Sunday January 30th
Buckhorn to Silver City
The highlight of today's ride came in the last 10 miles just before we crested the Continental Divide. Yesterday's ride was all about the physical effort of climbing and the natural scenic splendor. Today was all about the people we meet. Bobby Trujillo is a Physical Education teacher at G.W. Stout Elementary School in Silver City. Bobby recently got into bike racing and was out on a Sunday training ride with his friend Pete Masiel a Marine Veteran and an experienced ultra endurance competitive cyclist. Pete has participated in the Race Across America and held a Guiness World Record for riding a stationary bike for over 4 straight days (if your thinking of going for the record know that you are allowed 5 minutes rest for every hour of riding). Both were excited to hear Aaron's story and Bobby invited us over to his house for dinner and to park the RV for our rest day planned for tomorrow.
Bobby is an avid hunter and grilled up Elk and Antelope steaks (both were excellent!). We planned an impromptu presentation for 2 of the local elementary schools for tomorrow over dinner. It was a great evening of food, relaxing and meeting new friends.
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