September 7th, 2026 - Day 13

Day 13 - September 7, 2026
Route $66,000 - Arizona & New Mexico
Bike: 89 miles, 2,789’, 5hours 51minutes

Sorry! Not many pictures today. I actually took Zero. There were some cool rock formations, but I did that a couple days ago. There were a lot of old broken down Route 66 businesses, but that seemed too sad to capture. Then when I got into Albuquerque. It was too hot and I was too tired. Fortunately, Jeri got this picture of me just before I rode out of town this morning.

I made it through Albuquerque. While that was never the goal, it feels good to be through this city. What was the goal? What is the goal? Ha! Jeri and I ask these questions of each other every evening. The primary goal was to spend time together and to get a little outside our comfort zone. Then there was some biking and some sight seeing. We have accomplished all these.

We are pretty much playing it one day at a time for the next couple days. I have another 75 miles or so in my legs to ride, but I would also be good being done. We will decide in the next couple hours. You will find out tomorrow. Ha!

SHINE!
The Road Rider

Fundraising: I got a couple more contributions today. One all the way from England! The numbers are starting to add up, but I have a long way to go. Here are the links to all 3 organizations. Pick one and Jeri and I will match at the other two. Pick all 3 and we will match at each organization.

Dana Farber
https://profile.pmc.org/JM1309

Children’s Cancer Research Fund
https://greatcyclechallenge.com/Riders/JeffMulder

Healthtree
https://give.healthtree.org/TheRoadRider2026