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Adventure Travel

Adventure Travel

Route 66: Day 7, Pecos to Las Vegas. 46 Miles.

LAS VEGAS, NM—It was still raining in Pecos when we awoke at the monastery.  The Benedictine brothers had prepared a nice breakfast of some kind of egg and spinach casserole and melon slices.  Mike and I ate with a couple of nuns visiting from Texas. Everybody knew the weather was Read more…

By Jon Knudsen, 10 yearsMay 17, 2015 ago
Adventure Travel

Route 66: Day 6, Santa Fe by train, then bike to Pecos. 28 miles.

PECOS, NM—It should have been an easy day:  only 25 miles and a train ride.  It started out fine.  Mike and I met near the Alvarado Station in downtown Albuquerque.  We made sure our bikes were set up and rode them over to the RailRunner platform. What a deal!  Roll Read more…

By Jon Knudsen, 10 yearsMay 16, 2015 ago
Adventure Travel

Day #5: Grants to Route 66 Casino. 60 Miles.

NOB HILL—Today was the first day that I woke up and my legs felt tired.  I believe it must have been that really difficult morning yesterday with the wind and hills.  But all in all, I had expected to feel much worse at this point.  We had been on the Read more…

By Jon Knudsen, 10 yearsMay 14, 2015 ago
Adventure Travel

Route 66: Day #4, Ancient Way Cafe to Grants. 42 Miles.

GRANTS, NM—The Ancient Way Cafe didn’t open until 9:00.  At 7:00 Mike and I were in the restaurant trying to use their wifi.  They didn’t care.  In fact, their coffee pot was always full, even if breakfast was another two hours away. I barely managed to get Monday’s report posted Read more…

By Jon Knudsen, 10 yearsMay 13, 2015 ago

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