Day 9 Flagstaff to Gallup NM 87 miles
No flats today or as the Brits call them " punctures". I don't no why, we were still riding on I40 and there seemed to be as much debris as ever. Some others had flats but I think the total may have been five. Not like yesterday's seventeen.
The big thing today was the wind. It was blowing at least 30mph with stronger gusts and it was pretty much behind us. I rode the 87 miles in about 41/2 hours. There were times, on a flat stretch of road that I would show 27 mph. Doesn't sound like a big deal but compared to the normal 15 or 16mph you get places fast.
Lots of big trains. Three engines pulling and two pushing. Maybe 120 cars. The BN/SF tracks run parallel to I40.
Like Winslow and Holbrook not a whole lot here in Gallup. Although Ann, who seems to investigate the towns more than the rest of us, said the Navajo code talkers museum is here.
Just a little side note about Craig, the guy who came up with this idea. His system for getting his muscles to recover at the end of the day is to buy a couple of bags of ice, fill the tub half way with cold water, dump in the ice and sit in it for as long as he can stand it. I haven't tried that method.
Tomorrow were off to Grants, NM. It's a short day, only 67 miles. We cross the Continental Divide.
I read and enjoy all the comments.
Ahh, yes the ice treatment....Serena Williams does that exact treatment after beating up one opponent after another. You should try it, who knows what will happen????? Glad you made such good time. 27mph must seem like a luxury. Think of us as you cross the Continental Divide. This is an awesome trip. Have a good day tomorrow. Thinking of you.
ReplyDeletethe "cold treatment" is nothing new to me.......it doesn't even require bags of ice....glad you had no flats today.....i still can't believe you are on interstates.....i am amazed.......
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ReplyDeleteWhy I40? What about getting your kicks on Route 66? At my nephew's graduation party last weekend a young guy was showing me his pictures from a trip he just took through New Mexico. Snow on some mountain peaks.
There's probably a little climbing you need to do in that state, so best with that. Otherwise, watch out for tumbleweeds in that wind! Here's to ya' -----