The title of this post comes from the new phrase which we´ve adopted to get us through the excruciatingly long climbs over the Sierra Madre mountains and the consequent Continental Divide. It has got us to a touristy town called Creel on the border of Copper Canyon, a gorgeous vast expanse which we hope to see in full tomorrow when we take the train to the coast (Los Mochis first, Mazatlan second). Initially we thought we´d be biking the entire way through, but we´d need some burly mountain bikes from here on, so the train it is. Then, to make up for lost time we´ll be busing from Los Mochis to Mazatlan, another coastal town with some very cheap hotel rooms ($10 a night!), then it´s back on the bikes for some coastal touring, it´s gonna be hot, it´s gonna be awesome.
As far as the ride thus far is concerned, things are wonderful. The drivers are very nice, giving us plenty of room; and there are quite a few policia and military to make us feel right safe. The only annoying bit is the number of trucks we´ve encountered, and the amount of diesel exhaust they expel right in our faces. Also the dogs, they´re quite relentless at times, Nick got chased by two of them today for a good 100 meters in an all out sprint. By the time I came around they were tired out, but I decided to pepperspray one of them, and he dropped quite quickly. Hopefully now they´ll know not to mess with bikers.
As far as the ride thus far is concerned, things are wonderful. The drivers are very nice, giving us plenty of room; and there are quite a few policia and military to make us feel right safe. The only annoying bit is the number of trucks we´ve encountered, and the amount of diesel exhaust they expel right in our faces. Also the dogs, they´re quite relentless at times, Nick got chased by two of them today for a good 100 meters in an all out sprint. By the time I came around they were tired out, but I decided to pepperspray one of them, and he dropped quite quickly. Hopefully now they´ll know not to mess with bikers.
A good representation of what we´ve seen so far.
Some churcies from Colorado...ugh
Campsite number...four?
The start of Copper Canyon.
These ones are for you, dad.
Ah, bliss...
2 comments:
Hey David, you're looking downright skinny - are you eating enough? Are you getting enough sleep? Are you wearing clean underwear? Are you taking your vitamins? Are you washing your hands before and after every meal? Are you chewing each mouthful 27 times?
Love, Your Mother.
I've been keeping one eye on the Spot map since Saturday morning. You guys have covered some ground. I can tell when you're lost by the time delays at major crossroads (or maybe that's when you take a break). Thanks for the geo-pics. I know what you were thinking when you took them; "If my dad were here he'd be blabbing about the bhah, blah, blah ..." Well, you're right. The whole office is watching your progress. The concensus is that you guys are true men in a manly way. Love ya, Dadaman.
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