Mosquero NM

4:30 wake ups started today. I never thought that I would ever be happy to get up at 4:30 in the morning but surprisingly I was. Beating the heat is the key to my riding success so if that means waking before the roosters I am all about it. Today's ride went well. Tiff and I were able to finish the day strong despite the rising temps and the ridiculous wind. The first 30 miles went by super fast. We rode past a some horses and they got excited and started running next to us! It was wonderful. Right before lunch the wind picked up and blasted us. There is nothing like pedaling as hard as you can into a strong head wind and going no where. Slightly frustrating but just another challenge. The rest at first lunch was much needed. The ride from first to second lunch was very hot. There wasn't a lot to see today either considering there were no towns in between our previous host and our current destination. As the heat bared her ugly head Tiff and I decided to talk things out to take our mind off of the temp. It's still amazing to me that you can spend everyday with someone and still find things to talk about :) I know that Tiff and I are going to be friends for a very long time! After finally arriving at second lunch I wanted to die. Lunch was at the only house in sight. Sitting in the shade, drinking cold water and petting the resident border collie named Hank really helped recharge and refuel. After lunch Tiff and I plugged around and then it happened. I bonked. It didn't occur to me at the time that this is what was happening though. I just remember thinking I was kinda tired and then I saw a dog so I got off of my bike to pet it. Then it wasn't there and the white line was moving so I just decided to walk my bike. I eventually made it to the shade tree that Tiff was waiting under for me. We sat for a while and drank water. She tried to get me to eat but I didn't want to so I threw my bar in the dirt. Then Corey pulled up with Vanessa and told me that I needed to get in the van. I was not so convinced so I started walking my bike. Yup that's right. I thought I would walk my bike the last 30ish miles up a mountain. Needless to say this was a bad idea and Corey made me get in the van. I was frustrated but this was for the best. Dinner was rice and beans and some other veggies. As soon as my head hit my thermarest I was out.