Patience
May 3, 2021
All it takes is time, about 4 million years. ©2021 Lynnea C Salvo
Biking Bookended by Birding
May 3, 2021
Dave’s wife, Connie, is an avid birder. She arranged a birding outing in Santa Fe with a gal named Cheryl Grindle. I had my first experience searching seriously for the flutter in a bush or the shadow in the sky with Cheryl, Connie, and Dave. Cheryl recommended that Connie check out Rattlesnake Springs near Carlsbad, … More Biking Bookended by Birding
My New Mexico Adventure Is Completed
May 3, 2021
The city of Artesia marked the beginning of New Mexico oil country. It was clearly a thriving small city with several hotels, freshly paved roads, a number of fancy restaurants, prom-goers with hoop skirts with a six-foot diameter, art centers, and numerous public art pieces. The economy of Artesia has been driven by oil for … More My New Mexico Adventure Is Completed
Our “Easy” Day
May 2, 2021
Dave builds mercy into his bike adventures and today was supposed to be our mercy day, just 42 miles and no climbs. That meant we had time to stop at the local bike shop on our way out of town, Moon Rocks Outfitters. I’ve had an annoying subtle squealing noise almost from the beginning that … More Our “Easy” Day
A war that happened and one that didn’t
May 1, 2021
Contrary to yesterday, we headed out with a cowboy breakfast in our bellies. The route was long (over 70 miles) but all downhill, or so we thought. We had a hard time getting very far for several reasons. First, treed mountains swept up on either side of the canyon we descended, making for some stunning … More A war that happened and one that didn’t
Dessert Before Dinner
April 30, 2021
There was some trepidation about today’s ride. At the end, there would be a climb three times as long with three times the elevation gain of the hardest climb we’d done so far. What if we had headwind for that, too? We left our themed rooms at Corona Motel. I had the Jungle Room, Connie … More Dessert Before Dinner
Tumbleweed and hypothermia
April 29, 2021
In High Drama, my previous post, I recounted the tale of Dave’s lost iPhone. A trio of technology fixes worked. Find My iPhone pointed to a location and Strava showed that we stopped at Mile 4.9 from the start (where Dave thought he had dropped something). Both indicated the same area. Then when Dave and … More Tumbleweed and hypothermia
High Drama
April 28, 2021
Dave and I started out nicely from Moriarty. We both remarked how easy it felt with no headwind and only mild hills. We easily met Dave’s goal of 10 by 9, 10 miles by 9 AM. A ways out of town, Dave slowed down, then stopped, and remarked that he thought he heard something drop. … More High Drama
Mountain Bike Trail, Hills, and Headwind
April 28, 2021
Dave’s ride started in the high desert in Santa Fe, elevation 7200 feet. We needed a shortish ride to acclimatize. I chose a Santa Fe River trail loop for that. The “river” was mainly a dried up gully. At the end of the day, my smarty pants Garmin announced that I had acclimatized to 3450 … More Mountain Bike Trail, Hills, and Headwind
“Always.”
April 27, 2021
It was noon on March 6 that I got the dreaded call. “Your mom is in the hospital. It appears she had a stroke.” Once stabilized, my mom could not walk, swallow, play Rummikubes, or smile. She wanted to talk but could not reliably get out words. On the other hand, her cognitive functions were … More “Always.”
