Tuesday April 12: Albuquerque to Moriarty

After a nice visit with Jim and Ellie Knight (and Ellie's mother, who I met 45 yrs ago) and a hearty breakfast and a check delivered to Patty Gillis at Whole Foods, it's off to the next stopover. On old route 66 it was about a 23 mi gradual climb up hill, 12 miles up-and-down-level, and then 5 miles down into Moriarty. Gentle breeze from the west helped a bit. Saw 10 or 12 bicyclists going toward Albuquerque.

Got here about 1:45 and as usual I look for a library with internet access. This is a good one.

Plenty of time to get to Clines Corner but some people have said there are no motels there. So I'll stay here for the night since there are plenty of motel options. Anyway, this is a planned stop and I'm on schedule.