Along the gulf coast we were safely in flat territory. As we worked our way diagonally across north-western Louisiana and into Texas, we ran into more rolling terrain. Over the past several days, we worked our way across some larger hills culminating in our time here in Clayton NM.
It's great to see the transition across the country. I'm excited to be here in a terrain that feels completely unfamiliar with animals and bugs that I have never before seen on a regular basis.
That being said, my legs are going to be feeling the intense climbs that we will be doing at the end of today's ride and for the duration of tomorrow's.
Finally, Rhys and Charlie wanted to say hello from here in New Mexico. Can you believe that we have biked this far?
A little research shows me that Mosquero sits at 5,591' elevation and your destination of Santa Fe is at 6,995', an elevation gain of about 1400 ft. Looking at several maps it resembles the escarpment on I-77 that you are familiar with that takes you from the NC Piedmont to the Blue Ridge escarpment in VA and the elevation gain is about the same. Wishing you and all the team lots of stamina. Regards, Rigel
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