Day 16\Weds\July 27th: South Fork to Chama

90 miles, was supposed to be but I backtracked a little at the end of the ride and made it a century, why not, only two days left. The big news of the day was getting up this morning in South Fork and climbing back over Wolf Creek Pass, an easier side to climb as it's more gradual, then a brisk and extended 40MPH downhill for a coffee in Pagosa Springs and then lunch and then into New Mexico, where we spent the last 20 miles of the day. Chama.. maybe only known for the old narrow gauge railway that ran from here to somewhere (oops, just found out the river is important in some of the paintings by Georgia O'Keefe), otherwise, like South Fork, the abandoned and for sale restaurants and shops and houses and mobile homes seem to outnumber those still operating. For you "Breaking Bad" fans Chama is also hotbed for meth production and usage. Property for sale and more of it - not sure if recent economic events or broader than that but it's plentiful...

Dinner was down the road, a fair walk, the Half Mile Restaurant, with a picture of the birthday celebration crew (minus Cassie, who took the picture):