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Continue reading →: Day 38 – Santa Fe to Albuquerque67 miles (108 km) – Total so far: 2,122 miles (3,415 km) Not the earliest of starts, but away after breakfast at Cowgirls which was a good experience, it’s where all the celebs eat apparently. I hadn’t expected it to be a very picturesque ride and few bits of it were.…
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Continue reading →: Day 37 – In Santa Fe8 miles (13 km) – Total so far: 2,055 miles (3,307 km) I spent most of the day riding around downtown Santa Fe, somewhere quite different. And reading Death Comes For The Archbishop (Cather) in the shadow of the St Francis of Assisi Cathedral. It really couldn’t be any more appropriate.…
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Continue reading →: Day 36 – Abiquiu to Santa Fe57 miles (92 km) – Total so far: 2,047 miles (3,294 km) Chatting over dinner with Benyamin and his daughter and daughter in law made for a very enjoyable evening, and the food was great also. New Mexico only has a population of 8 million, and most of them live in…
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Continue reading →: Day 35 – Chama to Abiquiu60 miles (97 km) – Total so far: 1,990 miles (3,202 km) I had two excellent La Cumbre Elevated IPAs last night with dinner at the High Country Saloon and left it a bit late cycling home. I was distracted by the extremely drunk man shouting at the band, and seeing…
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Continue reading →: Day 34 – Pagosa Springs to Chama NM61 miles (98 km) – Total so far: 1,929 miles (3,105 km) Don and Denise were great hosts. They were loading up to visit their daughters the following day with furniture for there new student house, and there were a couple of helpers around. At 7 we had a couple of…
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Continue reading →: Day 33 – Durango to Pagosa Springs63 miles (101 km) – Total so far: 1,868 miles (3,006 km) And yesterday I forgot to add a moan… Surely if I forgot then it wasn’t so serious? The wind. All day into a breeze, a gentle wind. What a difference a day makes (24 little hours) – today that…
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Continue reading →: Day 32 – Dolores to Durango52 miles (83 km) – Total so far: 1,806 miles (2,906 km) Today was a ride of three hills. It’s up straight out of Dolores and onto the 184 highway as it goes up 400 metres at 4-5%. Then a fast downhill to the town of Mancos where my route joined…
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Continue reading →: Day 31 – Monticello to Dolores63 miles (102 km) – Total so far: 1,754 miles (2,822 km) Good pasta at the Peace Tree last night, and the threat of the storm passed with some thunder rumbles and a few spots of rain only. Jim, the exhibition shooting camp owner, came over and chatted as I broke…
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SafeReturnDoubtful is my alias. Rua is my fox red labrador pup, born 14 Feb 2026 and learning fast..
Where is Rua?
I was so much older then…
Quote of the Week
Alice asked the Cheshire Cat, who was sitting in a tree, ‘What road do I take?’ The cat asked, ‘Where do you want to go?’ ‘I don’t know,’ Alice answered. ‘Then,’ said the cat, ‘it really doesn’t matter, does it?’
Lewis Carroll
