{"id":1407,"date":"2012-09-16T08:00:49","date_gmt":"2012-09-16T12:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.greatdivideride.com\/?p=1407"},"modified":"2024-07-30T13:42:23","modified_gmt":"2024-07-30T19:42:23","slug":"day-80-pie-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greatdivideride.com\/unicycle\/2012\/09\/16\/day-80-pie-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 80 – Pie Town"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n
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Day 80 – Pie Town<\/h2><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

September 11, 2012

Start: Rt 41
End: The Toaster House, Pie Town, NM

Today\u2019s miles: 18.5
Total miles: 2446.2

Splats: 0
Divide crossings: 0
Wildlife: elk<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Canada –> Mexico!<\/span><\/div>
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I woke up at 4:00 this morning and was riding before 5:00. The riding very soon turned into walking. The road surface wasn\u2019t horrible, but I was still all over the place, partially because my headlamp didn\u2019t give me good depth perception and partially because I was exhausted and mostly asleep\u2014imagine a zombie riding a unicycle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I arrived in Pie Town around 9:00 am in search of Nita\u2019s \u2018Toaster House.\u2019 I was happy to spot four familiar wheels out front. Queen Bee and \u2018It\u2019s All Downhill\u2019 hadn\u2019t arrived until after dark last night due to all the flat tires. We headed to the cafe late in the morning for food and pie. I planted the seeds for staying in town and waited for them to grow. I was still planning to ride out of town, but entertaining thoughts of staying for the night. In the end, we all stayed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Tre arrived in the afternoon during a downpour. He had \u2018tacoed\u2019 (folded in half) a wheel out of Cuba and had to hitch off route to get a new wheel. Queen Bee returned a little later from a trip to the general store (and Internet access). She brought bad news: rain was coming\u2014lots of rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The rain that arrived with Tre never really went away. I\u2019m very happy to be here rather than out in it. Had I moved on as planned, I\u2019d be cold and trying to trudge through the adhesive mud. Instead, we\u2019re warm and dry, cooking on a wood-fired stove.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Many thanks to Nita for offering this sanctuary at just the right time. Nita raised five kids here but now lives a few miles down the road. She leaves the house open to hikers and bikers to use and enjoy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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