Today was a picturesque ride down the Turquoise Trail on a beautiful NM day. After two weeks of riding, biking 68 miles and climbing 5500' didn't feel too hard. We must be finding our biking legs and toughening our butts.
The hardest part of the ride was the first 17 miles, riding uphill on Central Ave and then through the Tejaris Canyon into a 25 mph canyon head wind. We rode by Four Hills, the old neighborhood, but between the rush hour traffic and strong head wind, I didn't get to do much sightseeing. What I did see looked about the same as when we left seven years ago, this month.
The Turquoise Trail was a great biker's road, with little traffic, endless views, and two ghost towns. Overall, the weather was great...several hours after I got into Santa Fe, the sky turned black and we had torrential thunder storm. Again, I am grateful not to be camping.
Tomorrow is a much welcome rest day for washing three days of riding cloths and servicing the bike. Tonight we go to the Plaza for a local beer and say farewell to Boris, our colorful connection with George W Bush.
Stats: 68 miles, 15 mph avg speed, 5500' climbing, 64 - 70 deg.
2 comments:
good chatting with you tonight Jim. I’ll admit I’m envious of your physical condition at the moment. I’ve been there before and it’s a great feeling to be able to pound up a mountain pass with your heart thumping in your chest and still feel like your body can take more. Your homework has paid off! Conversely we’re living a rather dormant lifestyle at the moment scheduled in 3-hour chunks, 24/7 to keep the little guys screams appeased. Couldn’t be happier tho.
I’m off to hit the trainer in the garage for half an hour.
I am glad for you too, that you get to crash each night in a bed!
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