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Musings about life on two wheels
Day 5 plan: Black Canyon campground
The next town is Pietown, some 180 miles & 16k feet of elevation away (those are the conservative numbers, probably 20 miles more TBH). Zero chance of doing that in a day. Most folks seem to stop at Beaverhead – 80+ miles and over 11k feet of elevation. That sounds like a lot. Yesterday was…
Day 4: Out & About in Silver City
The last post was pretty much about repair, but I had a good Father’s day in Silver City. A few calls to bike shops in the A.M. All closed. I walked into town for some breakfast, and to see if I could find anybody at a shop on their day off. Breakfast was at Roxy’s…
Day 4: Rest & Repair – Brakes: About a half left
My rear brake is pretty done – I think it got air in the line on the plane. My front is still working ok, but also seems soft (and it’s annoyingly dragging a bit). Hoping to get some repair today. Update: all the bike shops are closed, so I’m working on a backup plan: Baby…
Day 3 rambling update
Tl:Dr: CDT south to north, then Silver City. Slept ok, good breakfast. Thank you Hatchita Bike Ranch. Later: 70 miles to Silver City is a lie, but I mostly had fun. Current status: taking an outlaw bath at Motel 6. Maps & stats at Strava: https://strava.app.link/ZbpD5hk7sKb More below the photo… Song of the day: Every…
Did you know… & Plan for tomorrow
The eyes of spiders shine like little gems in bright lights. It’s kind of amazing, I thought it was maybe pyrite or something else in the soil – nope: tiny spider eyes. Also: just saw a shooting star. Tomorrow: start early, do the CDT northbound. Then head for Silver City
Crepuscular days
Riding in New Mexico is different than in Canada (or Colorado). Because it’s so hot, you end up becoming Crepuscular: active in the morning and evening, resting during the day and at night. It’s a pretty huge shift, and an (additional) strain on the system. The biggest challenge is resting during the day – the…
Day 2: Back from the CDT – what a night
Tl:Dr; the hard part is hard, harder in the dark. I have to go do it again to stay in Touch Divide, but tomorrow. Today: rest. Strava: https://strava.app.link/7p2rJkr50Kb Today (June 13) is when the real racers (Willy, Everett, Steven) showed up to prepare for the Grande Depart. Great to meet them. Willy & Everette were…
Notes to self
Tighten the light mount Tighten the bike computer mount Lube your squeaky chain Remove cactus barbs and take a shower!!
The Photos
GDMBR 2024 – All This is my ‘fit to publish’ gallery. Not much editing, but you get to see pretty much everything I’ve taken a photo of.
TBH: Day 1 a little disapointing
Tl:Dr; I (we) finished my day 1 plan at night! And, I skipped part of the official route, so I’m out of the TD? Still: Monumental (for me) The weather in S.W. new mexico was very hot yesterday. Jeff (the owner of the Hatchita Bike Ranch) took us down to Antelope Wells, arriving at 10pm.…
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