I did it! About 5000 feet of climbing, 47 miles, 10 mph average. I felt pretty good although on the last climbs I had to rest and let my heart rate settle down. We were at over 8000 feet so that may have contributed. It was definitely the most beautiful ride yet. We are in the Black Mountains at the very funky Black Range Lodge in Kingston, New Mexico - population 30. Geronimo and Cochise used to hang out here - it was Apache territory.
My trip to the Gila Cliff Dwellings yesterday in Silver City (home of Billy the Kid), was wonderful. In 1270 the Mogollon Indians lived in the hillside caves, building rooms for birthing, living, cooking and ceremony. They made mortar from stone dust and urine which in in place today; you can still see their handprints from building the walls - 700 years later.
My trip to the Gila Cliff Dwellings yesterday in Silver City (home of Billy the Kid), was wonderful. In 1270 the Mogollon Indians lived in the hillside caves, building rooms for birthing, living, cooking and ceremony. They made mortar from stone dust and urine which in in place today; you can still see their handprints from building the walls - 700 years later.
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Awesome! More details on the climbing please! BTW we are in whistler now and Debbie has the chicken pox! Can you believe that, the chicken pox! She doesn't feel that bad though and we saw the MD today to get the medicine we needed for it. -Gar
Phyllis,
It's always nice to read about your adventures. I must admit though, for as easy as it is to respond to your blog, I find myself sometimes in a quandry.
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