tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-43800131609123300622024-03-05T07:54:37.199-05:00Galloping GearsAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.comBlogger98125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-1361086246987724262013-11-15T14:59:00.000-05:002013-11-15T14:59:42.521-05:00Day 89 - Mimbres, NM to Silver City, NM<div>
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It was a cold morning when I rolled out of the tent. We had decided the night before to continue straight to Silver City instead of travelling up north to the Gila Cliff Dwellings. It would have been pretty far out of the way and we didnt really feel that the trip was worth it.</div>
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I noticed I wasn't getting much water out of my bottle while I was brushing my teeth. I opened it up to find the cause.</div>
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Aside from the cold, the skies were clear!</div>
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It was a short ride to Silver City - only about 25 miles or so.<br />
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On the way there, we passed by the Santa Rita Pit Mine and learned a bit about the history behind the towns we were passing through.<br />
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We spent the majority of the day at the library and walking around town.<br />
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We found a fire department that let us set up our camp next to their station. They also gave us the first showers we've had in 7 days. It was marvelous.</div>
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Total mileage: 25Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-27411378009006111322013-11-15T13:17:00.001-05:002013-11-15T16:58:26.096-05:00Day 95 - Tucson, AZ<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRD3EBqnFqR0wILlQX82oxAMFb5GP-R3j28IJsSxE8CAdztyN2BtHSa4QvxL28PRcj-y7EfscCe0y6m21sPlEFIfUuTrpZh_3UDTK52_-B6NmEb1cR-xgKpeVhtlLs8FQ0KzN9hS44QM/s640/blogger-image-223137988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRD3EBqnFqR0wILlQX82oxAMFb5GP-R3j28IJsSxE8CAdztyN2BtHSa4QvxL28PRcj-y7EfscCe0y6m21sPlEFIfUuTrpZh_3UDTK52_-B6NmEb1cR-xgKpeVhtlLs8FQ0KzN9hS44QM/s640/blogger-image-223137988.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprIL2t_Xta-mhIhHmFtCH02l_tHYeYvYUZR4_OHfg78A7NWK2xS2w8b6Zzso2jsdVCsnxnBpAtHeP_eF-FFOcUTpXYsploawMY8eC3koaXGL6FW03Ttiy2pfc9LUinevfKgwcg7MjHVo/s640/blogger-image-750004368.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Brenda gave is a tour of downtown. We stopped at a bunch of her favorite places and got to meet some local artists. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We stopped by the monkey house - their downtown house with a refinished mini golf attraction in the yard. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjprIL2t_Xta-mhIhHmFtCH02l_tHYeYvYUZR4_OHfg78A7NWK2xS2w8b6Zzso2jsdVCsnxnBpAtHeP_eF-FFOcUTpXYsploawMY8eC3koaXGL6FW03Ttiy2pfc9LUinevfKgwcg7MjHVo/s640/blogger-image-750004368.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We stumbled upon another figure from the closed mini golf course while wandering about town. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyRD3EBqnFqR0wILlQX82oxAMFb5GP-R3j28IJsSxE8CAdztyN2BtHSa4QvxL28PRcj-y7EfscCe0y6m21sPlEFIfUuTrpZh_3UDTK52_-B6NmEb1cR-xgKpeVhtlLs8FQ0KzN9hS44QM/s640/blogger-image-223137988.jpg"></div></div><div><br></div><div>The highlight of day was all the Mexican food we got to eat, though my stomach would disagree. </div><div><br></div>Total mileage: 0Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-10136052525045861732013-11-15T13:15:00.001-05:002013-11-15T16:52:16.656-05:00Day 94 - Tucson, AZ<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbS_LrNOwXrozlsZJdclEVo-E1O28QkEMeyZHpUseOJlu-fIBRnjO6acyq9hU6lTvhL3_a-J1-MI2_1fKdTLk6rEKaHO3vwILHkAyFaCnwzaKSCWAAiLFpTdDdvTwH7DfCPCYpZ-zmSQ/s640/blogger-image--1328192259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbS_LrNOwXrozlsZJdclEVo-E1O28QkEMeyZHpUseOJlu-fIBRnjO6acyq9hU6lTvhL3_a-J1-MI2_1fKdTLk6rEKaHO3vwILHkAyFaCnwzaKSCWAAiLFpTdDdvTwH7DfCPCYpZ-zmSQ/s640/blogger-image--1328192259.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyJE5uVdBxCkkMP8fGgKGA3Dlzjrrp5D26ilyPOJqii4f_-vv_2WJ0zeI9-a8_XR5FRjyjDvqSrenWJT_8VIb-q4h33NyUwEQYN6wRWCab4OvtTleo1LJ7M94-yLZEwOfbd9fmnxKDEI/s640/blogger-image-1277968148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyJE5uVdBxCkkMP8fGgKGA3Dlzjrrp5D26ilyPOJqii4f_-vv_2WJ0zeI9-a8_XR5FRjyjDvqSrenWJT_8VIb-q4h33NyUwEQYN6wRWCab4OvtTleo1LJ7M94-yLZEwOfbd9fmnxKDEI/s640/blogger-image-1277968148.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJHv52lSDQ0ZoXPvRzRx9HWRAMie38LFaEHeOD8PtonP52YwjrIerr_W1P1vNNxWW4BZ7Df6b9aoEr9LMVHBAs9h8J6SHln0Axz5J9gi9bvOsz7onTd-WpJpxUG5PsHc9-Lg3qhziRIU/s640/blogger-image-1898468904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJHv52lSDQ0ZoXPvRzRx9HWRAMie38LFaEHeOD8PtonP52YwjrIerr_W1P1vNNxWW4BZ7Df6b9aoEr9LMVHBAs9h8J6SHln0Axz5J9gi9bvOsz7onTd-WpJpxUG5PsHc9-Lg3qhziRIU/s640/blogger-image-1898468904.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7Bojj665Rig44wUC0ecsBN_vHzzgOGcpCCAZnmEP3AzH2mESlhGmQxLBPnIVafqIrxwAWmKSXR_aGy6pfzm1dGf3QqvEhOyN2oQ6f6oyv3zReDgrwGUavC_qKsdZ0nJr6ksDlnRHmdg/s640/blogger-image-1947351931.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Today we made a trip up to Mt. Lemmon for some pie. I was really glad I didn't have to bike up the road, it was pretty gnarley. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4Fer4P03gEAyruu81SSV3K5JWw_0kq1YLXc74_eNPcLeGNZp1MapClDV3Wjb0lrBmdgngDkwkSs4h31aeaOSJGHN3tGt4Bv1C44w83WW0kwImY4zMSc6Wvy9XNMi6eNke3T0ksIk9M4/s640/blogger-image-493859333.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000"><br></font><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhN4Fer4P03gEAyruu81SSV3K5JWw_0kq1YLXc74_eNPcLeGNZp1MapClDV3Wjb0lrBmdgngDkwkSs4h31aeaOSJGHN3tGt4Bv1C44w83WW0kwImY4zMSc6Wvy9XNMi6eNke3T0ksIk9M4/s640/blogger-image-493859333.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">On the way down, we also stopped at Agua Caliente Park. There used to be a hot spring here, now it's going dry. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiy7Bojj665Rig44wUC0ecsBN_vHzzgOGcpCCAZnmEP3AzH2mESlhGmQxLBPnIVafqIrxwAWmKSXR_aGy6pfzm1dGf3QqvEhOyN2oQ6f6oyv3zReDgrwGUavC_qKsdZ0nJr6ksDlnRHmdg/s640/blogger-image-1947351931.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmJHv52lSDQ0ZoXPvRzRx9HWRAMie38LFaEHeOD8PtonP52YwjrIerr_W1P1vNNxWW4BZ7Df6b9aoEr9LMVHBAs9h8J6SHln0Axz5J9gi9bvOsz7onTd-WpJpxUG5PsHc9-Lg3qhziRIU/s640/blogger-image-1898468904.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinyJE5uVdBxCkkMP8fGgKGA3Dlzjrrp5D26ilyPOJqii4f_-vv_2WJ0zeI9-a8_XR5FRjyjDvqSrenWJT_8VIb-q4h33NyUwEQYN6wRWCab4OvtTleo1LJ7M94-yLZEwOfbd9fmnxKDEI/s640/blogger-image-1277968148.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We did find a few tangerine trees though. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlbS_LrNOwXrozlsZJdclEVo-E1O28QkEMeyZHpUseOJlu-fIBRnjO6acyq9hU6lTvhL3_a-J1-MI2_1fKdTLk6rEKaHO3vwILHkAyFaCnwzaKSCWAAiLFpTdDdvTwH7DfCPCYpZ-zmSQ/s640/blogger-image--1328192259.jpg"></div><br></div><div><br></div>Total mileage: 0Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-72370556677413605732013-11-15T13:09:00.001-05:002013-11-15T16:34:58.489-05:00Day 93 - Tucson, AZ<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpCFGUynvIzZW68Iq2v9wMBquSK3jk5kV-gsem8KnbVBiCgzeRGGUkZ0u08FjAAtQrYqUt9vErU9Rby0gJwdgykoheUJmsQcIHkIYGuGXP4UFepe7oTe2kYjdE1BeEDoFQEvJ_LZs7DY/s640/blogger-image-1950421576.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here it is, what I've been waiting for: In N Out Burger. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDkPToU_qdfk5_AGbfsWIkkIpn5PwAWDA-135jXI8C1BwNSj_r2VYZxMJVP3spv-AJF9FwmqxDmqXQ3QJEUaRfEwDDN1XIq0jByVlP-jwpxNAmfigrlpfVcPojiA3CeyP6mE-A51CSWw/s640/blogger-image-260106646.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000"><br></font><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwDkPToU_qdfk5_AGbfsWIkkIpn5PwAWDA-135jXI8C1BwNSj_r2VYZxMJVP3spv-AJF9FwmqxDmqXQ3QJEUaRfEwDDN1XIq0jByVlP-jwpxNAmfigrlpfVcPojiA3CeyP6mE-A51CSWw/s640/blogger-image-260106646.jpg"></a></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBpCFGUynvIzZW68Iq2v9wMBquSK3jk5kV-gsem8KnbVBiCgzeRGGUkZ0u08FjAAtQrYqUt9vErU9Rby0gJwdgykoheUJmsQcIHkIYGuGXP4UFepe7oTe2kYjdE1BeEDoFQEvJ_LZs7DY/s640/blogger-image-1950421576.jpg"></div><br></div><div>We spent nearly the entire day being lazy. It was incredible. </div><div><br></div>Total mileage: 0Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-83929006745433207602013-11-15T13:06:00.001-05:002013-11-15T16:18:20.636-05:00Day 92 - San Carlos, AZ to Tucson, AZ<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidW_dZ91RB1lb1IM5ApGnia30XK3xgEiMxV6LSQXCJSufeHDpyuQGHzoVSW-2q7E2jUjFSXT0ESZbyOYE2POQEc5JAw5747IlEbdn-PI2VOKV2AQrVqje4qC7d3_m27X3xCixNLlhrCNI/s640/blogger-image--1405288108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidW_dZ91RB1lb1IM5ApGnia30XK3xgEiMxV6LSQXCJSufeHDpyuQGHzoVSW-2q7E2jUjFSXT0ESZbyOYE2POQEc5JAw5747IlEbdn-PI2VOKV2AQrVqje4qC7d3_m27X3xCixNLlhrCNI/s640/blogger-image--1405288108.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTHgZmHnd68kC57YQeDhY-4zVzyQ-xnHQbKapF-kK7Bli64RBJBX1s-e-DwYcVyLmKVRRSzyc9hu58tVjI5mfKlOgPzncI0ZQQlW7FhOL56WASwx47bBqSPalkWm2pxq8XutxDGJvaio/s640/blogger-image--557148145.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We decided early into the ride that we would try to hitchhike to Tucson. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrPlBaLO98tJgGgqJndWBF27UXytBy4NdBekTKhb6gYrR7aWzmB_PJMiPkvMVE-OkTmsuU0JlEXFPjo7KSApIgp0lD2IeY0MFwm5KWjTXPfoo3mwPdI94xvj0CxwhSWez-snYUgY3jxk/s640/blogger-image--463626785.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000"><br></font><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrPlBaLO98tJgGgqJndWBF27UXytBy4NdBekTKhb6gYrR7aWzmB_PJMiPkvMVE-OkTmsuU0JlEXFPjo7KSApIgp0lD2IeY0MFwm5KWjTXPfoo3mwPdI94xvj0CxwhSWez-snYUgY3jxk/s640/blogger-image--463626785.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There was a sign of salvation at the top of a mountain pass. So close to civilization!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjAekZyz4Lne9bCjHpK5FtU-pi5-yADcnhdbtiMSr7UxAY9jxNdZjT-WB0w_bHpmDt76U_OFnU7ygpfbQDI9XbXn_hSXiq8x1JyLBkMHglFXa5nTOe79u-ICnDzKtHcnyAI9iKq_AEwNk/s640/blogger-image--893699133.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Though the views from the mountain pass were quite beautiful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHVDobw0bjGz4U1p9nK_C3GNsZ_7HpGUfluqfmvn4xN5jtc-c7pzkr8YccIsSk6iAlley0RyYZutU3e51hKv08uJHBerjd-fDlBDKRkEtE4caoBKvQUK7f4bFmFFMs2PuH1HCyy8s8t1Q/s640/blogger-image-1665862092.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEga95GfVPuAb79nSirwtqBwt2XfBN1RptKaOtKq598ZM0gvrN7521qTavbnvc34Lx_rZPil-wEF8l0uK5FYSt2dEJ-9xNB9OirAhkjgl5eIuilrg0myD26GLG265weWKLfTNwSuTRAF6e4/s640/blogger-image-299040323.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Luckily, the rest of the road wasn't very challenging. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div></div></div></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeQjjaaFQU08A6N-5xKZoKBSUTKQ7WnopCDLVSj4utYBmkciMSQgs4xTeiY6VIqi_Vu47FvkUsczVKdVke-nM-pVMPspSNj8JvSEo_mJqKb5gzaHvVmFkWuCU62qzaeYSzY0zheGYWfyo/s640/blogger-image-754672121.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I got a nasty flat just before we reached gas station we were going to try to hitchhike from. It turned out that tubes don't like to be slammed into boulders at 20 miles per hour. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We managed to find a truck that let is throw our bikes in the back. The owner of an ice delivery company gave us a ride for 70 miles into downtown Tucson. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwLk8H9jzCJIFABv8FH4UwDp9wnlQYIpZcXGOQiP09HfUz_WaXjlQn-SoYV_ILdriZr7NR_KUjJUgBpAK9zXzI4HN07xtKNTrTLBRI9xbrLzEBZAY1ucYLqtYygCLNxWvJ8Kohbb53e04/s640/blogger-image-1901786702.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After a short 15 mile ride from downtown, we made it to the Heuttners! We were greeted with beers and smiles. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLTHgZmHnd68kC57YQeDhY-4zVzyQ-xnHQbKapF-kK7Bli64RBJBX1s-e-DwYcVyLmKVRRSzyc9hu58tVjI5mfKlOgPzncI0ZQQlW7FhOL56WASwx47bBqSPalkWm2pxq8XutxDGJvaio/s640/blogger-image--557148145.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I was also provided with a buzzer so that I could shave my face. It was nice to look human again. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidW_dZ91RB1lb1IM5ApGnia30XK3xgEiMxV6LSQXCJSufeHDpyuQGHzoVSW-2q7E2jUjFSXT0ESZbyOYE2POQEc5JAw5747IlEbdn-PI2VOKV2AQrVqje4qC7d3_m27X3xCixNLlhrCNI/s640/blogger-image--1405288108.jpg"></div><br></div><div><br></div>Total miles on bicycle: 55Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-91541069440692163722013-11-15T12:27:00.001-05:002013-11-15T15:34:21.774-05:00Day 91 - Three Way, AZ to San Carlos, AZ<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pDydX8_rgXQLWt8Bwpm0OJzlz-wNJLkbKZLSG7lvETjvZTapTMzjo_CErnJDufOetyeanIFp5bUu_RPsHpDmJ2bOMxtsnALAq8FAFdgEQlIFhyNd067wCULab1YJ3CQz6xkaYYSqlx0/s640/blogger-image--368663361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pDydX8_rgXQLWt8Bwpm0OJzlz-wNJLkbKZLSG7lvETjvZTapTMzjo_CErnJDufOetyeanIFp5bUu_RPsHpDmJ2bOMxtsnALAq8FAFdgEQlIFhyNd067wCULab1YJ3CQz6xkaYYSqlx0/s640/blogger-image--368663361.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdOmKmhgRo8jCn921kDIKhsM28J23qcmUHRYuHroxFACiOggJhuUeSP6hCSTPzZVI5-dKNQQCMECEB-NkYvn_sEwfthm0g2PAav7PwWPEcZxU2nWXfbG5y56KaoQQt12BQ-Fb24R7qFM/s640/blogger-image-102802693.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The morning started off with a big climb, but the rest of the day was relatively flat. At least the first 65 miles were. We ran into a guy who was cycling around the country. He told us we should get out of the Indian reservation we were in as soon as we could. So we pedaled hard. Apparently they have a big problem with gang violence. And drunk driving. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gpbsYb-gOWFc9z7ky7db1SVzNgAH8yf2agdTqWKUqEyCd6yOZ0Vsjo6bA1q2o0ZjpDTNaSwvMC_nxXYlmtRCW3hLWDEs_iYJwH9o2ON5p65qZUjZhjUo0PfbVsTpRC2I0QyVtKZg3Qk/s640/blogger-image--1611526974.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000"><br></font><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_gpbsYb-gOWFc9z7ky7db1SVzNgAH8yf2agdTqWKUqEyCd6yOZ0Vsjo6bA1q2o0ZjpDTNaSwvMC_nxXYlmtRCW3hLWDEs_iYJwH9o2ON5p65qZUjZhjUo0PfbVsTpRC2I0QyVtKZg3Qk/s640/blogger-image--1611526974.jpg"></a></div></div></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVdOmKmhgRo8jCn921kDIKhsM28J23qcmUHRYuHroxFACiOggJhuUeSP6hCSTPzZVI5-dKNQQCMECEB-NkYvn_sEwfthm0g2PAav7PwWPEcZxU2nWXfbG5y56KaoQQt12BQ-Fb24R7qFM/s640/blogger-image-102802693.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUdg_7HVMJ4cyQbCQnEXYUFObj3NPm4j7roJQwIhhOWmE1Dap9-qebrrL-wI96AzifarkwA2iuOk44S6VR7hwDKpNnKqLkvISSX6HMcZm2eqpNrKCMsWYOsEgfzio2zqmmpijdNHyZT7s/s640/blogger-image--17213081.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">I found milk for $0.50. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3zRVOdOIdJAcoFHv8RvYSm9wlH4LmGGrL3kI41zqEfEhTtsfa14FoUZix2Ql4ru37e_gOWmohTkawpvXSyGAFDshB1VVemKC2ExNoPfumW1-QR_P6EYZ8kzTM_0u742NUWmjlC57hTGs/s640/blogger-image-1055980865.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnwV3D5EZ57nsKqvLIOZjwOPXypw-0hOlwWnrWfR9ujYJ834fvOJGddDOGyM5IsLgzySr-37kJ6GJuZyshcWhXzL0JAVscM_phaWlBhkQ85Qqnu4kEdfWb6t1FqL1dW98GeE7yfJLz61I/s640/blogger-image--1333820770.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYRHLuZd4E8-mWJ8Sem4nRQrAO5p07lMi5mxIM2dRch5ePgxVeYp1J3c_3-9SX2q40MaNHhgYGTXemQJmJ7ZbtD3GMjNPsrOm2RNMuc3QgVAmF6agLaD0dBVzX_x8_d4rgJAr_0fFQBXA/s640/blogger-image--479621217.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAFAmRxWnf2EHacdrNjgdixOOE8xS1F_sV-n-SnKEdwFFvHqgBdlYE04ZKpsmHP9PPGFUOVPrRg7kmKU6jN_uBFbVmaQSYry6sWpfSJzsryNIDuwkr2VLSf0NiUC4wVBHX9JMU1Zktrx8/s640/blogger-image-646402804.jpg"></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We weren't able to escape the reservation so we camped out at a casino just before the border. After having dinner, we pulled a few bucks from our pockets and hit the slots. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJ2Hcj-FakU0NssdSO11SSpS-JnpC_TGYKTBCwB5uJoiZVWwdEHdy_6iuju0acGu0nlBZmIpjp_eV5JCv1Utu8Y4SDvttA2Q0iKFwT_bYAQrK8rP8vzBF7jxkCSmIy1-us2EqsVVJdPTw/s640/blogger-image--2050093100.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1pDydX8_rgXQLWt8Bwpm0OJzlz-wNJLkbKZLSG7lvETjvZTapTMzjo_CErnJDufOetyeanIFp5bUu_RPsHpDmJ2bOMxtsnALAq8FAFdgEQlIFhyNd067wCULab1YJ3CQz6xkaYYSqlx0/s640/blogger-image--368663361.jpg"></div><br></div><div><br></div>Total mileage: 108Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-85870777448893654812013-11-15T12:22:00.001-05:002013-11-15T15:21:25.263-05:00Day 90 Silver City, NM to Three Way, AZ<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotwpsIAUOBCe4oTRA6qkk-feddoROtw5s8ekIAxFTQBbYlB49LO8DZPLzJ4xiCsjImyQ7c_eI7oI15wAPQmbL4KTVb6wqZAPlNu2AFZHwwlCH3434uIov0PVcNIpQsEpYY6LxXbVwhZ4/s640/blogger-image--325002993.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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We climbed another mountain and passed the Continental Divide. A lot of climbing. We found shelter for the night at a park ranger station that had facilities for cyclists. Oh, and we crossed into Arizona!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3A5ZXLBNsQ2JLd9y2k2ch8awh0NW_YGACWyrWaUZf4UeoyBmUDV5rVRjbeldTGKgqKnkCNu7qBshhG0TPnUVHUQ_X5ZCBgkj9xFD4WaGhH8e64uai-60jtBs5vIUNo5lyk08qsoZnSqk/s640/blogger-image--732952591.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000"><br></font><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3A5ZXLBNsQ2JLd9y2k2ch8awh0NW_YGACWyrWaUZf4UeoyBmUDV5rVRjbeldTGKgqKnkCNu7qBshhG0TPnUVHUQ_X5ZCBgkj9xFD4WaGhH8e64uai-60jtBs5vIUNo5lyk08qsoZnSqk/s640/blogger-image--732952591.jpg"></a></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijHZv7oNPAevICU958YIyh7unkLJVSnXnzUxeD7QYtAk68mhqkzwzs-nODF3eaeEETbOqIixQg1EZyFoOIt6QXyy740pD3Z1BsTPKMW8vPBnTGEJ-3UulBRY_b0sPFOs_k43ctx3qlLes/s640/blogger-image-1831583665.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOh4EyJpVckFud5vHg-FCGzE-WG-NfhwgiXAe5Y_eaajkoi36HYTDLDSq2evJDBjvug5Xd0OEF75cMhp_nP6mHV5Gndbkod1l7D6LBTSJs1a1bxm1pSolSiG3A0NZX0CcKPrtXJAY2c2g/s640/blogger-image-690894683.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnY0ox1LfNwAcovzjDPXiS3ZWuTFCphRvvJDzNe1Mm1FFoVuNVBh4pv1upnKW47pOsywx2OBt8QIzrRBe2Ijov65WqXOjw3AuoAsuJ4Tt8sGkJECZiy2qmhRVzBBIqt7vwTa3vscM7Z5k/s640/blogger-image--701353006.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHSUMd-HZ-e6OCJHUHuh7L9J-dYWNBd5P5fbdz7bSI0zny5XKp-AtanMIPb5GGt46_HM4YnhOwLS029kXaO911H9qylTuccxLrqgQwbdo-zd44LTR5ukQbqG-Vg2WWmeMGQ6KtEyDz1lQ/s640/blogger-image-2114014484.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhn-EhAXKZIY3-XiVy_-w0MWuo_-eJOjgI4-5wcPMLLizdwRsP5wtuLhJtFFR7AZ4-X6fRkmCszx9fqESKG13jKpyAJVExOxezD9zXeA8IPbhVEVWmxYmfnJl-xaWWb9UGfm5-CMieraS0/s640/blogger-image-2129275635.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUwzgywwmV2X2tD9fVlMhZ3VVvf3k2b8wz1th5cOztiNJ3FSE6Q4weHvX3DSOkgBRi2-zO2e332eU3hshWiUTF_iFIhpsHO0wUuXzc_UIabyPOCPTI7NR3Id1-f9wuSjJcBQO9rGl0W0o/s640/blogger-image-2090225911.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKFWhl5QhNauS0uYX4eYFFXUojmXtH6aMhILo4WzVDbB9oURFqFwNouxyERp4c9zwojb4BlNJl7NSWU8jc45DcQGA6FNF44ignaMuV0yZm6oYQeRSVp98WbHP-jZLKfPys1YMBAEaG8Yc/s640/blogger-image-1550459957.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1vLaKPnzUsNY_r8An6xKjABtLHhJcuvrHiJSqvar9he9p0T8CHPEtqBfzm-LYGV9t85e4x5439Ki92RgBp6VYVEyEJYnss5GlkussWV81B-LWOjrCVTLrIeqIIVVPdz-Hlqs4Uut95Fs/s640/blogger-image--1445698633.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7TxuMk3yjUF1HWiBsgaRk4OUUujfym9ndUAAgwx-hVYDNk7LYBVq17z6-m6qDgx_4bZYeGJwWfsDDtYeDBopzUQTpZaxW9dPOuf4jvYQlkMEkkYWi9YjURpdRqhYzMG4r7rMqZIAFeIk/s640/blogger-image-1679508873.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcmjc-lZdVxkDwULjiQdP0FIhFOP2R41Xyye5u5Ls43lefmqKymnx3u1Yr-0TuSS29THjekRriZPSmWPdWKJwtNmXMWJJWvs3P2WUZ0DCr-vjKcCrrLqY2GbMlz4hPTewq4f7jGV7mozA/s640/blogger-image-1198370693.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7dmxgy-h8bVcdWQkqHLd1n0Do3e0jzUJlURkCscfG3Z2nrHuV4PtwF_vfO-xtKRh7TPe8M5BJpHLire3rahoT8AbY4eW-azuZZLGNFOuXg5foLA5iZZceuHC6X1m-myjFYp68CAXo_o4/s640/blogger-image-1774145086.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLIV7RvZd8HMI5sJCLEfAdzauZs_3VHCZh5B3QQIhoivX_OhOsfeN7NBG6m59fNORpChYrmPp1sFeYoQmUtoqc0ly7MznbbmLVvnyL6tlqV0dDpfpsCkiEMdFKjAOVx2bmOy-cP-rY_U8/s640/blogger-image--721320641.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilEEo1zAq7sXSGo-dfX_XJBmhZ8e5JstNOm2PC0hk90W03F6Gm-csj_MtR5ClQlct4bKNQWQYl8DJ0HuMpHn4vOTCUOifWfoDtWtgqtp81N7Yz_Y5y4B-IUh639frSEp28asCnfy7FmSU/s640/blogger-image-28385797.jpg"></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgotwpsIAUOBCe4oTRA6qkk-feddoROtw5s8ekIAxFTQBbYlB49LO8DZPLzJ4xiCsjImyQ7c_eI7oI15wAPQmbL4KTVb6wqZAPlNu2AFZHwwlCH3434uIov0PVcNIpQsEpYY6LxXbVwhZ4/s640/blogger-image--325002993.jpg"></div><br></div><div><br></div>Total mileage: 85 ishAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-68447042730377815602013-11-07T15:49:00.001-05:002013-11-07T15:49:14.150-05:00Day 88 - Hatch, NM to Mimbres, NM<div>
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We left Hatch at a pretty decent hour in the morning. We had a big day ahead of us and I was ready to go. After discussing cutting our trip shorter, I was in much higher spirits than the day before.</div>
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The first sight of the day was this bad boy. What it is used for, I have no idea.</div>
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We found Caballo Lake State park just in time for a break before we started our ascent.</div>
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Though murky, the lake was very beautiful.<br />
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Back on the road again, we had a long ride up to Hillsboro. We didn't gain much elevation, but we sure climbed for a while.<br />
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The views of the surrounding areas were very nice.<br />
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Hillsboro was an interesting little town. I kind of liked it. It was small and just dropped into the mountains. Hillsboro also meant lunch, so I was very happy to find it.<br />
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At first we were rather disappointing with the town, not realizing that there was more up the road for us to see. The downtown area was quaint, and most things were closed on Wednesdays.<br />
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Except for this place. It seemed like the entire town was here. It must be famous. I had myself a burger with green chilies and a slice of delicious pie and ice cream to wash it all down with. I didn't want to spend the money, but I wanted to help out this little town that provided an oasis to passing cyclists. I also wanted a burger.<br />
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After a troublesome ride post burger consumption, we made our way into the Gila Forest.<br />
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And so the climb began.<br />
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9 miles and approximately 3 or 4 thousand feet. I dislike climbing, so I was pretty unhappy during the entire crawl up the mountain. Brian loves this stuff so he zipped right on up.<br />
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The views, however, are spectacular.<br />
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Here is a shot of everything we just rode on, from the top of Emory Pass. Those mountains off in the distance are where Caballo Lake is - where we started our ride.<br />
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Though I hate ascending mountain, the descent is always wanderful.<br />
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The sun was beginning to go down, so we had to cruise down the entire length of the western side of the mountain.<br />
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I tried my best to capture the amazing scenery around me while riding, but the pictures didn't turn out that great.<br />
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Well, this one wasn't so bad.<br />
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Some of the rock formations that we rolled around were spectacular. The diversity in the area was also very impressive.<br />
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Like I said before, sunsets in New Mexico: they don't get much better.<br />
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After the sun went down, we found ourselves in a small town called Mimbres, where we managed to pitch our tent behind a church. It was freezing cold. I knew well before climbing into bed that my crappy sleeping bag would not be keeping me warm during the night.</div>
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Total mileage: 81Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-79759922580771058392013-11-07T15:26:00.001-05:002013-11-07T15:26:36.333-05:00Day 87 - Las Cruces, NM to Hatch, NM<div>
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We had a short ride today. the wind was obnoxious and I was not in the mood for it. My body was growing tired of this trip. I haven't been able to relax in quite some time. The mountains have also been taking a toll on me since I've left Austin. I reached a point where the wind was making me mad, where many things were making me mad - so I resolved to skip the Grand Canyon. After Tucsan, I'm heading right for San Diego to begin my much anticipated expedition through the Pacific Coast.</div>
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The ride today was not so bad. We saw a lot of Chile farming. The smell of the chilies being picked was intoxicating. It was really putting me in the mood for a burrito.</div>
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You would never expect the wind to be so nasty on such a beautiful day - but it was. I was going very slow.</div>
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We rolled though some Pecan farms. The fall weather had taken its lovely toll on the outer trees.<br />
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This is the Rio Grande - not as beautiful as Duran Duran makes it sound.<br />
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I was moving at a snails pace. I'm certain that I could have covered the distance by foot much faster. My panniers were acting as sails and were forcing me to pedal harder through the wind.<br />
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There is a lot of farming down here. More than I would have expected. Cotton, for instance, is something I would never had imagined being grown in New Mexico.<br />
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Finally, after an arduous ride of 35 miles, I made it into Hatch. Apparently this place is more famous than I had realized.<br />
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The first stop once we were in the town was at a burrito restaurant. We were served some authentic Mexican food - which was very tasty.<br />
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Our next stop was at a fire station to request permission to camp on their property. They said we could, but warned us of the dangerous area we were in - so we found a church to camp at instead.<br />
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There was a gas station/Subway down the road that we spent a good amount of time at discussing our route. We were making a lot of changes to the original plant - mostly to get our butts to San Diego sooner rather than later.</div>
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Total mileage: 35Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-41408511547004403482013-11-07T15:15:00.003-05:002013-11-07T15:15:52.542-05:00Day 86 - Cloudcroft, NM to Las Cruces, NM<div>
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I didn't sleep much last night. You can't tell (and neither could I until I laid down) but the tent was on a bit of a slant. I shuffled all night in my sleeping bag, trying to avoid rolling onto Brian.</div>
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Here is a better view from the trail head we were on yesterday. Off into the distance are the San Andreas Mountains and White Sands.</div>
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It was a 16 mile ride into Las Cruces from Cloudcroft - all downhill. It was lovely.<br />
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We knew we were getting close to the White Sands when we saw this sign.<br />
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38 miles into our ride, we found the national monument.<br />
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After a visit at the visitor's center, we decided to ride 6 miles into the monument and take a short stroll through the sand.<br />
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We got rid of all our baggage to make the 6 mile ride a little easier.<br />
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The dunes were magnificent.<br />
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It was like riding on snow. What is amazing about the sand here is that it does not get hot - in fact, it stay very cool.<br />
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We lollygagged through the sand dunes and explored for a while.<br />
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It was nice to take off my shoes during the middle of the ride.<br />
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Beautiful, huh?<br />
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This picture basically sums up White Sands National Monument: white sand, dunes, and mountains in the distance.<br />
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I found this while wandering through the dunes. I thought it was worthy of taking a picture of.<br />
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At some point during the ride, after we hopped back in the saddles, I ran over a big bug and it blew up all over my leg.<br />
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The wind was not being kind to us after our stroll through the sand. It was rather difficult to ride to the hills we had to climb.<br />
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I've begun to very much dislike these mountains. There was a lot of climbing involved in this trip that I did not anticipate. I do not like climbing for thousands of feet. It is no fun.<br />
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Up the hill we go! 1,800 feet until the top of the pass.<br />
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It must have been an hour until I reached the top of this hill. I believe it was 8 miles long. after 8 miles, I could have done without it.<br />
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There are many things about New Mexico that I do not like: mountains, large bugs, desert, etc. There is one thing that I really do lie: sunsets. They are simply magical.<br />
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Brian got a pretty nasty flat tire on our ride down into the city. After having stopped for a while, we continued on and found a bike shop where I purchased new gloves to stop Brian from complaining about how bad mine smelled. We were fortunate enough to find a fire department that would let us camp behind their station for the night. Unfortunately, Pizza Hut never called us back about free pizza. </div>
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Total mileage: 105Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-29854009868104744162013-11-07T15:01:00.001-05:002013-11-07T15:01:50.077-05:00Day 85 - Ruidoso Downs, NM to Cloudcroft, NM<div>
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The morning was pleasant enough. We had our breakfast at a nearby hotel and stopped at a gas station to fill up our water bottles.</div>
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Unfortunately, it was cold and the sky was ominous.</div>
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It got colder and colder as the morning progressed. And the sky got darker and darker. What was unfortunate was that we were descending a huge hill, that I knew we would just have to make up for to reach our destination at 9,000 feet.</div>
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The view of the mountains from our perspective was absolutely breathtaking.<br />
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It was shortly after I took the picture above that I got a flat tire. My tubes had been able to handle a large fish hook through them the day before, thanks to the Stan's, but for some reason a thorn was much to much for the tubes to handle.<br />
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It started to snow as I was replacing the tube. I turned around to find Brian all bundles up. <br />
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We finally turned onto the road that would wind us into Cloudcroft.<br />
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Apparently they were doing road work on the entire road, all the way to Cloudcroft.<br />
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It was a beautiful ride with a lot of scenery.<br />
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We were making pretty good time for a good portion of it - mostly due to the incredibly long descent we had to make after climbing up to 8,500 ft.<br />
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We made it into Lincoln National Forest!<br />
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With 10 miles to go, we finally began to ascend to Cloudcroft. The wind was blowing strong right in our faces. I wasn't going anywhere fast.<br />
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With 3 miles to go before we reached the end of the road, I was beat. The climb had kicked my butt, but there was still more to do!<br />
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We made it! we had a nice descent into the town.<br />
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Cloudcroft turned out to be a very nice town. It's apparently somewhat of a destination town because of all the outdoor activities.<br />
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We were fortunate enough to find this bike shop perched high in the town. I was in desperate need of some tubes. We were also given some great advise as to what we should do with the remainder of our day while in town.<br />
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We had some tea and pie, then out out into the wilderness for a hike - and to find a place where we can set up camp.<br />
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We found a place to camp. Very exciting.<br />
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We laced up our running shoes and went out for a 4 mile run through some beautiful trails.<br />
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I was loving the leaves. They were pretty and crunchy and amazing.<br />
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At such a high altitude (9,000 ft) I could feel my lungs burning a bit.<br />
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We found this spectacular area and really wanted to set up camp here - unfortunately there was absolutely no way we could get our bikes down the trail with all the weight we were packing.<br />
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Cool stump. Also, nice pose Brian.<br />
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I love the leaves!<br />
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It is difficult to see just how spectacular this area is.<br />
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A lot of it reminded me of the northeast.<br />
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After our excursion into the woods, we strolled back into town to be somewhat social. I was served a large cup of coffee in just about the best mug ever.<br />
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We returned to set up camp and get cooking. We had to be careful with our food because of the animals around us. I wish I got a picture of Brian's bear bag set-up. It certainly would keep our food safe, assuming that bears grow no taller than a foot high.<br />
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Total mileage: 45Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-31478503294049847532013-11-05T12:28:00.000-05:002013-11-05T12:28:05.607-05:00Day 84 - Roswell, NM to Ruidoso Downs, NM<div>
It was a very interesting day today. We saw a lot of colors on the trees, something I didn't expect in New Mexico. AS I crawled out of our tent in the morning and looked up, I was greeted by these three trees looming above me. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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We stopped one last time in a grocery store in Roswell before leaving. It was two days after Halloween and they already had Christmas decorations up.</div>
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The road to Ruidoso was nice enough. There were no major hills - just one long gradual ascent which took us up to 7,000 feet or something like that.<br />
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There's a lot of nothing out here.<br />
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Except for the fall foliage in the valleys.<br />
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It was beautiful.<br />
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I never expected there to be so much color in New Mexico!<br />
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I wasn't even sure that I was still in New Mexico!<br />
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I was really enjoying the ride. Between the colors and the nice road, I couldn't have asked for more.<br />
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This picture basically sums up the ride. Absolutely beautiful.<br />
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I even found one of these old Land Rovers. Not a common vehicle!<br />
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And another classic to add the the number of cars that are just laying around out here.<br />
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We stopped just before reaching town at this "fruit stand." We split a half gallon of cherry cider, because the guy there recommended it to us. What a mistake that was. The stuff did not taste great.<br />
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As we rolled into town, feeling sick from the cider, we stopped at a police station to see if they could recommend a place for us to set up camp. They directed us to make our camp near a parking lot by a race track and casino. That didn't seem like a great idea so we found a spot within a small park near the road. It was perfect: quiet and dark. Before bed, we stopped off at an authentic Mexican restaurant and enjoyed a real burrito.</div>
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It was a lazy morning in Roswell when we woke up. We stumbled over to the breakfast buffet and I proceeded to the hot tub after filling my stomach to dangerous levels.</div>
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After we checked out of the hotel room, we weren't sure what we ought to do for the rest of the day. We decided on sitting outside the grocery store and eating candy. That seemed like a good option.</div>
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After that grew old, we left to go to the Post Office to send our Halloween costumes back home.</div>
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Brian had left his shoes somewhere so I stayed at a church, laying in the grass and looking up at this:</div>
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We went to a local movie theater to watch Captain Phillips, which was amazing. Afterwards, we stopped by a Pizza Hut to see if they had any spare pizza that they wouldn't mind tossing our way. The young lady at the counter said "Hold on a minute!" She left us and returned shortly with two large pizzas. TWO. WITH CHEESEY CRUST! We were thrilled.</div>
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We found ourselves a park (which apparently was in a very bad neighborhood with lots of violence and shootings), sat down at a table and munched away on our free meal. It was glorious.<br />
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We later directed ourselves toward a fire department nearby. The men there were extremely nice and let us set up our camp beside their station, within a fence to deter thieves. We were invited inside to watch a movie and relax - away from the cold.<br />
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If there is one thing that Roswell has, it's kind people.</div>
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We awoke in the morning feeling great! Top 5 best spots we've stealth camped so far! Unfortunately, Brian had a flat. Stan's has not been doing such a great job.</div>
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We hit the road pretty early. We were eager to get a start on the day because we only had 40 or so miles to ride into Roswell - Alien Capital, USA.<br />
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The first so many miles of the ride were fantastic. We were making great time. Then, the wind came rolling in. Right in our faces. We were cruising along at a pace 50% slower than normal. Maybe more. With 20 miles to go, it would be a long time before we got into town at the rate we were going.<br />
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Being Halloween, I was happy to see some pumpkins and decorations along the way. <br />
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There were plenty of lots in New Mexico with "junked" classic cars. This lot here had a '56 Chevy station wagon that seemed to be in great condition. The difference between the condition of cars here that have been sitting in lots for years, and cars in the north east is outstanding.<br />
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We made it into Roswell!<br />
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Now began the hunt to find a hotel room for the night. We first stopped at a Days Inn and were given their lowest quote.<br />
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We skipped around from hotel to hotel trying to find the best deal. The last hotel we tries was a Best Western. I used my smooth talking skills and got us a room for more than 50% off!<br />
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The room was very nice. I was excited to have somewhere to relax.<br />
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We showered and rode up to a local grocery store where I got everything I would need for a wonderful Halloween:<br />
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We laid in our beds and got sick off of too much candy and just enough beer. It was time to celebrate Halloween so we suited up in our costumes and hit the town.<br />
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There was nothing going on. The streets were dead. The most exciting thing that night was seeing this:<br />
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We woke to the noise of traffic. Having slept poorly all night, as a r<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue Light', HelveticaNeue-Light, helvetica, arial, sans-serif;">esult of the loud noises and bright lights, we were both reluctant to climb out of our eroding bags. Unfortunately, we were camping at a popular fishing spot so we had to vacate the area before people started to pile into our camping spot. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVeyzxlnBHE9fZxDAuQkdKlT5xlA0o7RzTdb34WmZf9sZpfRlPpmhJ2EKhw4VxpKwsaC4Ve-dq2OE_ZwSMqKykzYColUDq2__IIan3i8ywOq-uZlJkmD1p94KRSPVMHYDc8RlPw4h_Sk/s640/blogger-image--1418087384.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000"><br></font><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOVeyzxlnBHE9fZxDAuQkdKlT5xlA0o7RzTdb34WmZf9sZpfRlPpmhJ2EKhw4VxpKwsaC4Ve-dq2OE_ZwSMqKykzYColUDq2__IIan3i8ywOq-uZlJkmD1p94KRSPVMHYDc8RlPw4h_Sk/s640/blogger-image--1418087384.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It was a little cold in the morning, but pretty. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjREah1KPwzwzrRpAHNRnZXqeOS-Zm0CT7F049AXTZuZjKCU6vFTtgAdvO_uI4p_X2DPw9uqK18pTEX_rM48T6KkJ2UHqdz4G4EfB_jVg9UpkfipVxBTWv0c42VuTIJ9fmDO43gJEFDOis/s640/blogger-image--1022195778.jpg"></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We made our way to a breakfast buffet and past a water flume - the first of which either of us have ever seen. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzPng5ueVvyOo2iYsaJ_M0nvoVU7wlhXAvReU1-YWjwvTLR7gCafh4i3fCA688T-iaC3mPTYPEfiDWzyHet3kxYSOMaO_IWttzaRj08v6KNuzTir2pSVGjIX8zWc8Gc8MCtA-BmBIO84E/s640/blogger-image--43690569.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">After getting a shower at a local fire station and spending too many hours at a library, we decided to check out the town and found a small cafe where we could get some coffee. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg20hs7uaxCO_OtabN_JgBGj6Y8_PuG0vNxT47UTe5m-cQ4uqcE2MrnA4aukOx0VNe75ffRXfc5fF0n3QilY5kBxLvyh2d51FkJE5AyGfVUv0jVBnYGMIuVdCXe9rAUW6wGsARwN02JijI/s640/blogger-image-1152554287.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We decided (and were told by many of the residents) that should not stay in Carlsbad any longer than we needed too. It was time to leave. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Unfortunately, the wind was not in our favor. In fact it was really awful riding weather - especially because it was getting dark. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMM8I5VC1P-QdICQ20JDt6EpqsJs-uOkgHrhHil6OCUcUqA28CwxS5li318fxOHp7sDsmufUOXVlzhnChO9xsyurYWaoXQzbGradLfcR4yL70sSy2rG2YMS9feUbFtbbxAPlvwI3hFhRo/s640/blogger-image--1600978327.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We crossed he street to a Wendy's for a quick dinner, put on our bike clothes and put our tires to the pavement. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">As we rode into the sunset, we were greeted by a host of awful smells - natural gas, cow poop and some more scents that have me the impression that I was losing countless years of my life just by sniffing to toxins. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here is the flame froma natural gas leak. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRn9l9ZLyDxw722DCGo_bxHp97dXBP2ZV8-35SUL4DbWJJFFEjWsmYRECWIzyk8OfLfyTf7IDMsLi_h0Ji3Psr0n2Ymoh4MeDDfYZf1DtOYldbKWVuWYxfSb93_74ozG5Mjj2M6LkaVk0/s640/blogger-image--1601864426.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Not too far from Artesia, Brian stopped me because he had a flat tire. We took a look and found the culprit with relative ease. Note the gigantic staple poking through the sidewall. This, along with the rushing wind, certainly dampened our spirits. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyVaqPh84wOym6dGZHBABgNL-LOynrCtUdHS6c5s8cuNgj7656Tp0KSn7acYLyaSxJnn7UaTZhWIhcg89HZiU-oxurykI0DSHkiK0VYQ8wBfHNTZmgga1P8WQEdG8ct9adoX0S1_nRQus/s640/blogger-image--1042189895.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We ended up cutting our ride short, at about 8:30, when we reached Artesia. We found an IHOP and had some dinner. We then pressed ourselves back onto the road to find a nice quiet place to set up our camp. Salvation appeared in the form of a park behind a hospital. It was a wonderful night's sleep. </div></div><div><br></div>Total mileage: 40Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-22111921928241313972013-10-30T17:05:00.000-04:002013-10-30T17:05:04.652-04:00Day 80 - Guadalupe Mountains National Park to Carlsbad, NM<div>
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We got our oatmeal cooking and out tights on. We were ready to get out of Texas!<br />
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Can't you tell how excited we are?<br />
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We left an hour later than we were used to because we weer now in Mountain Time Zone. But we still got the rubber on the road relatively early.<br />
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We had a 34 mile ride, with a total loss in elevation of 500 ft, to get to the entrance of the park. We hammered it. The road was nice and smooth - just what I was hoping for.<br />
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I was in a great mood. It was a beautiful type of cloudy that made you appreciate the surrounding environemt - mountains cascading along our western side and plaines strewn across the east.<br />
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There really wasn't much off the the east at all.<br />
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<br />We passed a canyon that was evidently known for its beautiful fall colors - if I had known that, I would have stopped. I still got a glimpse of some more pleasant:<br />
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Fall colors abound! I really enjoyed this area, and the day was proving to be a fantastic one.<br />
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Looks like a chunk of the north east was placed here.<br />
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Long, flat and desolate. Texas really gave us a show on our way out.<br />
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We were going to have to climb these mountains at some point today, though that point was unclear.<br />
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What was clear, was that we were finally out of Texas! after nearly a month, I realized I've been in Texas the fourth longest amount of time that I've been in any state (NJ, NY and then CA tromp it).<br />
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We reached the entrance to Carlsbad Caverns National Park shortly after. Here, we stopped at the Post Office so that Brian could pick up a package of Halloween treats sent from his mother.<br />
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It was a 7 mile climb up to the visitors center of the cavern from where we were. There was construction that required us to follow a pace car for a couple miles. Being that we were going up hill, we were a little slower than the car. They were doing construction on half the road- laying chip seal - or shit rock or whatever its caller - for some god-forsaken reason.<br />
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The climb up was not too bad at all. Tolerable, I'd say. For some reason Brian likes this stuff. I prefer the flat.<br />
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The entrance to the park was huge. Absolutely gigantic. We set out for a 3.8 mile hike through the cavern. I don't have the details, but do you know who does? <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlsbad_Caverns_National_Park">Wikipedia.</a><br />
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I must admit, the pictures looked a lot better on my phone. Oh well.<br />
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We got back on the bikes and shot down the roads that we had pedaled up before. When we reached the entrance, we pushed hard on the pedals and covered a length of 18 miles in approximately 20 minutes. I'm not joking. We hauled. We had learned of a pizza buffet ride on the southern border of the city and we were hungry. We didn't waste any time.<br />
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And we sure ate a lot.<br />
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It was such a beautiful evening when we walked out of the pizzeria.<br />
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We wandered around town for a while, trying to figure out where we were going to spend the rest of our evening. First, we rolled through a very unpleasant area of town. Honestly, I'm surprised we were not harassed by the could-be gang-bangers we saw sitting around town.<br />
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After dark, we rolled through a very nice wealthy area of town. We pedaled slowly, hoping that someone might invite us to stay with them - no such luck. Instead, we were given directions to a park and set up camp there. It was a very interesting area, where we set up camp. There was a bunch of kids hanging out by the park overlook and cars were consistently pealing out around the turn underneath the flume you see below.<br />
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Nevertheless, a very amazing day!<br />
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Total mileage: 72Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-13589067998299734182013-10-30T14:49:00.000-04:002013-10-30T14:49:10.128-04:00Day 79 - Van Horn, TX to Guadalupe Mountains National Park<div>
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It was a beutiful mornign in Van Horn! We awoke darkness so that we could get an early start on the day. Before long, the sun began to rise and the morning greeted us with beautiful colors.</div>
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We stoped at the Post Office so that I could mail some shredded bib shorts back to where I bought them and to send our spare tent off to California. This process took a while because I had to find paper to wrap the tent in.</div>
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Brian was super anxious today and punch in the miles. I enjoyed the day behind him and spent most of the day dreaming of this or that.</div>
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It was the prefect time of day for shadow-shot.<br />
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Were were on our way to the Guadalupe Mountains, where the the highest peak in Texas is located. <br />
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The road there was not busy at all. We were on our way to what I've been told is the least visited national Park in the country.<br />
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"Entering Mountain Time Zone"<br />
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Yay!<br />
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We found our way to US 63 or something like that and had to share the road with a bunch of trucks. The high winds in the area were blowing me around like a rag doll.<br />
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There it is! El Capitan! One of the peaks of the Guadalupe Mountains.<br />
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The climb up was nothing spectacular, but I was taking it slow. My body seems to be falling apart. Today, my knees were aching me - not a good sign for hill climbing.<br />
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The great thing about taking your time on rides like this is that you get to experience wonderful sights like these!<br />
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And these!<br />
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El Capitan is the left most peak, with the little nub just to the right of it being the highest peak in Texas.<br />
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After 60 or so miles, we found our way inside of the park. we got set up with a camp and strapped on our shoes - we were going for a hike!<br />
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Can you see the glimpse of autumn below?<br />
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The hike up was extraordinarily steep, but being such young healthy men, we had no problem with it.<br />
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The views were amazing.<br />
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We were really unsure of where exactly the peak was. We spent a good deal of time just following the path, looking up and saying "oh, that must be it," motioning towards a few different peaks.<br />
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We were running out of day light, we had no choice, we had to run. We jogged a good portion of the trail to the top. There were quite a few parts of the trail that were simply unsafe to run on however, because of the loose or slippery terrain.<br />
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The top of the mountain offered simple spectacular views.<br />
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We did our best, but we couldn't see New Mexico from where we were.<br />
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El Capitan is on the right portion of this picture. Native Americans used to use it for navigating the land below - which was way before any of this air pollution.<br />
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Simply amazing.<br />
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8,751 feet above sea level.<br />
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We weren't really sure why American Airlines or the Post Office were able to brand this peak, but their badges decorated this peak nicely.<br />
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The hike down was for sure a little quicker than the hike up. The 9 mile loop didn't stand a chance.<br />
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We fortunately made it to camp before the sun went completely below the horizon. We fixed ourselves dinner and got ready for bed. The loaf of bread that the pastor gave us the night before combined with a can of Sloppy Joe mix filled us both up quite nicely. We had a very successful day, I'd say!</div>
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Total mileage: 62Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-88390452262395315752013-10-30T14:27:00.002-04:002013-10-30T14:27:33.607-04:00Day 78 - Fort Davis, TX to Van Horn, TX<div>
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In the morning, my eye was mostly healed. I slapped on my glasses and we hit the road. The strong coffee that John made had my engine revving and I was excited for the new day. Actually, I was mostly excited for all the downhills that we were about to traverse.</div>
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We caught a glimpse of autumn on our way out the door in the morning.</div>
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It was a beautiful day for a 90 mile ride into town.</div>
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We were flying down a hill and Brian's bananas flew from his trailer and exploded all over the road right in front of me. It was like Mario Cart. He stopped and went back to salvage/eat hat he could.<br />
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I continued straight and found Thanksgiving dinner!<br />
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The rolling hills during the first 30 miles definitely were not my favorite part of the ride. I would have much preferred some flat road today.<br />
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Sawtooth Mountain:<br />
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It amazes me how this beautiful pile of rocks is just laying around on the side of the road in the Davis Mountains.<br />
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This pile was especially amazing.<br />
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YES! Downhills upon downhills, upon downhills. I was sure happy to see this.<br />
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We jumped off 118 and onto 166 at some point. Then from 166, we hopped onto 505. I think this might be that point. That road was very flat and straight.<br />
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We soon jumped off that road and onto 505 and onto 90 which took us through Valentine - a practically ghost town. Not a lot of business here.<br />
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Though there were some cool finds.<br />
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Brian and I stopped and had some messy lunch at a picnic table on the side of the road. Once we got back in the saddle, it wasn't long before we found the art that I've been hearing about for a while now - the Prada Store:<br />
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It was exactly as I expected it to be.<br />
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90 was straight and had a gradual descent the entire way. Brian was happy. So was I.<br />
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While cruising down the highway, we stumbled upon this large grove of trees that we came to understand were pecan trees. Thank goodness, we were running out of pecans!<br />
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There were so many of them. This tree farm went on for miles and miles.<br />
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We made it into Van Horn at a pretty decent hour. <br />
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After stopping at the Dollar General for Reese's Puffs and milk, we found ourselves at the Van Horn Community Church. The pastor there was exceptionally nice. He allowed Brian and I to set up our tent behind the church and even gave us soda and candy. He held a brief prayer with us and offered to bring us some of his wife's chili. He drove off and returned 30 minutes later with chili, bread, banana pudding and apples. We were so fortunate to have met such a nice person. He is definitely getting a post card from us once we get to Oregon.</div>
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Today was not one of my best days. I awoke with a serious corneal abrasion. I couldn't see anything and the pain was dominating my thoughts. John was nice enough to let us stay for an extra day while my eye ball healed. In the late morning, he offered to give us a tour of the observatory. Of course, we accepted the invitation.</div>
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He is quite partial to the 82 inch telescope that they have. It was built in the 30's and has been upgraded through the years. He lectured us all morning on what he has done to help the scope become more computer automated and more exact.</div>
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The entire building was built in the 30's. They do their best to use all the vintage equipment they can without effecting the accuracy of their work.<br />
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I wish I could retell you all the interesting things that he explained to us throughout the day, but like I said, I was completely out of it. My eye was in serious pain and was very sensitive to any sunlight. Luckily, I have glasses so I could see a little bit. Unfortunately, my sunglasses don't fit over my glasses so I was forced to face the rays of the sun without any protective eye wear.<br />
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Here is he 107 inch telescope. This one is more modern - built in the 60's I think. This was definitely more up-to-date, and was most definitely larger.<br />
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The building for the 82.<br />
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A view from the balcony at the 107.<br />
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When we got back to the house, John made us some lunch and I hit the floor to do some reading and napping. My eye was doing a little better, but I was still not feeling well. The rest of the day passed quite quickly - I think I spent most of it on the floor. John's daughter made us some soup for dinner and I soon left John and Brian still chatting in the dining room so that I could retire for the night.</div>
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We were slow to get moving in the morning - who could blame us since we got to bed a little after 3 in the morning. We chatted with Regina and her boyfriend almost until noon before we hit the road. Once on the road, we were equally as slow. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoaFb-T7VlAAQF5tFzqHN0QORa9GR70FEBWx3d8dISkXG0-c9CWqNZQ5c5dh4qeJowKKkDJmq8qHRhCiQyWwionzREfCTbCvNhyS-8r6K2RCr4D-OW1ecG6MIDfbLb4shq9SW7g2kKyI/s640/blogger-image--1310099010.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000"><br></font><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVoaFb-T7VlAAQF5tFzqHN0QORa9GR70FEBWx3d8dISkXG0-c9CWqNZQ5c5dh4qeJowKKkDJmq8qHRhCiQyWwionzREfCTbCvNhyS-8r6K2RCr4D-OW1ecG6MIDfbLb4shq9SW7g2kKyI/s640/blogger-image--1310099010.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">The sky was dark and cloudy. It was very beautiful in a way. I'm not sure why Brian is smiling in this picture. Neither of us were happy campers. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHzeLF1Y_WK0vrMj1_f_YpvTCdQAMxTMQeLOkXwEa5h2IC6qOiP0dcxuMl8Rs5RF7zXgpvFeRs9hgxC0k82en74YojBDq2OswDOicXamfiWLneXfWw4cSzPoXn7FKHO1NXbo7Tz4cIj3g/s640/blogger-image-894179293.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We pretty much had a straight shot to Fort Davis, but for some reason we just couldn't get ourselves into gear. Most of Texas is paved with this awful stuff they call chip seal - or something. It's slow, noisy and generally unpleasant to ride on. You can understand our excitement when we reached the end of this god-awful pavement and moved onto smooth, fast asphalt. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2AI0vgRkHx0dhwNSc1LTTw8cLZ19DlXDnH8jqdMKdYURtXPdzhN7tJ-aJIs_aPV1BRDAus4vGyiQXaAJmB_Lr5itL0LYNVGHiK9PFzMxebfT9sDxFJ6hkX7q30d8BENPaTXA0XcNj18A/s640/blogger-image--1700983101.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">It started to get pretty sunny at some point in the day. I think this is when we tried to pick up the pace but it wasnt happening. I was still feeling very sick anyway. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH5-l9W8u8W6Dg_r70jNF6CYbyret_YqMWDfGj0tG9Ppphof914tjJbf8zq9mPNZw7gUYEfKyxIL684JLqMt6IkpgcmEQhQYo422MnuDggax3vEXyCJRfIUgkAMgTpiKj4FuG_Jz4zhgY/s640/blogger-image--1843151642.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Even though we were surrounded by mountains, our ride into For Davis was relatively flat. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIbVSUtfhB1__bt-OkUAbeupM-vl5DbL0EisY8Kt0fj6cQJlsKgBM7W3Llft8whVto7VVrMbOVJ_QErI4tBUbIy9V1zQMMr1yzTBzCJRCLw3TL2gE9cGeC8Hp5KOn1Q2XPzkfhckZT480/s640/blogger-image--1425260267.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There was evidence of autumn throughout our ride. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6uIlRc1GCaNWL2yZc_94w4kx2D7x0JkdOqhTOte6Arwrl6qCnmJJRBt2c4Y7OgjJaPbNXWMJzh2LKF-8ccpeuwzGa6CXgvT4WW5bg-utAMDyjhfiYU7dC1MsPnCqiEOycnbcOTKFshjM/s640/blogger-image--1744836853.jpg"></div></div><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">There were also magnificent stone structures all around us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBTA7No5eDY-FAADsne41GUJC5l107emBR7c5oGipblcWaMrWlWdwQxgoPt0qqHODc0_qhY7xoKg13qosku5ujaWYRSeLIPma9i1JFgNPtvnLcqmP-JaIh-Dpt-be9Cq7l5ZJQOFy4E9E/s640/blogger-image--356773915.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Texas continues to surprise me. I really have a love-hate relationship with this state. There are parts of it that are just so beautiful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhd6PIY9R0WP0lYE34LBdsIF47Lu6tJ4XnA46jpBLFg0hCmeTROYR7273oSB_HAGFaGy20ce-pud-FjROx5sVT2rRS41S3WYCspOv5LBGEw3iltk3W0LHBTDV5YM0CPzkZqIV8_uLxpJCc/s640/blogger-image--785520075.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">For instance: this creek. Though, I found my favorite parts of Texas are this that remind me of the north east. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW8tcc8IvWdR6JH3qU2OQRbarMV4wkHXQeiyzHCn9sr8590Ce3DuWNTki4j5OGtlNCHQvtiEX0M8aJRQZV1hzoblXDUBo10fn6k0VeQwgc8p_oHFYt5AQt9lp2CzeDveVb3NwSwW2udos/s640/blogger-image--2064751094.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Although we were about to ride back on to that nasty chip seal stuff (you can see off to the bottom left) I was delighted by the changing of the leaves around us. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilXf5bcYu-Qw_jVLehEB7Zz0loYqnaIp6Pf2qi1SULQ46pgLsAinqk7DtPJXSgRqTyPZ7Aany1YGX1s9C3kQgo4bZjk8c1SIaRmg6n-sREiaK-1o_tGPub-7LBHVA_b-YTBcVGw2XLC94/s640/blogger-image--1665355195.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">My favorite stop of the day was at a small picnic area along the road. The colors of autumn were in full effect and the crisp smell in the air had me daydreaming of pumpkins and crunchy leaves. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQWzJUJ8EyY95TRFCvl1IrffrMN-nsvp_uRt1XUfviWy3xbQxV5SsZsPpC7ZWRqgVjDBdFmYmUrMJDvg3QZrePnOkjdqIEulqjORN6kW3jlAYm6mOP8G46cTCiXcb2qGQ1598T3cZaB1o/s640/blogger-image-339187041.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We couldn't have asked for a more perfect pit stop during our ride. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgW7WXNP35VduY7roWhywjoJStbpQZC4FJLttk_78yKtH3NxOeQhYPU07t5BtK5BxbNh4dpRVb0pynTinOn03CfDQGwhzzTXcQlyGsdCTkJTRMcDy-CnNmZmzFJV6auaO3YKFkbLabCDZI/s640/blogger-image-672897932.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Here is a view from behind the picnic area. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-GnEUFEW1EJXxNNApZQe0ZL3kGc6NWOoFCLV61ann3Ocgc4Y6IZtM4JvZYDP099jLjo-AWu40fsipy7vTP8n5TF2DU0_BuGF1Z3Yi6XgHBJ-K1q5GnPQeWcGUkdIhA0SamS4f0JswD3I/s640/blogger-image-836651879.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We finally made it into Firt Davis. The ride was very short - which I didn't mind. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQHZd4j2mgvhLnypV8SEv7xot3I9BlARSp8CjMKQzbB7ps__y4Y6xSdJvscm1lCmbwVscRwGlYSF4gqXgMw58-hJPzpboqzTK4I20vR4LSjmp8xc2nyVCZySB65wfXLa1eYx8DvpTzD4g/s640/blogger-image-985801494.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We stopped at the Post. Office so that I could pick up a package of halloween candy that my mother had sent me. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Tumbleweed? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq8YBu1YspVZqsowm9snp9cStYz6AX3Iy9heiV2K2Jy3J8W_m6iUqGjTh9DQ4AoQOxyuk-P4qkg-weJkG1P6J20ikU_7eTE-RP1BOpFc0yH-F6FFX_XRGjK9qweXNUWeC7Ji4ZrGCtwFk/s640/blogger-image--828078489.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Soon we were on our way again, however. We had anoth 15 miles to go to get to the McDonald Observatory, where we were staying the night. </div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkkK5hJMOWqiBdpPJjyZk_wUxmcBSvD7a4JdTO5rvmI9oZwRzP42SK3bVf5nriHtwbfoqiMiJ9nC42sZ1ns0_JTxyc9gNIs0eHiQvA2hbj-0JVNkb7vDzWVmfSjiDr1SdRYSWuIX1xgk8/s640/blogger-image-182158380.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">This part of the ride was definitely hillier. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYnKGfoRKjjaY3XrJ_XNH8S6b8lcYeWv02dGk49eR0WN78d6xtyLL0AoL27_3RMmL1IKIOjtpTzp92KSXZnQaBrsiVm-yvXNT1hrJHf_w_FjmxV9ZcileWBAHL0JsUg0Kt74mOAXDvnZc/s640/blogger-image-1610406220.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">We had a couple thousand feet to climb and I was not feeling it. I too my time as Brian bolted up the mountain. I was too sick to try to push myself up these switchbacks. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-_TJWYZDHAdCargvxq1B-A91RgzRCLylw5YYue-8oFgDZFqQF0VyV52Lxt4MooPSbB6ZwamK9VoxvtGY8ZgiN_KF5aXEaFV8xJUgBNbsOfquzZi5koQ5KMnyIg7cMWtnhKVo3Jfbpego/s640/blogger-image-922639399.jpg"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Since I was taking my time, I got to experience a lot more of the journey up the mountain. The views during the climb were phenomenal. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWVvf608wJHzADbnudno8lCuGKk06eTVc5UNAB-XMdBR-XdoAiSTffh4o7T9oSqWnNa5yjge0UM1dTBq7Wls8N_Q4BgQiiA1otWFe1xutknBEr38ikVeHLdRSZiRsOAPbYkjk8uPjqVPU/s640/blogger-image-1785671124.jpg"></div><br></div><div>We reached the visitors center at the observatory just before they began to close up shop. After lingering around there for a little bit, we road up the hill some more to find the house that we were staying at for the night. There was no one home, but the door was open. Very strange. We decided to go back to the visitors center and use their phone to call John and see where he was and what we should do. He didn't answer, so we stuck around for a while more while a large group of people gathered around us for the Star Party. After the sun went down, we went back up to the house and set our tent up in a field and cooked ourselves some dinner. At 10 or maybe even a little later, Johns wife pued in the driveway and alwed is in the house. She went to pick up John and when he got back to the house, we all chatted for a little while before calling it a night. </div><div><br></div>Total mileage: 42Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-79233809233450514272013-10-27T23:37:00.001-04:002013-10-30T12:09:53.214-04:00Day 75 - Alpine, TX<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFeK-J2gPnO7wRQT20a5IAjO98cqm3F3HJd-nH5E0NIDAyaJ0sCLd4Rg-Rnpr_b9BEyhiG3ehIq310_W3zk9yCG7wVeqg_zPm68XyfDxwm2JFoIbky7A_Z5mdsqbinpXomnt2igv-diA/s640/blogger-image-1369348868.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Didn't do much today. Woke up, had some free breakfast and went to be library. Before stopping at the library, we went to the post office to pick up a couple of packages that my family had sent to me - filled with all the cold weather gear that I could ever need. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">At the library, Brian and I spent hours updating our blogs - so we hope you all appreciate them. I also stopped in a little store they had where they were reselling used books. I got a couple books for less than $2. After hours and hours of staring at a computer screen and eating cookies, we finally left the library and grabbed some lunch at a local pizzaria. We split a large pizza and then set out on the town to enjoy some local brew. At the Saddle Club, we were given a couple complimentary drinks each and relaxed in comfortable couches. Soon enough we were approached by a woman and a man. The woman was a friend of Regina's who was also the apprentice brewmaster for the local Big Bend Brewing Company. Her older male friend was a cyclist who knew how to party. We had a blast chatting with them for a couple of hours and laughing ourselves silly. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYnEBtMUmX9zDOCvpqQXSLw4KYGGbzGDTNb5FDWTqMpJSpbbYEyYZcLT84EUfYtEqtntAw10DHvdxcIMuvInEADa7FkjOCtRAz_fRVhgKILYH2Ete80pI-ZyWLhRYD1IpHs7oJzktSzc/s640/blogger-image--247985420.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><font color="#000000"><br></font><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmYnEBtMUmX9zDOCvpqQXSLw4KYGGbzGDTNb5FDWTqMpJSpbbYEyYZcLT84EUfYtEqtntAw10DHvdxcIMuvInEADa7FkjOCtRAz_fRVhgKILYH2Ete80pI-ZyWLhRYD1IpHs7oJzktSzc/s640/blogger-image--247985420.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;">Brian and I eventually decided it was time to leave the Saddle Club and make our way to the college scene. Our first stop was The Eskimo. They had huge draughts of local beer for $4. We couldn't resist. Unfortunately, the crowd was a little funky and we felt a bit uncomfortable. We left in hopes of finding a friendlier environment at The Lobo. This place was insane. A lot of button down shirts tucked into please jeans and cowboy hats and boots to top off the outfit. There was two step and country music. We did not for in. In fact, we stuck out like the sorest of thumbs. The beer was cheap, but the atmosphere did not quite satisfy our needs as young eastern boys. So we decided to go to McDonalds - which just made us feel awful. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTFeK-J2gPnO7wRQT20a5IAjO98cqm3F3HJd-nH5E0NIDAyaJ0sCLd4Rg-Rnpr_b9BEyhiG3ehIq310_W3zk9yCG7wVeqg_zPm68XyfDxwm2JFoIbky7A_Z5mdsqbinpXomnt2igv-diA/s640/blogger-image-1369348868.jpg"></div><br></div><div><br></div>Total mileage: 0 <div>McDonalds burgers eaten: 4</div>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-33888892419310602982013-10-24T16:30:00.002-04:002013-10-24T16:30:46.372-04:00Day 74 - Big Bend National Park to Alpine, TX<div>
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After climbing back up from the basin of the Chisos Mountains, we rode, mostly descended, 30 miles to an all you can eat breakfast buffet where we stuffed ourselves silly. I was hoping that a good meal would help we feel better, but it just made me want to throw up.</div>
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Though not as spectacular as when riding into Big Bend, the ride out still had some good photo ops.<br />
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The downhill was quick and cold in the early morning air.<br />
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But we still loved it. Here's Brian blowing kisses to the hills.<br />
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Riding down to the entrance of the park.<br />
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Before the café, I saw this old GMC sitting on the side of the road. You don't see many of these in the north.<br />
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I was fairly sick after visiting the all you can eat buffet. A lot of pictures were not taken as a result. During the 10 miles that passed after we ate, I was 90% sure that I would be hitchhiking to Alpine.<br />
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Luckily at some point I decided to just punish my body until it cooperated which seemed to work fairly well, though getting to the point at which it started working was one of the most awful cycling experiences I've ever had. I though I was going to faint.<br />
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Feeling a little better after telling my body to stop being a sissy with some serious physical abuse, Brian and I got silly.<br />
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And then we took off our shirts. Watch out world!<br />
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The last 10 miles saved my life. My body had nothing left in it. I was sick and exhausted. I had pulled every bit of strength out of my body top make that last 95 miles. This extended descent was truly a gift.<br />
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We decided to put our shirts back on before getting into town.<br />
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We stopped for some ice cream when we got into town. While trying to figure out if we could simply take a shower at a hotel without paying for a room, a nice lady came up to us and offered us a camp spot outside of her pet grooming business. She said there was a bathroom with an unlocked door that we could use and that there was a shower in there too. Regina, you saved us.<br />
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After getting cleaned up, we took to the town and stopped in a local restaurant for a cup of soup.<br />
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Not feeling quite full enough, we went back for more ice cream at an undisclosed location.<br />
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I got plenty of medicine and rinsed my sinuses before bed, which made me feel a lot better.<br />
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Total mileage: 108Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-59869381579492667902013-10-24T16:12:00.002-04:002013-10-24T16:12:43.218-04:00Day 73 - Big Bend National Park<div>
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Though I was feeling absolutely awful, Brian and I decided to do a hike today. There isn't much to say about the hike - we walked and saw amazing things - so I'll let you enjoy the pictures and comment when I feel necessary.</div>
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"The Window"<br />
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Nice depiction.<br />
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A view of Mexico from The Window.<br />
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How does that taste?<br />
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After stumbling through the dry desert, we descended onto a stream and a piece of the Northeast, cut out and put here just for us.<br />
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We actually got to see some fall foliage!<br />
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When we got back to camp, we met Katie and Sophia, who were also biking across the country. They were heading from San Francisco to St. Augustine and had set their camp up near ours. They thought we were girls because of my pink bar tape. We shared dinner with them and talked through the early hours of the evening. After dinner, Brian and I sat around outside to watch the stars. We saw in total two shooting stars. Big Bend is supposed to be one of the darkest places in the US. They say half of the fun in the park happens after night falls. They were right. The sky was beautiful. I tried to take a picture so I could share it with you, but was unsuccessful.<br />
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I went to bed feeling worse than the night before.<br />
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Total miles hiked: 17.5Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-83745304362448920732013-10-24T16:00:00.000-04:002013-10-24T16:00:03.169-04:00Day 72 - Marathon, TX to Big Bend National Park<div>
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I wasn't able to get pictures of the hostel the day before because I was too excited to find food, so here they are: pictures of the hostel.</div>
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The outdoor kitchen:</div>
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The morning sky:</div>
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Where we slept:<br />
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The Uni-Bomber (communal bathroom):<br />
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A single-bed suite:<br />
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I don't even know:<br />
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The hippy palace?:<br />
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Redneck hot tub:<br />
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Light a fire and cook dinner while you relax in the tub above!<br />
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Aeromotor:<br />
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Another dwelling:<br />
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Ingrid's building, I think:<br />
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An old Spartan:<br />
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The Prayer Room:<br />
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The Sauna:<br />
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The morning sun:<br />
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Getting ready for the day ahead!<br />
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Where I slept:<br />
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The view I had when I woke up:<br />
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A view of Hippyville:<br />
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A local bakery in downtown Marathon:<br />
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We stopped in here to check out their breakfast selection but were very out off by their prices. The lady was so sweet that we didn't want to leave her empty handed so we got some coffee from her. While we were eating a very rude gang of ugly British people walked in. That was our cue to leave. <br />
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We stopped next door at Johnny B's for a huge breakfast burrito and met a very nice guy from Canada who was travelling from El Paso to New Orleans. I gave him a bunch of tips for his trip.<br />
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Finally, Brian and I were on our way!<br />
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With the wind at our back, we were flying down the road. The first 60 miles were remarkably easy.<br />
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The Bob never lies when it comes to wind direction.<br />
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We took a pit stop to learn about the geology of the area.<br />
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We were very excited to ride to Big Bend.<br />
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Maybe even too excited.<br />
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But like I said, these miles were just flying by!<br />
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We were rolling steadily in the 20s without much effort.<br />
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The entire ride, we had beautiful mountains to look forward to.<br />
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We couldn't have asked for a better day.<br />
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The sun was fierce and the sky was clear. To top it off, we were approaching the park!<br />
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We made it! In record time too! We still had something like 35 miles to go until we reached our campground. <br />
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The ride at this point was still relatively easy, though we had a lot of downhills which made me nervous because I knew that would just mean that we had to climb up more to get to the camp.<br />
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The scenery sure did help to calm those nerves, however.<br />
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The mountains just kept on getting bigger and bigger and we were getting more and more excited to be in such a wonderful area.<br />
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There were so many different groups of mountains, I couldn't even tell you which ones we're looking at here.<br />
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Somewhere around here, the wind died down and we started climbing, something my legs were refusing to do.<br />
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I didn't care. I took my time. We were in such a magical place. I wanted to soak it all in while I had the chance.<br />
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I'm sure the amount of times I stopped to take pictures contributed to my slow speed.<br />
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But I wanted to make sure you all could see what I was seeing.<br />
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I think these are them, the Chisos Mountains: our destination.<br />
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It was a slow, grueling climb up to Panther Junction. We really could not have gone much slower at times.<br />
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At Panther Junction, we got a good look at the distance we had left in the day. We were at the little house with the flag. We were going to the basin of the mountain range. 9 miles of ugh.<br />
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The road up to the basin was slow. Horribly slow and wicked steep.<br />
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Thank goodness I had DMB and the mountains to distract me from my pain.<br />
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I slapped my bike into the granny gear pretty early into the 9 mile ride up to the basin. I felt spent and didn't want to push my limits. The tour is all about taking time and having fun, so that's what I did.<br />
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Taking pictures was also a key component of this tour, so I did a lot of that during the 9 miles of hell too.<br />
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We were in it now: Lion and Bear country!<br />
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The view from the road that cut through the mountain range was absolutely breathtaking.<br />
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Too bad the road made me want to die.<br />
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Between the switchbacks and steep ascents, I don't think I've ever biked so slow in my life. It seemed like hours passed before my computer told me I had logged another mile.<br />
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I met Brian at the top of the peak before a great descent into the basin. He had been waiting for me while chatting with some park employees about a woman who had fallen on the trail we wanted to do that night. Because of the accident, the trail was closed and we would be unable to take the hike that night.<br />
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A few yards down the hill, we met our first creepy friend.<br />
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The descent into the basin is was dreams are made of. After hours of climbing, I was happy to finally roll without pedaling.<br />
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We set up camp and made friends with the folks next to us who gave us an applause as we rolled in. They offered to take us up to the store to get what we needed for dinner. We talked with them all night until we finally had to make ourselves some dinner. After dinner, Brian took a hike to see the stars while I sat in bed dying of sickness. I was not a happy camper at the end of the day.</div>
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Total mileage: 90Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13648376137346642289noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4380013160912330062.post-90457851741910755732013-10-24T15:19:00.001-04:002013-10-24T15:19:06.701-04:00Day 71 - Sanderson, TX to Marathon, TX<div>
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The stretch of road today would wind us through 55 miles of nothingness, so we took our time getting onto our bikes. We first stopped at the local grocery store, which was a small shack with food in it purchased from and Walmart and marked up to offset the cost of the owner's gas expenditures. The woman who owned the shop was extremely nice and helped us out a lot.</div>
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Soon we were off and rolling through the unforgiving roads of Texas.</div>
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There wasn't much to look at along the way. </div>
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I did find some gourds, however. I was pretty excited about that. <br />
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Uni-boob mountain?<br />
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Here are some mountains, at last.<br />
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Though there wasn't much to look at, it was a beautiful day!<br />
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Unfortunately for us, we were facing a very strong headwind almost the entire ride.<br />
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It was struggle city out here. <br />
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At some point during the day, we stopped near the entrance to a driveway to have lunch. We set up in the driveway entrance to get out of the way of traffic. While we were making our PB & J sandwiches, we yelled at by the owner of the house whose driveway entrance we were perched in. Finally, we met an unfriendly person in Texas.<br />
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The wind must have picked up because we were both pedaling way too hard for the speed that we were going. This was turning out to be the hardest easy day yet.<br />
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Marathon was only a short distance away. I had the Eagles Greatest Hits album on repeat all day and was nearly through the second repeat of the album. Once in Marathon, we stopped at a gas station and get some much needed fluids in our systems. We were exhausted.<br />
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Finding the hostel that we were staying at was trickier than I had expected it to be. The cell service was very poor when I was talking to the person who runs it and was unable to hear some keys directions. We wandered around town and luckily knocked on the right door to find a friendly Texan who was glad to give us some directions.<br />
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After meeting Mike - I guess you would call him the manager of the hostel, we got showered, changed and biked back into town to explore the main drag. There was not much open at all. Everything seemed to close in the afternoon.<br />
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We had a local beer at a very expensive restaurant and decided to cook ourselves up some mac and cheese back at the hostel. We picked up cottage cheese at the market to make the mac even cheesier.<br />
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While Brian slaved away at the stove, I got a handsome fire rolling.<br />
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It was a beautiful evening and I took full advantage of the bed outside on the porch that night. As soon as the local dogs quit their barking, I was fast asleep underneath the stars.</div>
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