Monthly Archives: May 2011

last night was about as perfect as you can get.  we rode in early since it was an early ride and beat the wind, which meant we had a really chill afternoon.  its one of the big benefits of kicking … Continue reading →

ok, I think phoenix is unholy.  when you enter phoenix like we did in the south east corner and intend to exit in the nw corner (like we do) you have to cover over 55mi (as the crow flys, which … Continue reading →

nothing like waking up in the morning, walking out your door and then climbing to top of the world to get the day started.  it was nearly perfect weather, a cool 70 degrees, a slight head wind, enough to keep … Continue reading →

we took yesterday as a rest day to let jon recover from the late night push, mechanical, and the trauma of doing the right thing.  we also could push a bit longer and gain a day by making it to … Continue reading →

after splitsville (see previous post) I started out for what I was hoping would be a better day than yesterday in the wind.  one thing I have accepted during this trip is that no matter how bad 2 things are … Continue reading →

so we rolled into lordsburg where it was really clear that jon and I were in really different spaces.  like taking a road trip in two cars with two different sound tracks (and one had roadies and the other had … Continue reading →

today is the 30th day we have ridden, we cross over 2k miles, and its our last full day in new mexico.  these feel substantial in their own ways.  and while they are it doesn’t change what this day entails … Continue reading →

today sucked.  I thought about making that the only part of the entry, but the reality is that probably wouldn’t really do me much justice later when I wanted to remember the scars.  by the numbers today didn’t seem all … Continue reading →

we woke up early for today knowing there were winds in the afternoon (20+mph from the west) and about 50mi in there was a 6% graded climb up 2k+ feet to a pass.  both of which were motivation enough to … Continue reading →