March 20, Thursday, Day 14: R&R

In Silver City, NM, where copper mining is king--the silver mining ended in the late 1800s. The other claim to fame is that Butch Cassidy's hideaway was nearby.  It is a small town of 10,000 people with THREE bike shops.  Well, thank goodness for that!  A new saddle (another one...), shorts, shoes, cleats, gloves, socks and slime.  The slime refers to tire tubes that are filled with "slime" that provides self-sealing for the all-too-frequent punctures caused by thorns and little wires from steel belted tires.  Who knew?

It is nice to have a rest day.  I slept 10 hours last night, and hope to do the same tonight.  Having a "Day of the Dead" beer was certainly appropriate!