west tano

West Tano

West Tano

Originally uploaded by Carfree Family

The GPS and I got a little turned around out in the multi-million

dollar estates out there. The pavement turned to dirt, then the dirt

was covered with snow, and the snow was either so packed down that it

was slippery, or it was churned up by construction trucks with chains,

so the bike kept slipping off the ice and down into the mush churned

up by the trucks. I finally had to give up and walk. Here I'm at the

top of a hill, and in the distance, the pavement recommences. It

turned out to be West Tano road, and I was back on track. My mistake

seemed to be taking Calle de Paisano, which the GPS told me to take a

left on, but which ended up being a dead end road. I must have

mistakenly clicked on a waypoint up there when I set the route up on

the computer. As the snow grew deeper around me, I began to think I

ought to have a spare set of batteries for the GPS with me. I kept

thinking I was going to crest a hill and find myself at the Rio

Grande, miles from where I meant to be. That's the point where I would

usually give up and turn around, but the GPS kept showing that I

wasn't too far off, so I kept heading toward my route, and it worked