We rode 38 miles from Buckhorn to Silver City, NM on Friday, resting here today Saturday. Crossed the continental divide for the first of three times on the trip.
Interestingly enough, I can't find anyone that has seen the movie Rat Race where all the characters are racing to ....Silver a City, NM! Sad, sad.
Week Two was some week. Now up to approximately 700 miles of riding and unmeasurable memories already.
Hope to find more time for day to day updates,not weekly catch ups, but as you might have noticed , time is in short supply at times. Want to talk more of the folks on the ride, great folks from all over. A good group.
I think the highlight for me this week came when we topped the big climb Thursday, still having 30 miles to go, realizing that we were going to make it. Not just for the day, or the week, but for the whole ride. It's hard to train for such a ride. How can you do this mileage ahead of time and not be burned out before you go? I certainly couldn't even if I had wanted to. Life just doesn't allow but so much of an escape, still don't know what the next 6 weeks will entail ,but for that moment, it felt good. So if you have to ride yourself into shape and if what doesn't kill you might in fact make you stronger, perhaps, just perhaps I feel stronger.
Of course when they say the slow climbers might want an early start, they still look at me, but now it doesn't seem to shock everyone that I make it! (So far)
Tomorrow should be a great day. Going to visit cliff dwellings and stay in a lodge. Hot springs! Oh yeah, cross the continental divide. (wonder if you have to climb to cross the divide).
Glad of the updates, Larry. I was beginning to be concerned. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us.
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