Writing from the library in the small town of Cuba (route mile 2201). We just had a stunning two day ride over the Povedera Mesa - the last mountains with elevations >10,000' on the trip. That may be our last spruce trees on the trip.
Yesterday was rainy (never very heavy) off and on all day. It wasn't too bad, except that we stopped frequently to take the rain gear off and then put it back on again a half hour later. The scenery was stunning, and the flowers were fantastic. We had our first Bushtits and Scrub Jay of the trip: familar birds from home.
We camped last night up on top. Most of the higher elevation was wooded with no view, but the area where we camped had been logged and so had views to both east and west. Took a long time to find a flat place to put the tent, since the logging equipment reconfigures everything into pits and mounds. During the night we had good solid thunderstorms, hail, wind, and such. But we awoke to clear skies and had a great day riding today.
Our next town will be Grants NM, in about three days. After that it's 5-6 days to Silver City with no stores between Grants and Silver City.
We heard from the librarian that two GDR cyclists passed through this morning - we hope to run into them in the next few days -- it's fun to meet other riders. A couple days ago we met a French fellow riding the GDR northbound on a motorcycle - he was jovial and having a blast.
All is well, Amy and Jim
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