JimTD Day35

Glenwood to Silver City

Rolling along west of the divide. Even the climb I had in front of me couldn't bother me. The final climb of the day and the ride was 1,500 feet over 15 miles.

No much left to say. It was a nice day, I thought I could be done by noon or so and I was on a hard track.

I saw these birds circling from pretty far off. They would land but then get spooked when a car came by. When I final got up to there postion there was a bobcat which had been there for a while. I considered cutting off his tail but 59 yer old Jim realized it wasn't something I really needed.

The last divide crossing just outside of Silver City. It really was almost all down hill from here.

Taking the easy way

I arrived in Silver City about noon and went right to Gila Hike & Bike. Driving a Dodge truck into the Gila Wilderness sounded like a nice way to spend my afternoon. Enterprise was going to pick me up at the hotel but didn't arrive until 3pm. So even though the signs said the park was a two hour drive and it closed at 4 pm I went anyway and was not disappointed.

Driving up to the Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument was a great treat. It was the first time in a month I was driving a vehicle and listening to music without air whistling (among other things) in my ears.

Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument

I stopped at the Visitor Center and even though they were just closing up the Ranger was very helpful in pointing me on my way. I didn't have time to visit the big cliff dwelling but there was one that was a short drive and a short hike away.