Alamogordo

We said goodbye to the Quinlins and headed for Alamogordo, Except for a couple of miles of up hill just out of Las Cruces the trip to Alamogordo went well. The guys only experienced one flat, so that was a vast improvement over the day before. The new tires no doubt. We transversed the White Sands Missile Range/ monument and saw some interesting and pretty scenery. Monty and Dave were inclined to ride a little ways on the highway towards Cloudcroft, but Monty felt that his bike wasn't right. We eventually discovered that his rear tire was intermittently rubbing on the frame. So we found a bike shop and they straightened the wheel. All is presumably good now.

We contacted our hosts for the night, went there and were treated to a great dinner and good conversation. We will go to church with them in the morning, and I think the guys will have a chance to tell folks about our trip there.