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Day 12- Lordsburg, NM

 New state day!



Oh my word, I am tired!. Back to back 75 milers has worn me out. We left out of Safford around 6:45 AM and immediately took a wrong turn that didn’t take us far out of our way, but was a bit discouraging. We needed to be on 70 E., a road we would ride for 75 miles.

Ann rode with me today. I needed a buddy as I was in tears at breakfast worrying about Sandy and Mia. Mia  has been hospitalized with RSV for several days and had had a setback. I couldn’t stop thinking about her.

Ann and I stopped at a driveway about 5 miles into the ride to take off layer. A man named Mons came out to chat with us. He’d been a Warm Showers host for years and had hosted over 100 riders. He put them up in his parents house behind his and always cooked them a warm meal. He was a lovely start to our day.

We rode a while until we came to a historic marker. These are interesting because they are so one-sided. Seems those pesky Indians didn’t take kindly to people infiltrating their land. How weird. I found the bullet holes interesting.



At one marker two cyclists, Barry and Steve, stopped by to chat. They are traveling the opposite direction from us but showed up in our campground tonight as they are supported by their wives driving campers. I like their Glamping style.


We stopped for lunch in a small town called Duncan. I couldn’t stomach the possibility of another PB&J and stopped into Hilda‘s Kitchen and Meat Market. The market part was not well stocked and I wondered if it was a bit of a food desert but the kitchen side did not disappoint. A chicken sandwich never tasted so good.



From there it was less than 10 miles to the New Mexico border where we stopped for pictures. New Mexico greeted us with straight roads and 12 to 15 mph head wins for 30 miles. The KOA sign was a welcome site!

What I learned today:

  • You only have to worry about today’s ride. I seem to learn this one over and over again
  • There really are cowboys. I saw one with his lasso and horse getting ready to ride into a range.
  • I can ride pretty far standing up when my fanny  hurts.

Comments

  1. AnonymousOctober 9, 2022 at 5:46 AM

    Sending prayers for Sandy and Mia. Keep us posted. Debbie

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  2. AnonymousOctober 9, 2022 at 10:42 AM

    Ellen

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  3. EllenOctober 9, 2022 at 10:45 AM

    Lydia, I’m loving your posts. You have achieved “rock star” status. Please let me know if I can help Sandy in any way.

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