plan ahead for your sleeping options

Luckily I am doing this virtually and I have a place to stay every night. The stretch between Santa Rosa and Albuquerque is very limited.  I do see an RV camp in Moriarty.  It is 80 miles between those two places and I would have wanted to make that in one day.

When you pull off the road to camp, you want to be far enough to not draw attention to yourself. You also do not want to do any fire. Start to scout your best site while there is still plenty of daylight.

You see that my tent may not do well in the lack of ground cover and that is why I will use the lower profile bug bivy. I will cover the bike to reduce reflection. I am also cautious of my flashlight use. This is all part of the adventure.

I hope to get to Moriarty tomorrow.