Sunday, June 25, 2017

Weds. June 7; Day 11; 45 miles; Mid 80s; light wind.

We got a great start this morning, leaving at 6:15.  A beautiful ride on smooth asphalt.  We followed route 117 through El Malpais National Monument. Beautiful cliff formations; ancient lava flow rock formations as well.  We ended in Grants, a city of boom and bust.  They have been the uranium capital of the world as well as the carrot capital of the world.  The famous Route 66 goes through town. Sadly all the old motels are shuttered. We arrived in town at noon; stopped to resupply at the Walmart, then went to an RV park to wash clothes and take a shower.  We tried to leave town in the cool of the evening, but Anna blew a tire heading out of town.  Fortunately, we only had a half mile to a Mom & Pop motel where we made repairs (avoided some rain storms

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