I entered New Mexico, rode to town named Guy (which is not there, but on map), and then took another trail named Shadow of the Rockies which goes from Colorado down to El Paso, Texas.
By the way, may point-n-shoot camera broke last night, right after I called it piece of shit. The lens would not retract back into the body. It gives me an error and shuts down. No problem, I have another point-n-shoot camera, which was supposed to be my video camera filming in HD, but my netbook would not process HD clips so I quit the the first night. It's got 5MP still camera built in as well. I can also attach it to the bike but haven't done it yet.
The day was great, not counting a couple of some scary encounters - remember - Adventure. No videos for today, but some pictures.
Once I took the southbound trail I had like 85% of fuel in the tank. I wanted to get to Logan, NM for refueling, man did I miscalculated. I did not run out of fuel and was not caught stranded in the middle of a desert, but it was a close call. You will see later on the pictures.
Then my GPS took me through some fields again, but there were no roads. I tried to follow but ended up at the closed gate.
At some point I noticed that something is knocking when I was riding rough roads. I checked the panniers and found out the it's frame broke right at the weld.So, now I need to find a welder. For now - you'll see on the pictures to follow.
Here is trip report from GPS.
By the way, I'm in Fort Sumner at an RV place. No attendant Put $20 in mailbox and you're good to go, or wait until 8:30AM next morning for collection. I'll do one of the other
Also FYI, NC Concealed Handgun Permit is not recognized in NM, but you can transport it.
If you get a closed gate,open it, pass through and close behind.
That's where I almost ran out of fuel. I went through some sandy roads, gut stuck a couple of times and burnt too much gas. My fuel tank capacity is 5.8 gallons, see how much I filled up when I actually got to a gas station.
You don;t want to be stranded somewhere in NM, or you're walking some 20-30 miles to nearest soul.
That is what happened to the pannier frame and the way to temporarily fix it.
Duct tape always helps.
That;s how I'm going to spend the night, just through the sleeping bag and enjoy the Sky - no tent.
