Bike Tour 2011
Albuquerque to Austin
Albuquerque to Austin by Bike: The Recap
June 10, 2011 - 1:31pm | Melvix
As you may or may not know, Cristy and I rode our bikes from our home in Albuquerque, New Mexico to Cristy's parent's house in Austin, Texas. I made some posts from the road along the way, but they were not very interesting and the pictures are weird because the lens on my cameraphone is scratched. So here are some random thoughts and observations about our trip. Which will be, hopefully, more interesting. And maybe some better pictures too.
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Lampasas, TX
May 27, 2011 - 7:17pm | Melvix
There's a reason this is called hill country.
It's because of the hills.
Goldthwaite, TX
May 26, 2011 - 2:04pm | Melvix
A-1, top-shelf ride to Goldthwaite this morning.
Haven't seen a live armadillo yet, but I did spot a fox running off into the brush.
Abilene, Coleman, Brownwood
May 25, 2011 - 2:48pm | Melvix
This is how we felt after yesterday's ride from Abilene to Coleman.
Today we're in Brownwood, letting the legs recover.
Sweetwater, TX
May 23, 2011 - 4:48pm | Melvix
The ride to from Sweetwater to Abilene was one of the best of the trip.
Snyder to Sweetwater
May 22, 2011 - 3:20pm | Melvix
Today was supposed to be a short day of only 40 miles. Multiple flats made it seem more like 80. We're diverting to Abeline tomorrow to visit a bike shop.
Also, Texas is very hot. Also, the Sweetwater Kmart does not sell tubes with presta valves. Just FYI.
Outside Clovis, NM
May 18, 2011 - 1:33pm | Melvix
Two days of glorious tailwinds.
Some highlights of the trip so far:
* Rest day in Vaughn, which is a town that deserves more attention.
* Found an abandoned newborn lamb, which was sad, because there was nothing we could do for it.
* Spent the night in a park in Encino. No bathrooms or water, but we managed. Because we're tough!
* Lots of nice people.
* Applied lots of sunscreen.
