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Le Tour

So our highlights from the trip begin in Santa Fe, NM where we stopped at a Trader Joe's for the sake of our inner yuppy and I bought: 1 loaf of supremeley dense bread, 1 pound of dark chocolate, 2 cans of peanut butter, and 2 sixers of beer. We also stopped by the plaza and St. Johns College, which is a nice funky little place where they were hosting a summer class from Seattle Pacific and we noticed ads requesting transportation across the country with strangers and numerous volunteer opportunities. From there, we headed to our first overnight spot, Abiquiu Lake, about an hour north of SF. We stayed at a new campsite with full amenities and lots of RVs running their generators. Bill and I hit up a jog in the warm, but dry darkness. In the morning after a cup of french press coffee, we headed out for a longer run to check the area. The altitude was probably aroung 6k' but there were lots of roads to explore and evidently we missed out on a really nice dirt road running for mil...