The Ruta del Jefe gathering promotes the rich culture and biodiversity in the US/Mexico borderlands, showcasing its Indigenous communities and highlighting the border wall's effects on animal and human migration. John Montesi attended this year's event at the Cuenca Los Ojos protected area in the Sky Islands of Sonora, Mexico, and he wrote this poignant piece that weaves an ecological perspective into a recap of his time riding through the staggeringly beautiful landscape... The post Ruta del Jefe 2024: Connecting People, Places, and Ecosystems appeared first on BIKEPACKING.com.