SANTA ROSA, NM—Good weather finally showed its sunny face today…with a tail wind. Add another plus: elevations went from about 6400 feet at Las Vegas to 4700 feet in Santa Rosa. Not that there weren’t hill, steep hills…it’s just that there were good, long downhill runs. In fact, even being Read more
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
Zuni, NM—Although there were only two significant hills today, I bet we had gained a couple thousand feet before the day was over. But the big story on Route 602 this morning just had to be the astounding number of horse trailers pulled by speeding pickup trucks. One after another Read more
GALLUP, NM—I didn’t think this trip would begin with high winds and snow, but it did. Fortunately, the wind was straight out of the west and the snow was in the form of snow pellets the size of garbanzo beans. No problem. In fact, the snow disappeared and so did Read more
NOB HILL, ABQ—Starting this Saturday, I will be blogging on Route 66 as my buddy Mike Moye and I ride down that venerable highway on our bicycles. We’re getting a ride to the Arizona state line Saturday morning and then we’ll head back east. The first night we’ll just make Read more
SILVER CITY—It was time for the Tour of the Gila! As we got ready to leave for Silver City, our plans went awry immediately. We decided to eat breakfast at the Arrey Cafe, a wonderful place to get a good breakfast in a hurry and at a reasonable price. Besides, Read more
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM—I had no idea what we would find if we went looking for the old Carrie Tingley Children’s Hospital. I had seen pictures of the patients and life at the hospital. But was the building still there? Would the crushing weight of thousands of sick kids hang Read more
TRUTH OR CONSEQUENCES, NM—Two things struck me at 8:30 Thursday morning as I finished reading the events newsletter from New Mexico Magazine in my email inbox. 1. The Tour of the Gila was this weekend in Silver City. I would love to see part of it, but finding a hotel Read more
NOB HILL, ABQ—For the 24th year, Nob Hill celebrated Earth Day with a community festival on Silver Ave. just behind La Montanita Co-op. Famous for being a gathering of all sorts of colorful people, as well as those interested in issues of the environment and social justice, the Earth Fest Read more
