Silas, Sarah and I started the ride this morning through the beautiful
valley along the Conejos River. We saw lots of flyfisherman as we made our way down the rocky road to Hospah, where Daren was waiting to pick up Silas, and Sarah and I were to continue on pavement to Chama, NM. There were lots of ups and downs and lots of vehicles to contend with. Silas was pretty worn out by the end of his 23 miles segment. We had seen Joe and Rhea along the way, and found them at this meeting point eating lunch. After we ate, we headed up the road, a steep climb to Manga Pass, 1200ft in 5 miles, a real leg burner! Soon after the pass, we parted ways, Joe and Rhea continuing on the divide trail and Sarah and I headed for Chama NM, where we had a campsite. We had a tough ride, battling head and side winds, but through a beautiful canyon that crisscrossed the Cumbrec and Toltec Narrow gauge railroad. This is a historic steam train passing through the Rio Grande. It was used to run silver for the mines back in the day, but is now a tourist attraction. We made our way into Chama, where unbeknownst to us, Chama Days was happening. During Chama Days, they have a rodeo, softball tournament etc. and we found a lot of drunken people singing Mariaci music until 3 am! more pics here
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