{"id":2632,"date":"2013-01-17T23:35:21","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T06:35:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/?p=2632"},"modified":"2013-01-17T23:36:56","modified_gmt":"2013-01-18T06:36:56","slug":"day-15-divided","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmwoley.com\/blog\/day-15-divided\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 15: Divided"},"content":{"rendered":"

Lordsburg, NM to Silver City, NM
\n<\/strong>Date: 01\/16\/2013
\nDistance traveled: 45.38 miles (788.28 miles total)
\nGPS tracks: http:\/\/connect.garmin.com\/activity\/262923479<\/a>
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Today I crossed the continental divide. I also spend the day feeling torn \u2013 divided, as it were \u2013 between my plan as it stands and all of the things I could have done on this trip.<\/p>\n

I feel a bit like I’m missing out. Not just on things at home, but on things along the path of this trip that I’m blowing right by. For example, I’m spending the night in Silver City which is a very awesome little town. If I had an extra day here I could explore the childhood home of Billy the Kid<\/a>. Or the Gila Cliff Dwellings<\/a> are only 50 miles from here \u2013 an extra couple days would have allowed me to rent a car and drive (or bike) north, and spend time hiking in a pretty awesome place.<\/p>\n

In short, Silver City is a great little town that I would have loved to stay a few days in.<\/p>\n

But instead, as usual, I get into town late\u2026 find my lodging, get food, and retreat to my room to get some much needed rest, and bolt out the door in the morning. Not to say that it’s bad\u2026 it’s what I planned<\/em> to do\u2026 but part of me feels like I’m missing out on a lot of awesomeness that is here in these towns that I’m sleeping in. And I’m not sure I have enough time in my schedule to alter those plans if I’m still going to make Austin in time.<\/p>\n

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I think that’s why I jumped at the chance to go to a reasonably fancy dinner. Maybe because it’s the sort of thing M and I would have done together. Maybe it just sounded good. I’m glad I went to dine at the Curious Kumquat<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I’m not a foodie, so the descriptions below of my tasting menu are probably butchered\u2026 but here we go anyway:<\/p>\n