May 19, 2024 to Las Vegas, NM


 😳.  Went 81 miles to get 74.   I missed a turn, 7 miles from hotel 🏨.    Thankfully Steve chased me for 3 1/2 miles before catching me and turning me around.  I'm not in this to earn extra credit.  I owe Steve ice cream for a week at least!

Here are some pics from the journey.  Below are Greg and Marie with me.

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These are from Pecos national Forest rest stop.   Probably the most scenic rest stop we have had yet.



A few more from second rest stop 


Few more from the road 🛣️ 



We ended the day at plaza hotel.   A really old and redone historically place.   Can't imagine what it was like back in the day.
This is the ballroom.   Even has old fashioned brass room keys 🗝️!

Gained 4426, lost 4588 in elevation.   Spending tonight at 6500 feet again.
Yes I screwed up distance wise today.   Good news was pretty much tailwind or crosswind all day!   I had one five mile section where I AVERAGED over 26 mph.  Really in the scheme of things, a good day 😄.





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