This morning I left the house at 5:15am and arrived at the Tijeras, NM Post Office parking lot at 6:00am. This is where I began my journey to ride to the top of the Sandia Crest (10,500+ Feet Elevation). It was a pretty easy 2.5 mile ride to the bottom of Sandia Crest Road. I began my trek...it was very difficult all the way up. I was right at 15 miles all the up the hill. Not many cars past me so it was a very safe ride up the hill. It took my about 2.5 hours to make it to the top. On the way, I saw plenty of wild turkey and many mule deer. Of course the view was amazing! I tried to hydrate myself all the way up. At the top, I took a minute break to have a power bar and gel pak. I started my way back down when I hit a small pot hole and my back tire pretty much blew out. Fortunately I didn't wreck and I had a spare tube. This was my first experience of changing a tire. I sat on the side of the road and changed it pretty quickly. Going down I rode the breaks because I scared of my spare tube. I think it took me 25-30 minutes to make it all the way back down. This was a goal I wanted to accomplish and I did...I'm a little sore, but it was a great great morning.
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| Almost there...10,400 feet |
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| Mule Deer |
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