After a much needed rest day, our group rode out of Albuquerque toward the Sangre de Cristo Mountains and into Santa Fe today. Roughly 70 miles and about 4,000 feet of climbing reminded us all that one day's rest does not a fresh set of legs make.
While shopping at Fat Tire Cycles yesterday (a great bike shop, by the way), I got to know Adam, who has qualified for the Race Across America and is seriously thinking about joining us in Colorado Springs for the rest of the trip! He had planned to lead us out of town today but a last minute "pet emergency" sidelined his ride. His wanderlust reached a fever pitch when I described our ride, so who knows, we may have a new rider soon.
Speaking of new riders, Josh joined the group last night and will be with us for the rest of the ride. Philly Represent! He has already fit in with our group and will be a welcome addition to our quirky brand of road humor.
We are sleeping on the floor of the Zia United Methodist Church here in Santa Fe, having found showers at the nearby Rec Center. Nate and Katherine served up a spendid homemade beef stroganoff dinner, complete with baked potatoes (Thanks, Aaron!) and spinach salad. We're now discussing the weather outlook for tomorrow, as we had threatening skies today with distant thunder all around. Sounds like typical mountain weather to me!
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Hi Chris! Hope you don't get soaked on your ride through the mountains! All you riders continue to be on the prayer list at UCCH. I got back from Montreat (and a complete break from computers!) yesterday, but managed to get caught up on the blog and amazing photos today. Will be on and off internet in the next weeks, as we take off on Thursday, but will check in anytime I can. Bonne chance!!
Love, Jenny et al.
Good luck with the mountainous terrain! Hopefully the scenery will help take your minds off the challenges of the route. Maybe, a little???
Hang in there!
Auntie "M"
Did you all enjoy Santa Fe? I hope you got the chance to check out a gallery or something...although i know how tired you all are coming in. I hope Josh fared well on his first day. Dani did you enjoy your driving day with Doug? :) I miss you all. God bless!
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