It’s your dream make it as big as you want.

Day 60. 74.02 miles today for 2499 miles in total. Packed up from Pie Town RV park and went to Does and Bucks for breakfast. (The pie place with chef Larry) I had a cinnamon roll and a breakfast sandwich and 2 large cups of coffee. Lois said it was the best tea on the continental divide and she had two cups! Dropped post cards at the post office on our way out of town and met the caretaker for the toaster house, the local hostel. The road was solid but you could see where it had been wet and muddy. The mountains looked volcanic. One of the bolts on my rack came loose today and needed tightening. You learn the normal noises your bike makes and you quickly become aware of any odd noise that is not normal. We climbed up most of the day before lunch and stopped for lunch in the sun surrounded by ponderosa pines and oak trees with tiny little leaves. The mountains came closer all day. The last 10 miles on the trail were mostly fast downhill with a lot of rattling due to the washboards. We saw a Coyote today and an elk. Our first elk while actually riding. We also saw an elk skin hanging over a conservation sign. We assumed it was a statement from a hunter. Lois dodged a snake at high speed and also a small tarantula. We passed a couple of continental divide trail hikers (both Japanese) and we also crossed over a continental divide crossing today. When we intersected the pavement we saw Caroline whom we met last night. She had just finished that section and her husband Doug was there with his truck to pick her up. We had hoped to catch up and ride with her today but it wasn’t to be. She has ridden the whole CD trail alone….. when not with her husband in the airstream….. she is brave. We made an alternate plan (reroute) for the afternoon as the forecast was for storms with rain all day tomorrow. It was about 40 more miles on the road to the town of Reserve. On the road we were passed by two angry truck drivers and we were single file. It was really the first time we’ve had a bad interaction with a vehicle and there were two in a short period. We got caught in a storm for about an hour of heavy rain. When we are on pavement, We all take turns in front, 1 mile each, and then you go to the back of the line. It makes the miles go faster and helps everyone get a break. There are mile markers on the road so it is easy to track your “turn”. We are in a hotel now and it is pouring buckets. Lois vetoed the first hôtel with a bad gut feeling. This one is really new and clean so no chance of bed bugs tonight! This town is a bit scary. Thunder and lightning. Good call on our part to be in a hotel and dry tonight with heavy rains forecasted for tomorrow. Tara and I changed up the beans and rice menu tonight for broccoli, mashed potatoes, carrots and tuna. It was a good change! We think we can finish in about 5 more days of riding. Hard to believe we have been riding 60 days.