Tue Feb 1st. Silver City to Deming
We left Bobby's house today late waiting for the temperature to rise but it was still just below freezing with light snow falling around 1pm so we bundled up. Aaron broke out his balaclava and I taped the bottom of his Gortex Army pants to keep the wind out. Initial rolling hills and a moderate tailwind the 1st 20 miles made it easier to stay warm.
We had one 30 minute stretch going through a dark storm front when the wind switched to a headwind and the snow began to fall heavily causing trouble seeing. As a precaution we put on the rear blinkers. Aarons tail light is nearly blinding to me at night. My blinker is pretty good and I put on the florescent yellow coat as an extra precaution.
Once we pushed through the storm front the wind switched back to helping us and we had a nice gradual downhill the last 10 miles or so into Deming.
Wednesday and Thursday the weather hit 25 year historic lows. High temps only hit the low 20's for brief periods of time mid day and they were combined with 20-30mph winds out the East. This forced us to take 2 extra unplanned rest days but we made the most of it by catching up on well deserved sleep and some serious eating!
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