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Epilogue

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After my tire dip I booked a room at the nearest hotel, the Ocean Villa Inn, which was adjacent to the bike trail and Dog Beach. I stopped for a few cans of margarita mix and cold beer, and then pedaled to the hotel. Room #46 was on the second floor, and had a back porch that overlooked the path I had just come in on. My front tire and feet were still covered in sand. I took a shower and then sat out on the porch. The next morning I enjoyed a humongous breakfast burrito from the airstream food truck out front. I stopped by the hotel lobby and paid for an additional night. I rode around Ocean Beach and enjoyed a street market. I went to Kilowatt Brewing where I sampled the Guava 250 KWH IPA. That evening I met up with my son's cousins Chloe and Dylan at Wonderland, where I enjoyed a few pints of Eppig 10:45 to Denver. We sat out on the westward facing balcony and had front row seats for the sunset, drum circle, and fire twirling.  My room wasn't available for a third night so I ...
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Getting back to where I left off

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The pretext for the timing of this trip was an invitation to visit the Lightning Field , a land art work by sculptor Walter de Maria and sited in Catron County, NM. In order to experience the installation one needs to request a reservation by entering a lottery on February 1 at midnight Mountain Time. I luckily received a May 23 booking, and elected to link it to the conclusion of my Southern Tier bike tour. I booked a one way flight to El Paso, and Michele would join me for the Lightning Field portion of the trip. We flew to El Paso on May 20th, with a stop in Dallas Ft Worth. For the first time I was using Apple Air Tags and could observe my bike and luggage locations. Our connecting flight to El Paso was delayed by ninety minutes, because our pilot hadn't yet arrived from Tulsa. While we were stuck on the tarmac, I saw my bike removed from the aircraft and the Air Tag showed it retuned to the terminal. I was braced for problems.  We arrived in El Paso two hours late, and my bike...
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Southern Tier Part 3 - Day #13 Ocotillo, CA to San Diego, CA

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Southern Tier Part 3 - Day #13 June 6, 2023 Ocotillo, CA - San Diego, CA 101 Miles Start 6:47 AM Finish 8:39 PM Total Duration 13:52 Moving Time 11:12 Stopped Time 2:40 Ascent 7708'  Descent 8092' Tour Total 1059 Miles Details at: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/123788665 I slept ok on the cement slab behind the Red Feather Off-Road Market & Cafe in Ocotillo. The nearby Great Escape Food & Spirits had been open until 9 PM but I was too tired, and went to bed while the sun was still up. I had climbed into my tent at 5:30 PM. I was exhausted and the wind was turbulent. The mesh of the tent protected me from the blowing dust and fine sand. There was a nearby RV trailer park and people opened and closed the gate several times during the night. It was extremely windy all night long. Occasionally it would settle down for a moment, and I could hear the motor vehicles on Interstate 8. I woke up before the sunrise, and it was still windy. My Windy app forecast wasn’t working, and ...
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