Author Archives: Kathy Schroeder

Yesterday we cycled our last miles in the vast, diverse Gila National Forest. Check out more info about it here: https://www.nationalforests.org/forest/gila-national-forest/ But we actually have returned to the Gila River here in AZ. Started out of Lordsburg at 715am – 47 degrees, dust-filled skies had cleared and winds were slight out of N/NW. When IContinue reading “April 27 Day 34 cycling Lordsburg, NM to Safford, AZ”

Yesterday afternoon as we drove north to the Gila Cliff Dwellings, we crossed the continental divide for the first time. This has always been a big moment for me on previous TransAm bicycle rides. This continental divide crossing was at about 6600’ – much lower than the 8200+’ Emory Pass we had cycled over earlierContinue reading “April 26 Day 33 cycling San Lorenzo to Tyrone, NM”

Started at 7am this morning at an elevation of 5280’ in Hillsboro where we spent a quiet night cooking in. Started climbing west on hwy 152 to Emory Pass at 8228’, the highest point on the Southern Tier. It was a chilly start at 52 degrees, but we were climbing up the Percha Creek drainage.Continue reading “April 25 Day 32 cycling Hillsboro to Lake Roberts, NM”

More north and west wind forecast today so we left a little earlier at 7. Didn’t get to visit any of the sights in Las Cruces, NM’s second biggest city, so will have to return for a visit. Continued to follow the very dry Rio Grande north today crossing it several times to the veryContinue reading “April 24 Day 31 cycling Las Cruces to Hillsboro, NM”

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 restContinue reading “April 23 Day 30 cycling El Paso to Las Cruces, NM”

Steven and Jody stayed in El Paso Tuesday/ Wednesday while Tom and I flew to Cabo San Lucas for my nephew Sean’s wedding to his lovely bride Alyssa. It was a crazy 24 hour visit to Cabo but so worth it! Lots of loving family and friends in a gorgeous location celebrating Sean & Alyssa.Continue reading “April 21-22 travel to/from El Paso & Cabo San Lucas for wedding!”

So many amazing county courthouses in TX and with 254 counties, can you say “admin bucks?!!” Our penultimate cycling day in Texas! Today was wide open, flat and fast the first half of the day, then we turned due north the second half to encounter the wind. 74.9 miles, 520’. Huge Marfa Basin is loadedContinue reading “April 20 Day 29 cycling Marfa to Van Horn, TX”

Wanted to mention yesterday the community groundswell of support in this area against a border wall inside Big Bend NP – posters, postcard makings, gatherings…. Sundays, as I’ve mentioned, are typically great days to cycle. And this was one of those days. 57.7 miles, 1717’. Of course, other factors made today a memorable cycling day,Continue reading “April 19 Day 28 cycling Marathon to Marfa, TX”

Today our 8am start was cancelled due to high winds – it was an ok direction from N/NE but too strong and gusty especially on hwy 90 again all day with 70mph+ vehicles and semi-trucks. Enjoyed a leisurely breakfast at the local Ferguson Motors Cafe & Coffee. And then drove to Marathon, our destination today;Continue reading “April 18 Day 27 cancelled!! cycling Sanderson to Marathon, TX, so we drove. Unscheduled rest day 😊”

Definitely gone from the verdant, river-, creek- and spring-filled land of the Hill country! Into the open, arid, flat high desert of western Texas. Lots of railroad tracks from the early companies in the 1800s building railroads and getting access to the CA gold rush …. of course way later than native Americans (4200 yearContinue reading “April 17 Day 26 cycling Del Rio to Langtry for me and just east of Dryden for the boys”