Yesterday we participated in the Cal-Tex Poker Run. We began the ride at the Hilton and rode to Sandia Crest - 10,876 feet above sea level. Only 16 miles up the mountain! A truly awesome view.
On leaving the Sandia National Forest we headed to Madrid, NM - home of the town where the movie Wild Hogs was filmed. Poor little town was overwhelmed by all the Cal-Tex riders. Some shop owners were gracious, others acted like doing business with us was an imposition.
I'm positive the residents of Madrid aren't always pleased with the notoriety after the movie came out, but I do believe that a business owner should at least be pleasant to people who are willing to spend money in their establishments. If not, they should put out the "Closed" sign!
The weather had been cool at Sandia Crest, but warmed up quickly as we rode to Madrid. After leaving Madrid we experienced some partly cloudy skies that worsened as we rode toward Interstate 25. After merging on I-25 we watched the clouds darken and started to hear thunder. The rains came, as did the lightening so we continued to an overpass to wait out the electrical storm. Within 30 minutes we were back on the road - with a little rain for a short time and then sunny, hot weather. The temperature was 55 as we sat out the storm under the overpass and got up to 99 as we headed back into Albuquerque.
For dinner we went to the Monte Carlo Steak House - another restaurant mentioned in the Guy Fieri book. Food was good!
On leaving the restaurant we were pelted with wind driven sand for the entire ride back to the La Quinta. Blowing sand HURTS!
Today we are taking it easy and getting caught up on computer, GPS, and camera business. This evening is the Cal-Tex banquet.
Tomorrow we are riding to Roswell, NM via Alamogordo and Ruidoso.
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