Goodbye dear Guadalupe and El Capitain! What a rare treat to camp two nights in the same spot. I have to agree with Ryan, it was starting to feel like home.
We took off after a nice morning complete with push-ups, pull-ups, planks, and plenty of stretching. The first seven miles FLEW by as we descended nearly that entire distance. Pedaling was optional thanks to all the hard work we had done getting ourselves up the mountain a couple days ago.
Sights set on Dell City, the nearest stop between us and El Paso, the morning and afternoon passed quickly. Rosita’s Cafe provided a delicious (to-go) lunch of beef enchiladas and chile rellenos for our hungry bellies before we hit the TINY grocery store for some much needed food. The secluded town charged secluded town prices… but we were thankful for the option to buy food since we were running very low.
Ryan got me through an afternoon slump when my body and mind were both asking me, not so politely to stop and lay down instead of pedal by making us both Cool-Aid and giving plenty of hugs ❤️ We rode a little over 20 miles out of Dell City and tucked ourselves away for the night about a mile down a ranch road.
Ryan made us ham, cheese, and salsa quesadilla for dinner while I set up the tent and practiced the harmonica. Battle Hymn of the Republic, I’m coming for you.
Route info for interested reader:
We went west on the 62 and turned at the sign for Dell City onto Ranch Road 1567. We left Dell City on Ranch Road 1437 and continued on Highway 62 headed west until turning onto Ranch Road 1111 for about a mile to set up camp in a more secluded area.
There and Back Again 
A wonderful journey at an awesome time of the year. Stay strong
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Thank you for the comment! We loved getting to meet you in El Paso. We will stay strong and can’t wait to see more of your neck of the woods! Sure is a great time of the year to be here with the wild flowers.
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