Day 12 Albuquerque to Santa Fe, NM 66 miles
We past a lot of ranch gates. I thought this one was especially unique. Didn't see any ranch houses just the gates. I think the symbols in the middle give the name of the ranch. Any ideas?
Today was kind of tough-lots of climbing. Not steep climbing like after Sedona just long climbs. You can do it two ways: stand up and pump or shift to a low gear and spin. I chose the latter. The young guys do the former.
I meant to mention an interesting encounter I had at a big service plaza along I40 a couple of days ago. I was at the Dairy Queen getting a milk shake. A lady came up to me and asked "How far are you riding?" I said Boston. She said "Why"? I babbled something about the challenge and all that but what really came to mind was the scene from the movie "Witness" when the tourist lady wants to take a picture of Harrison Ford who is hiding among the Amish. That's what I wanted to say. If you haven't seen the movie it's a good one. It's one of Barbara's favorites.
Never been in so much sunshine. We've only had one partly cloudy day. I gotta believe things will average out though. When we get to the Midwest I'm expecting some rainy days. But, on the other hand, we may have a wizard with us. Michel, from Montreal has biked all over the world. He said that in roughly 200 days of cycling he's never been rained on. So we'll see.
Sunshine on your shoulders makes you happy!!!!Remember that old song?? I have no idea what the symbols mean; but, that is a good looking gate. You could have told that woman you were going to Boston to get some beans. That reply would have been as good as her question. Anyway, we are in awe of you even if you don't think you are young enough to stand and pedal....have a wonderful day off and don't forget the ice bath. Thinking of you. S & J
ReplyDeleteI believe that is the brand of the ranch that is in the middle of the gate. Brands are very interesting and I would like to find out the name of that particular ranch. Time for research. Sleep well.
ReplyDeletei did a little research through my native american symbol books.........i used to get my pottery ideas from them.......but i didn't see anything that helped but i am going to guess CROSS BOW RANCH.........just a guess but perhaps a decent one..........please eat some great food in sante fe.......it is a marvelous place to dine........
ReplyDeletei forgot that you pure cyclists are not interested in fine dining........just that very, very, very, long, hot, open road.....i imagine that soon the landscape will change, probably dramatically......but to quote a famous chicken......."you knew the job was dangerous when you paid for it"!
ReplyDeleteI think it's the "Inverted Omega Chi" Ranch.
ReplyDeleteAs a Delta Chi member in school, I was inverted quite often.
But what's up with the horse jumping out of the window?
I think it's best you didn't go in there!
Stay focused Sam!