STAGE 4 SAN JON TO CLOVIS
After awakening at 4:30am and a hearty breakfast, I was ready to face the monsters on the mesa (see stage 1)
Again the weather was cold (low 40's) and rained off and on with winds blowing 30mph. I left San Jon on a newly paved highway which extended to Grady (24 miles of sweetness). As I climbed the mesa, the windmills (80 total in all) worked hard to move the fog. The cross winds were blowing the tarantulas across the highway and was numbing my feet to the point that it felt that I had needles in them. After the 24 miles of sweetness, my saddle became unbearable on the next six miles of broken highway. I asked Emily at one point to go see how far it is to highway 209 because I knew it had to be better than this. She drove about two blocks and there it was LOL. The next 10 miles was under construction for shoulder work but it was in the oncoming lane and not a factor. When I arrived in Clovis, Theresa Buck was on the phone with Emily and said it had snowed about 5 inches in Red River and it was still coming down. At that point, due to the unpredictable weather the next morning, I decided to Ride On to the state line.
I rode to Texico and had a few freezing photos by the state line sign and got in the car to warm up. We still had no room facilities at this time. I call one of the commissioners that I met at a MOLI certification course, Isidro Garcia, and he called another commissioner that had a son, Ted, working at the Holiday Inn. They were able to help us with a very comfortable room and a HOT shower. ahhhhhhhhhh. We are comfortably resting and enjoying the room waiting to see what the weather has in store for us tomorrow. I have a new friend that I met today and we will stay in touch forever. His name is Ointment - Desitin Ointment. This creamy zinc oxide ointment has a fresh scent, goes on easly and wipes off easy. It is great for overnight relief. LOL
Live Strong and Ride On
Again the weather was cold (low 40's) and rained off and on with winds blowing 30mph. I left San Jon on a newly paved highway which extended to Grady (24 miles of sweetness). As I climbed the mesa, the windmills (80 total in all) worked hard to move the fog. The cross winds were blowing the tarantulas across the highway and was numbing my feet to the point that it felt that I had needles in them. After the 24 miles of sweetness, my saddle became unbearable on the next six miles of broken highway. I asked Emily at one point to go see how far it is to highway 209 because I knew it had to be better than this. She drove about two blocks and there it was LOL. The next 10 miles was under construction for shoulder work but it was in the oncoming lane and not a factor. When I arrived in Clovis, Theresa Buck was on the phone with Emily and said it had snowed about 5 inches in Red River and it was still coming down. At that point, due to the unpredictable weather the next morning, I decided to Ride On to the state line.
I rode to Texico and had a few freezing photos by the state line sign and got in the car to warm up. We still had no room facilities at this time. I call one of the commissioners that I met at a MOLI certification course, Isidro Garcia, and he called another commissioner that had a son, Ted, working at the Holiday Inn. They were able to help us with a very comfortable room and a HOT shower. ahhhhhhhhhh. We are comfortably resting and enjoying the room waiting to see what the weather has in store for us tomorrow. I have a new friend that I met today and we will stay in touch forever. His name is Ointment - Desitin Ointment. This creamy zinc oxide ointment has a fresh scent, goes on easly and wipes off easy. It is great for overnight relief. LOL
Live Strong and Ride On
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