We are officially in state 7 of 8. Crazy!! How did this happen?! One pedal stroke at a time. Now Ryan and I are having to hardcore face the fact that soon, we will be done with the intended journey and need a plan. The corona virus has certainly thrown a wrench in our ideas as it has for so many people. Interesting times!
We had a great day with lots mileage and LOTS of eating. We did the math and each ate around 1,800 calories for lunch. Cottage cheese, chili, chips, guacamole, fruit cocktail, and a chocolate for dessert. I was STUFFED. So full. In fact so full that I got worried about weight gain and used an online calculator to check how my burn stacked up to intake. Worries completely averted as I supposedly burn around 300 calories an hour and biked about 6 hours…. a total of around 2,000 calories burned! Bring on the dinner.
Saying goodbye to New Mexico today was bittersweet. The last day in the state brought us a beautiful, flat landscape with light winds. What a fantastic ride. There are some gorgeous wildflowers as well:
Ryan is such an amazing boyfriend and told me to go take some time for myself to draw while he set up our ENTIRE camp AND cooked. I’m in love 😘
Route info for interested readers:
Highway 90 to Lordsburg then 70 West to Duncan
There and Back Again 