Day 18

This is my 3rd day without riding, and it's starting to get rough. I must say that if I had to take 3 days off, this was a good time to do it. Chuck drove me up Emory Pass to our next stop, and I know I couldn't have ridden it. THANK YOU CHUCK.

Today we are staying at a really nice bed and breakfast in Kingston, NM.

In the 1880's, Kingston was the biggest city in New Mexico with a population of 8,000 (I think it was Santa Fe that was the second largest with 7,000). People flocked to the city for silver, but after the gold standard was adopted in 1893, everyone left the city. When they left the city, they actually took all of the bricks and foundations of the buildings with them, so the only building left was the bank. Some years ago, a guy bought the building, and he has since turned it into a little museum of Kingston. The population today is 22.

The folks at the BB made us a traditional New Mexican dinner. It consisted of enchilads, tamalis, homney, ect, and was delicious (though really spicy!). I think this was the best meal I've had so far. They also made us breakfast the next morning.