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First Mission Playlist
On driving days, we selected an album to listen to from start to finish. (See Josh's posts of each day.) Toward the end of the trip, we...
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Apr 192 min read
Day 17-19 (April 16 thru 18): Gooseberry Mesa, UT to Calico, CA to Nipomo, CA. (539 miles)
Gooseberry Mesa is a picturesque mesa range popular with mountain bikers. Our plan was to spend our first 'camping' dual over...
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Apr 183 min read
Day 14-17 (April 12 thru 15): Pagosa Springs, CO to Durango, CO, to Moab, UT to Circleville, UT, to Gooseberry Mesa, UT. (561 miles)
The adventure ensues as we leave Pagosa Springs, CO but not before we take a dip in the very free Nathan's Hippy Dip Hot Springs located...
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Apr 91 min read
Day 9-10 (April 7 and 8): Abilene, TX to Dallas, TX (206 miles). WE MADE IT!
And we arrived! Visiting and staying with friends for two days. Day 2 was Eclipse Event and it was simply incredible. We set up in the...
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Apr 91 min read
Day 8 (April 6): (just outside of) Carlsbad Caverns National Park, NM to Abilene, TX (296 miles)
Woke up and opted to forgo Carlsbad Caverns to get closer to Dallas and beat the rush. Our journey was no nonsense. We did take a snap...
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Apr 61 min read
Day 7 (April 5): Baylor Pass West Trailhead - Las Cruces, NM to (just outside of) Carlsbad Caverns National Park (222 miles)
Album: Journey - Escape! Today's travels took us out of the desert and into the mountains for a bit which was nice. Driving in the...
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Apr 61 min read
Day 6 (April 4): Kartchner Caverns State Park - Benson, AZ to Baylor Pass West Trailhead - Las Cruces, NM (263 miles)
Album: Grateful Dead - Skull and Roses This was a 'Dyan has to work day' trip but she managed to take one meeting on the road and the...
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Apr 51 min read
Day 5 (April 3): Tonopah, AZ to Kartchner Caverns State Park - Benson, AZ (217 miles)
Album: REM - Life's Rich Pageant Hooked up remaining solar panel so had a little help in charging the 460A battery but luckily I had set...
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Apr 51 min read
Day 4 (April 2): Joshua Tree, CA to Saddle Mountain - Tonopah, AZ (239 miles).
Album: Peter Gabriel - So We leave Joshua Tree with a little more than a half tank of gas thinking, "we'll fill up later." Mistake! ...
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Apr 21 min read
Day 3 (April 1): Keyesville, CA to Joshua Tree, CA (222 miles).
Album: U2 - Joshua Tree. We left Keyesville around noon and headed into the desert. I had heard of a mountain bike trail system in...
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Mar 311 min read
Day 1 (March 30th, 2024): Los Gatos, CA to Watsonville, CA (38 miles)
Our plan was to set off March 29th for a trip from Los Gatos, CA to Dallas, TX to watch the solar eclipse with friends. Rains washed...
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