![]() He started in Antelope Wells two days ago! We started two weeks ago! He was also riding the Great Divide, then continuing to Prudhoe Bay, AK. While we ate and they drank, a dirt biker – Sanjay – arrived. I bought Graham Crackers and jelly to make PB&J cracker sandwiches.Īs we ate, Cody and Bryan rolled in. It was almost 17:00 now and I still hadn’t had a lunch. Apparently we arrived very early in the tourist season. It was open, but unfortunately was understocked. In Horca, we found the restaurant also closed…we tried the grocery. There is a restaurant/grocery there, but between us and it was La Manga pass. The Texans stopped to cook lunch there – we decided to ride on to Horca. It was closed…the boarded-up windows type of closed. We rode fast downhill on the highway and turned off where our maps indicate a restaurant/bar. They started on the border the day after me and said they had seen and followed my tracks. Bryan and Cody are two Texan college students riding the Great Divide South to North. The last mile before pavement certainly was not easy!Īt the top, we found Auke and two other cyclists who were pulling BOB trailers. Rounding a corner, we saw an 18-wheeler perched high on a mountain. We knew a few miles ahead was a paved highway we would go on. Plus, it was close to 15:30 and I hadn’t eaten lunch yet. He is a cyclist and wants to ride on and on – waiting for me is the opposite. He said Auke rode ahead – probably to Horca. Just before it, I joined Mathieu who was waiting. This was my last look at New Mexico as the Colorado border was just ahead. The roads were horribly rutted.Īfter a lot of up and down, I finally descended into the pleasant Apache Canyon. I definitely did not consider the climb short! It seems that people on motorized vehicles are too far disconnected from the road to answer questions of condition, distance, and grade. A short amount of climbing then a downhill, they said. They were familiar with the area so we asked about the trail conditions ahead. While I filled his bottles, two dirt bikers rode up to us. Mathieu stopped to filter water again, but his filter wasn’t working. Over the next half mile Mathieu and I walked down a steep/rocky section of trail. With some trailblazing, we found a way around. The scenery was spectacular! At the top, a snowdrift blocked our path. We decided to meet at the top of Brazos Ridge – 5 miles ahead and 1,000 ft. He was late because he had a flat…so it wasn’t me being stronger. Maybe I am getting stronger, I thought.ġ0 minutes later, Mathieu showed up. When I ran into Auke waiting at the Lagunitas campground, Mathieu had not passed me. While riding, I frequently glanced over my shoulder expecting to see Mathieu ready to pass me. Mathieu stopped to filter water at the first stream we crossed – I pedaled ahead as stopping to wait would only put me further behind. via Brazos Ridge, which is known for bad road conditions.įrom out campsite, we gradually climbed on steep gravel roads. I ate an extra large breakfast this morning – I knew it would be a tough day.
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