We didn’t think it was necessary to return to Van Horn, TX and cycle the 125 miles from Van Horn to El Paso, on and off Interstate 10. We just decided to keep going west!
Today was 65.3 miles, 1158’. On the face of it, we were looking for an easy ride after our rest days. But oh no, construction, route maneuvering and wind had other plans for us! Thankfully cloud cover kept the temps down; road surfaces were mostly good but occasionally horrible; west wind was 15mph+ with gusts higher; thankfully we did have many times we were headed north so not a headwind, but a crosswind, but still very challenging. Jody met us next to a pecan field (miles and miles and miles of them when we crossed the state line), filled our water bottles and suggested a re-route into Las Cruces which we took. We all feel beat up and are happy to have finished the whole day.
Did you ever think we’d get through Texas? All or parts of 16 cycling days. 897.1 miles. 33,275’ elevation gain
On to New Mexico for a short visit
- nickname: Land of Enchantment
- bird: Greater Roadrunner
- flower: yucca
- motto: Latin “crescit eundo” = “it grows as it goes”
leaving El Paso (too short to enjoy very long!)
in the Franklin Mtns
dry as a bone!
TransAm Cycle 3.0 
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I couldn’t leave one yesterday, but now it seems to be okay– Yay! It looked like Cabo was a lovely place to have a wedding, and it was great that Clara could join you! Miyako looks vigorous and very cute
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