Monthly Archives: April 2013

Day 58 was a virtually windless day.  Let me repeat that for those of you who might not appreciate the significance of that.  Today was virtually a windless day.  The significance of that is I rode through mildly rolling hills … Continue reading →

I started day 57 from Wimberley Texas in a light drizzle and fog.  Apparently the motorists  driving into Austin for work must cut in close for time.  The local sheriff’s department said they received 4 calls about a  guy riding … Continue reading →

Day 56 was a very short day. Joan and I spent over 2 hours tearing apart my truck looking for my cycle meter.  She called a number of the places we had been over the past few days including the … Continue reading →

The route on day 52 undulated up and down all day.  It is my sixth day of riding and I can tell my quads have not fully recovered.  The hills were not big but they were steep enough to take … Continue reading →

On Day 51 I rode from Hunt to a ways beyond Comfort TX.  Come to think of it I ride everyday beyond comfort.  I’ve been told by other cyclists that Comfort Texas is about the half way point on my … Continue reading →

Day 50.  39 degrees and a north wind in my face.  I left Vanderpool knowing I had one more big climb with some more smaller steep hills peppered along the way.  The plan.  My crew dropped me off and went … Continue reading →

Day 49 came with a cool north wind 10 to 20’s with gusts to 35.  My route took me northeast on 337.  Today I encountered some of the toughest hills of the trip so far.  They weren’t so long but … Continue reading →

Day 48 was a mixed bag.  I started riding East of Brackettville on route 334.  The winds were cross winds or headwinds depending on the direction the road wound.  A porcupine started out in front of me and just as … Continue reading →

Day 47 felt like I was riding through molasses.  I left Del Rio into a headwind on route 90 on a gradual upgrade.  Route 90 is a chip and tar road with a high rolling resistance.  Sometimes it has had … Continue reading →

Not riding today.  Went to the Doc’s in Del Rio to check out a sore on my thigh unrelated to cycling, got some antibiotics.  The reason I mention this is for all of you concerned I am not eating enough. … Continue reading →