It rained all night in Victoria, and was grey and drizzling in the morning. I packed the bike into the Red Bug and drove off to return the car. On the way the sun broke through and I got this: I took the rainbow to be a good omen. Enterprise RentaCar dropped me off at...
Yesterday my trip was cut short by a thunderstorm with 35 miles to go and I stopped in Taylor for the night. I spend most of the night awake, listening to the rain pelting down and thunder rolling across the sky punctuated by bursts of lighting. While I’ve done...
Well, the day did not go as planned – I fell short because of weather, currently in Tyler, 35 miles north of Austin: It was a day of intense weather. It was raining when I left Waco, then it cleared up for a stretch. It looked like I had a clear path between two...
Today was emotionally intense – 0-20 miles: It’s taking forever to leave Dallas city proper. The hills take forever to pedal and the headwind is the strongest I’ve experienced. 20-50 miles: I’m finally in the countryside – The sound of...
Today’s ride began with ranchland and ended in Dallas suburbia. The hills smoothed out a bit, now with long, long inclines with trees on both sides which acted to funnel the headwind into something a bit stronger than if it were open fields. Missed out on rain...