, so mark approximate. Alternatives: The CDT also crosses southern New Mexico (Gila, Cebollas/El Malpais); the Four Corners home base and the 2023 tour make the northern Carson/Brazos area the likelier reading but it is not confirmed.