May 20
Today would have been my Dad's 83rd birthday, and I believe he would have gotten a big kick out of us doing something weird like this. Happy Birthday Dad, you rode with me today!
The route:
Some photos from the day:
These two were taken about 20 miles into the ride, and it is hard to appreciate how far you can see in this part of NM - zoom in on the horizon to see the snow on the mtns...
Yep, this was the gas station from No Country for Old Men, and we had a SAG stop here...made my day. What is the most you ever lost in coin toss? Watch this if you liked the movie: Coin toss
The old motor grader from the clip is even still there:
This was the beginning of the crazy descent...and part way down.
The snakes are sunning in the roads out here now early in the mornings, and this was the first non-rattlesnake that we have seen. We thought that it might be a coral snake, but we could not remember the rhyme: 'red on yellow kill a fellow, red on black, venom lack'. Looking at it now, Stuart would have been a dead fellow...Hic sunt dracones/snakes. Maybe internet service would have been good after all.
Today was another large or extra large day that exceeded what we expected. Tomorrow, we leave NM and head into Texas. Ron H already trumped me in the comments because he thought that I would forget that he grew up in the part of the world we are entering...Ron also said that when he grows down, he wants to be like me...this is a back handed compliment because Ron comes from giant stock.
Thanks for the text messages and for keeping up with us! Talk tomorrow from Texas!
The view of that downhill is terrifying. My esteem of your guys has gone way up!! And happy birthday to your padre!
ReplyDeleteI sat down and binge read your journal so far. You 4 horseman from the good team are amazing and your writing is fantastic!
ReplyDeleteFortunately no Willly Nelson stuck in my brain yet. We might need to honor your ride on a water tower or something.
Wow!
Hoping to catch up with you a bit while we are at the beach! Finally sent Ralph the blog! I’m with Stuart with the WOWS! I would have said it a lot- but not on the downhills. I would have seen nothing but the road. I would have had a death grip on the brakes!😬
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