The "Alien Run at Hart Canyon" is a mountain bike trail that was developed by private citizens, Al & Deral Saiz along with two other brothers and various friends, all residents of Aztec. The trail was designed in response to the Friends of the Aztec Library's call for a mountain bike rally as a possible fund-raiser during Aztec UFO99. These brothers responded to that call and designed the trail that circles the "alleged" crash site in
Hart
Canyon
and is located on
BLM
Land
. A special use permit was applied for but the proper studies that needed to be done for BLM clearance had not been done. The July 2000 issue of New Mexico Magazine, featured a story on the trail as well as the local paper, The Daily Times. There have been inquiries from as far away as
Hawaii
,
New York
, and
Montana
, who accessed this information via the Aztec Library's Web Page
azteclibrary.org. 
While novices can navigate the trail easily, it is still challenging for the seasoned expert and the scenery is spectacular - especially as you ride past the Aztec UFO Crash Site. Alien Run is one of the best trails in the Four Corners Area and some say one of the best in the nation. The BLM is currently in the process of designating the trail as an official Hike and Bike Trail. |