02/12 What a perfect day. I have to give myself a little credit for picking a pretty sweet route. Once the curbs ended not too far outside town the road turned into a nice, quiet rural road that wound through the hills. The only thing I had to watch out for were marauding goats.
The weather was great although riding at 8000+ feet makes for so cold wind on the downhills. Lots of sunny sky to warm me back up though.
The best part about the day was getting into the city of Tula and trying to find the thing I came here to see– the 16 foot tall basalt statues sitting atop the Pyramid of Tlahuizcalpantechuli. Well the road I was on happened to drop me off right next to the entrance to the site. It was only US $3 to get into the site which was a lot less than I thought it would be. I was allowed to leave my bike right next to the museum guard which was nice because it was about a 1/2 mile walk to the statues. I guess they weren’t really statutes either. They were columns that supported a roof back in the day.
GPX Track
| Mood: | Good | | Weather: | Sunny/Mild |
| Wind: | Light | | Wind Direction: | Variable |
| Avg Speed: | 10.2 mph (16.4 km/h) | | Top Speed: | 36.7 mph (59.1 km/h) |
| Total Ascent: | 1661 ft (506.3 m) | | Max Elevation: | 8227 ft (2507.6 m) |
| Distance: | 39.40 mi (63.4 km) | | Total Distance: | 11033 mi (17755.9 km) |
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Tlahuizcalpantechuli….thats a mouthful…can’t wait to hear that word roll off your tongue.