Just 24 miles this time

Today's very spotty tracking link
Yesterday, Friday, Jacque wanted to do a ride "in town (Albuquerque)" with our human powered vehicles (my recumbent 2-wheeler and her recumbent hot-rod Trike ).  I proposed to leave earlier and ride all the way from home to Los Altos Park (where Jacque likes to park, take Tinkerbell to the dog park, and saddle up to ride her trike).  This would allow me to get in a longer more satisfactory ride and allow me to go full speed rather than 'throttling back' to stay close to Jacque as we do when we ride together.  It was great for me, although my average speed does not impress me compared to riding seemingly more slowly with Jacque.  I had 19-something miles on my gps when I met her at the park, and we rode around a bit - deciding to do lunch at  Village Inn on Wyoming.  Getting there was not much fun since Wyoming has no bike lane and traffic was THICK as usual.  We wound up riding the sidewalk, very dangerous and uncomfortable, getting too close to vehicles at intersections not expecting to encounter bikes on sidewalks... but finally got there unscathed.  Tinkerbell was not allowed inside, unfortunately, so she remained patiently outside in the shade calmly enduring all the "OOOOhhhh, How CUUUUUTE...." comments from restaurant patrons entering and leaving the building.  What a fun companion she is.  She rides in her basket right behind Jacque's head - eagerly monitoring activity and sights and sounds and smells in all directions... and does not create scenes or otherwise embarrass us when she has to be left alone occasionally.  Of course it helps soothe her tender feelings to get a small treat of meat brought from whatever WE were eating inside.
Then, since we had "company coming" for dinner, we rode back to the car and went for a quick shopping stop and back home.  On the way through Tijeras Canyon I spotted something in the road that shouldn't be there, running over it with a WHUMP as it was too late to take evasive action.  Evasive action that would have saved me $300-something.... the left front tire was flat moments after getting home.  As I write this I sit patiently at Discount Tire waiting for 4 new tires to be delivered from across town.
The punctured tire was under warranty, but since this Explorer is all-wheel-all -the-time 4-wheel drive, the tires need to be perfectly matched or it will stress the 4WD drivetrain something awful, including the dreadful howl of the transfer case as you otherwise calmly cruise down a perfectly smooth road.
So I'm getting 4 new tires for the price of 3, not a pleasant thought since the existing tires were relatively new with only a few thousand miles on them.
Beginning Battery Voltage: 12.7                         Ending Voltage: 12.6
Ride's Lowest Temperature: 73 degrees F -- Highest Temperature: 82 F
Stats from the GPS: Total Miles:      24.10
Overall average speed            Moving Avg               Max Speed
06.5 MPH                               10.1 MPH                   32.2 MPH
Total Trip time                       Moving Time             Stopped Time
3 hours  44 mins                    2 hours 23 mins        1 hour 21 mins