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Yeah, trust me, it didn't feel flat! Most of Colorado is nice gentle rail grades, even if they go on for 4-5 hours straight. The Gila is short steep punchy hills, much like down here in Devon, except very hot, loose sandy shit and lightning storms everywhere! yay! The Gila was easily my favourite part of the whole route, I have a thing for hot dry places though.
What's not to like
The road to Pie Town
San Augustin plain
Gila house
turnpedal
The second half of the Gila after Beaverhead work camp is not flat, it's brutal sawtooth. But after that it is plain sailing from Silver City