TOTAL MILES BIKED - 1,252
From the Captain: We biked 61 miles from Sanderson to Langtry, TX. It was 35 degrees this morning with bright sunshine and a slight tail wind. A beautiful day for riding and we shed clothes as the day warmed. By noon the wind switched around to a strong headwind with gusts at 10-20mph. Along with the wind we started to hit rolling hills. We felt pretty proud of our hill climbing ability since we were able to handle all of them and sometimes without getting into the lasat 2 gears. Good news for us since we heard we are in store for some 10% grades between her and Austin, TX.
From the Stoker: We are still traveling on Hwy 90 with little traffic. There wasn't much to see most of the way but open ranch land. As we got closer to Langtry, the terrain turned rocky with cliffs and buttes to give us a little scenery.
We met a young man named Keith Jackson traveling east to west across the U.S. He is biking to raise money for Aplastic Anemia. He had the tailwind so hoped to bike 120 miles today. Oh, to be young. It's really enjoyable to talk to other bikers and we all stop and do just that when we see each other.
We pulled into a full hookup RV park in Langtry for $15.00. This town is 2 blocks long and is the home of the Judge Roy Bean Museum. He was known as "the law west of the Pecos". The owner came to collect the fee and Carol asked where we could go eat so I wouldn't have to cook. He said we could order barbecue sandwiches and have them delivered. Anything not to have to cook. Actually, they were pretty good. I'll send pictures of this top notch campground and of the owners to pets.
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