832.5 total trip miles
13.4 mph average
757’ climbing
FF - 5
MP - my 3rd oldest daughter Julie & her husband Angel. Growing up, Julie was nicknamed the “gamer girl” in our home because she enjoyed & was good at just about any game we could think of. As an adult, she is the perfect example of someone who found what she is passionate about in life & has made a great success of it. In her case it is archaeology & she is now a professor at NC State University.
It started out cold again this morning (35 degrees), so I put my 4 layers on & headed out. By the time I arrived in El Paso, TX it was almost 70 degrees & it was sunny all day. I lathered up with suntan lotion & made it through no problem. This was very much an average cycling day without too much climbing & a headwind, but nothing like last Friday. For some reason I was ready earlier than normal this morning, so I ended up riding with a different group of folks today. It seems like the same people always leave early & I am usually in the later group. Nice to get to know some other riders on the road.
The scenery really didn’t change all day. Here is what I saw for 90% of the day
Except for this Christmas garland on some scrub brush along the road.
That mountain just kept getting closer all day. El Paso is in a valley at the foot of the mountain. The Rio Grande River is sure not much to see right now. Looks like a muddy gully. Didn’t get a picture because the road there was busy & I didn’t want to stop. You aren’t missing much. Texas is our 4th State & we will spend 40% of our total trip here.
Here is a picture of me on the bike taken by a friend in a vehicle coming up from behind me
Definitely a nice day to be on the bike.
WDYLT - ILT one of the early methods of controlling turns on an airplane involved attaching cables to the pilot’s arms above the elbow. Moving their arms forward & backward moved the rudders on the wings causing the turn.