Redemption

Over this past summer we attempted to ride from our house to the La Luz trailhead. The total elevation gain is 1,100 vertical feet in 11 miles and the last 2 miles has a gain of ~950 vertical feet. When we tried to do it before, we were besought with a headwind gusting at about 45-50 mph. This time we had a lovely tailwind that propelled us up and that same tailwind became a headwind alleviating the need for brakes on the descent. Here were the views as we got closer to the top.

Look at that New Mexico sky.