Ok, Ok, I know you're curious about the title of this post. I will explain that in a minute. It's part of a great story, but that part is in the middle and I need to start at the beginning. So here we go...
Today Karl and Mo rode from Lordsburg to Deming, NM. They traveled 74 miles today. They are about 6 miles off course, but that is because they decided to go a little southeast to Rock Hound State Park to stay the night in a campground.
The traveled on Interstate 10 today. There was a great tail wind that pushed them along and helped them average about 22 mph. Interstate 10 has a wide shoulder which is perfect for bikes, but it also has a lot of debris from the tractor trailers which is not perfect for bikes. Apparently there are small pieces of metal that were on the side of the road and that led to 3 flat tires for Mo today. So in the flat tire race we have Mo taking the lead with 4, and Karl with 2.
Karl and Mo saw a lot of cool things today. Because the wind was so intense they saw quite a few dust devils. They are small tornado like funnels of sand. Click here for more info on dust devils. They also crossed the continental divide.
The continental divide runs from "northwestern Canada along the crest of the Rocky Mountains to Mexico. It is a line that divides the flow of water between the Pacific Ocean and the Atlantic Ocean. Rain or snow that drains on the east side of the Continental Divide flows toward the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean while precipitation on the west side drains and flows toward the Pacific Ocean." So, does that mean the trip is all down hill from here?
So are you still curious about the title of this post?? Ok, here it goes...When I spoke to Karl this evening, they had decided to hike from the campground at the base of a mountain up to an overlook. He said the views were amazing. I had a hard time hearing him because the wind was so strong. He guessed that from the overlook you could see about 50 miles away. They were sitting there watching sand storms and the sun started to set. Karl and I got off the phone and they decided to head back down the mountain. The sunset was beautiful and they were watching it and not watching where they were going. They came upon a rattlesnake who was not to happy about crossing paths with them. Karl said that he heard the snake before he saw it and when he saw it he started jumping around and screaming. I'm surprised that after 74 miles of biking today that he had the energy to jump around and scream. I would have loved to have been there to see it. My big brother jumping around screaming like..well....a girl...Hopefully they'll be watching where they are going from now on. When they got to the bottom of the mountain, Karl called me back to let me know what had just happened. I'm sure after that episode they'll have to do laundry tonight :-)
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