Quote Originally Posted by funlvnman View Post
I don't what the altitude of your home town is, but Albequerque is about 5000 ft. It's not that hot there but it is VERY dry. Don't be too surprised if you get a low grade headache that won't go away no matter what you do for the first few weeks. It is a combination of lower atomspheric pressure and being dehydrated. When I moved to Tucson from Boston it took me two months before my headache went away. For me, half an aspriirin, and two glasses of water when I first got out of bed and before any coffee/tea etc helped a lot.
The two towns I'll be riding in until I head to NM are 350-550ft elevation. I'll be in Glorieta, NM this summer though, which is just shy of 7,500ft. I was there all summer last year, though, and the only problem I really had was chapped lips. I'm not too worried about the problems that come with high-altitude, but thanks again for the heads-up

As for the rest, I'll have to read this thread again when it's not... 1:00 am, and when I'm not dead tired.