Greetinz frum Glen Canyon (yeah, just had to come thru here... they even spelled it right) ;-)
4th day on the rd, outta Durango, n itz been an adventure, for shore!
Second day out of Cortez found the bike and i reachin a sort of agreement that i would not exceed 25 mph on the downhills, and in exchange, she wouldn't try to turn me into roadkill- =-) (i still push tha threshold on that top end speed, n she's slowly warming up ta the thought of 30, tho its a risky prospect- )
But wait, lemme back up for a minute, for those of you that didn't "get tha memo" ;-)
i'm cross country on my bike from durango to good ol' cali for the next 2-3 weeks- following roughly the 'western express' route as designated by adventure cycling (i don't have the maps, its more fun to figure it out as you go, i've found- =-) )
Made it thru the Navaho nation on that second day, along montezuma creek, passing thru Bluff, and on to Comb wash, my first dirt/gravel segment of the journey- lots of warnings from the folks at the restaurant in Bluff didn't curb my enthusiasm to ride this bit, as i'd been told it was a must see, with very lil traffic... both entirely true... however (comma) sand and loose deserty soils don't ride well w. road tires and a bob trailer, loaded w/ 1oo lbs uv stuff! my scorchin second day avg of 14 mph quickly turned to 6-7... w/ lots of pushin, cursing, and flailing of limbs thru the sandy bits...
heres a lil peek at the first successful dismount of the journey... skinny tires, trailers, and sandy roads make for a dicey trio-
the road ahead...
thats all for now, folks... gotta go down some more calories and get in some much needed rest for the miles to come! keep ya posted as i can-
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