Tuesday afternoon a long drop to hot and sunny Socorro NM.

We had lunch in the gas station/general store in Datil. The staff and other occupants would have made a great cast of characters for a series like Cheers. I dare say they thought we were pretty odd turning up on bikes, though.
As you can see from the sign it was safest not to discuss last night's Trump-Clinton debate.

Down from Datil we pass the Very Large Array. It's a spread out network of radio telescopes walking together. Like Defford on steroids. The plain they are on is 20 miles across.

At the end of the day we try Justin's patent warm down routine. Stop dead and drink beer! Thanks for the tip, Justin.