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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 #3 Hillsboro, NM to Forks Campground - Gila National Forest, NM

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Southern Tier Part 3 - Day #3 May 27, 2023 Hillsboro, NM to Forks Campground - Gila National Forest, NM - 77 Miles Start 7:09 PM Finish 5:43 PM Total Duration 10:33 Moving Time 8:13 Stopped Time 2:21 Ascent 6836'  Descent 6529' Tour Total 216 Miles Details at: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/122723323 I slept well in Hillsboro Community Campground alongside NM Highway 152. It got cold during the night and I had to climb into my sleeping bag. It was a slow pack-up this morning and I made use of a nearby picnic table. I stopped back at the winery to use their Wi-Fi from out front. I also cleaned my sunglasses. The next door cafe wouldn’t be open for another fifteen minutes, and I decided to start pedaling up towards the pass. I was wearing my cycling shorts, short-sleeve jersey, gilet, and jacket. Kingston was nine miles ahead to the west and Silver City was fifty-eight. Today was Saturday May 27th, the day I had originally planned to start the tour. Michele had changed her plane r...
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