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Southern Tier Part 3 - Day #2 Leasburg Dam State Park, NM, to Hillsboro, NM

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Southern Tier Part 3 - Day #2 May 26, 2023 Leasburg Dam State Park, NM, to Hillsboro, NM - 65 Miles Start 7:07 AM Finish 3:13 PM Total Duration 8:06 Moving Time 5:44 Stopped Time 2:21 Ascent 2569'  Descent 1284' Tour Total 139 Miles Details at: https://ridewithgps.com/trips/122444830 I slept well last night camped right next to a picnic table on a concrete slab at Leasburg Dam State Park beside the Rio Grande. The nearby spillway roared all night long, and at one point the air got chilly. I slept in my silk liner and used my sleeping bag as a blanket. I woke up with the light, and found blood all over my silk liner and Thermarest from my gashed knee. It was a leisurely pack-up and I made use of the picnic table. I enjoyed some pecans while I donned my leg-warmers. In addition to my cycling shorts and short-sleeve jersey I was wearing my gilet and jacket. Back up on the asphalt I checked my tires for goat heads. I took the road back out to Highway 185, and the park gate was open...
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My trail name is RustyCrank. I'm an artist and college professor from Brooklyn, NY. In the last five years since I set out to cross the United States on the Adventure Cycling Trans American route, I've logged thousands of miles all over this continent and others. I’m back on the Southern Tier route to complete my third and final segment. When I arrive in San Diego, I'll have achieved the Triple Crown of American long-distance cycling.  Because of the intense summer heat and bitter winter cold, the Southern Tier route needs to be cycled in either the spring or fall. As a college professor those months are unavailable to me, so I broke the route into three sections. Starting in 2021 during spring break, I took advantage of online teaching to cycle the first section from St. Augustine, Florida to Biloxi, Mississippi. I was accompanied by my dog Blanka, whom I pulled behind me in a wagon. In 2022, and again at spring break, I hired subs for the extra week and rode solo from Bil...
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