Author Archives: unirider0

Last night we got the winds predicted for earlier yesterday.  The north winds blew all night and greeted us this morning.  Today conditions like this back home would have called for a small craft advisory on Lake Erie and the … Continue reading →

Day 62 awoke with a wind advisory.  Winds from the NNE were expected to build throughout the day, with a 30% chance of rain and thunder showers.  My goal was the usual recipe, make as many miles as I could before … Continue reading →

On Day 61 (riding day 50) I rode 47 miles from Richards to Coldspring Texas.  Much of the route took me through Sam Houston National Forest.  But part of the ride was a bit unnerving as I rode out of … Continue reading →

My legs were tired and stiff after the big day yesterday.  I rode a little bit too fast for too long, so today I vowed to take it easier.  Yesterday’s ride came very close to making my biggest two day … Continue reading →

Day 59 was just like the brochure said it would be.  There was a light breeze, blue skies, fluffy white clouds, shade trees along the road, and good shoulders on most of the way.  The route meandered through green pastures … Continue reading →

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 →