After about 20 miles of a gradual rise, we hit hills. It was just over a 6 mile climb, andfelt pretty good. The summit was about 9500 feet, so we got some pictures with the sign and started the decent.
The wind was far worse today than the hills. We had a very stiff headwind all day except for the last two or three miles of our climb. Going downhill we were averaging about 10-12mph, and that's with pedaling. So that was disappointing.
We made it to the bike ship in Alamosa at about 6:05, and they closed at 6:00. No worries though, they were great. We got our new tires, and did a little maintenance on the bikes (new brake pads, lubes chain, etc.) It feel like we've got new bikes. Hopefully this will mare our climbs tomorrow a little bit easier.
We got dinner at a Mexican buffet which was awesome. Then we got some food for breakfast and headed towards this baseball field/fair grounds. We were going to stay under the bleachers, but someone came and turned the lights on. So now we're just out in a field behind a pile of sand. What a life.
Tomorrow: Chama, NM.
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