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Alan's tecno-obsession pays off with this little gem from his Garmin!

Trip End

09/15 Brian and Jorge leave Santa Fe for Albuquerque to drop Mac off at the airport for an early flight to Tallahassee, while Bubba, Bill and I head for Ft. Stockton, TX. Brian and Jorge meet up with us later at a non-descript Quality Inn in this God-forsaken west Texas burg where we find somewhat disappointing steaks at K-Bob's, pretty much the only open restaurant in town. The next day we start the trek across the "great" state of Texas and make it, finally, to Lafayette, Louisiana and some fantastic Cajun Food and music at PreJeans (attached), which Brian describes as the perfect last communal meal for the boys. Early Tuesday morning, we head for home, and another memorable Sloth trip is concluded.

Day 9 09/14 Abquiu to Santa Fe by car, ride abandoned

We finally get back on the grid and the weather forecasts are horrible.  We collectively decide to abandon the ride and head to Santa Fe by car for some R&R and football. Now at the San Francisco Bar and Grill watching the Noles woop up on Nevada. 

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Day 8 09/13 Lake Huron SP to Abiquiu NM

The rain is becoming an issue and what forecasts we can get are mostly flash flood warnings.  We start out in a constant rainfall for an intended 55 miles to Abiquiu.  It turns into the coldest, wettest ride and the 4 riders are just miserable. It helps to have a flat or two on the crappy NM roads. 

We all decide to SAG and Brian and Johnny go first while Mac and Bill continue riding.  We find this great little place called Abiquiu Inn where we get a great rate cause we're "Great Divide" riders. As you can see, the boys enjoy a great dinner with Alan springing for hordurves and a round and Jorge adds a 2nd round and the boys are warm, dry and happy. 

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Day 7 09/12 Spectacle Lake to Lake Huron State Park

The rain continues steadily through the night but again lets up enough for us to break camp in the morning. We head out to the microscopic town of Horca, where we actually manage to find an official ACA information guy who tells us all the Forest Service campgrounds are closed and the roads impassable by cars. The alternate route is by road up Mangas Pass and a screaming downhill (40+ mph) to Charma NM and the High Country Inn for lunch. We head south on Hwy 84 and then 8 miles off course to Lake Huron State Park (attached). And, yes, the rain continues. 

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Day 6 09/11 Stunner to Spectacle Lake Campground

The rain has begun, as we set up the EasyUp for the 1st time last night. It lets up enough so we don't have to break camp in the rain and we head downhill (love these morning downhills) towards Platoro and stop at the Skyline Lodge for 2nd breakfast, the Mark's Muffins seems to be the favorite. We find that our intended destination campground, Elk Creek, is closed, so we camp about 5 miles short at Spectacle Lake, where the mountain backdrop (attached) is way more a spectacle then the lake. The rain continues sporadically. 

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