Musings about life on two wheels
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Great day today
80 miles, 3,500 feet of elevation. Strava link. Somewhere after 70 miles I was pretty crapped out. Reminder: I can go a _long time_ without food, but not forever. I probably need to start eating on a schedule around mile 35.
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Day 7 – Cuba to Abiquiui
Should be about 78 miles. El Rito is a bit farther on and might be a reasonable stretch goal. Neither has a camp ground.
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Ancient Jules
You were lostOn the road from a different wayPushed too farMiles awayFigure it outJules would sayTake your time, ease up, look around and waste the day
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Day 6 Grants to Cuba
Looks like this is about 116 miles. Pretty big elevation day – getting up towards 10k at the end. The map shows very few Points of Interest along the route here, I need to look at this more closely.
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In Case Of Emergency
On any adventure shit can go south. To make south bound shit become manageable, think about it before hand (and practice). So here’s a start: Broken Collar Bone (or other incapacitating injury): Press the SOS button on my Garmin Inreach. Sidewall Issues: patch with boot, glue and needle/thread (note: boots and glue are in, need…
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Day 5 Pie Town to Grants
83.6 miles, 2100 feel of elevation. By now this should be feeling pretty good.
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T- 31 days to start: Sanity Check (again)
I gotta tell ya – sometimes (many times) this just feels crazy. What would possibly convince someone to sign up to ride 100 a day for 30 days? What if I can’t do it? Why go through all the planning? Why why why? I don’t really have a great answer, and definitely not a short…
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Day 4 – From ‘No matter where you go, there you are’ to PieTown
The end of Day 3 is TBD, but the next day’s plan is to make it to one of the most famous points of interest on the route: Pie Town. Guess what it’s famous for? I’m hopeful to eat well. Obligatory movie link: Buckaroo Banzi
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Day Zero
After chatting with El Jefe – it sounds like I will start with him on the 13 (the Thursday) In the evening and do a relatively short run from Antelope Wells to Hatchita (36 miles). We spend the night at the Hatchia bike ranch. And do a much more reasonable to Day 1 from there…
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I have a reputation!
I’ve been trying to figure out how to get down to Antelope Wells. It’s been hard, but I think I’ve got it figured out with a little help from new friends. After much searching, I found Hachita Bike Ranch as the best jumping off point, but the question is how to get there. After chatting…
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