Today's ride was from Tucumcari NM, to Adrian, TX
Unfortunately,
the WIFI here at the hotel has died and I'm presently using my phone as a hot
spot so no pictures will be uploaded until tomorrow.
Today
ride was very enjoyable. It started out in the mid 50’s with a crosswind and
ended up in the mid 80’s with a strong tailwind. It was the first day since I left Santa
Monica that I did not need to shift into the granny gear to get up a hill. YA!
I
met 4 LAPD Hollywood division, police officers that are cycling from Hollywood to Washington,
DC in memory of fallen officers. They
plan on being in Washington DC by May 15 for the annual Peace Officers Memorial Day
I had stopped for a snack and saw this group coming with the last car being a police car with his lights flashing. One cyclist had already passed by the time I got my camera out. A few miles down the road I saw that the group had stopped so I went in and talked to them and found out they were from the LAPD on a ride to Honor Fallen Officers.
I left a couple of minutes before they did and... being a guy I stopped pedaling like a touring cyclist and put it into macho mode. The road was slightly down hill and slightly down wind by the time the droup caught up with me they asked me where the motor was hidden on the bike. We rode together for several miles, until the New Mexico / Texas boarder. Then they had a change of escorts.
Four LAPD riders, two chase car drivers, one New Mexico State Highway Patrol, and 4 Texas Highway Patrol
and me
In Texas and the group passed me.
The day started out with a good sunrise.
Many places along the route there have been places with old cars in many different stages of dis-repair
more flowers
note the large wind farm in the background
kind of hard getting lost
The last 20 miles or so there was a good tailwind. Note the direction the wind farm is pointing.
Great riding when the WindMill is pointing in the direction you are coming from!
I had lunch at the MidPoint Cafe
Grilled Bologna Sandwich
Apple Pie
May 15 they must be hammer heads how is this possible? Are they riding around the clock?
ReplyDeleteThey left Hollywood on Apr. 25, so yeah that sounds grueling: https://twitter.com/hashtag/HollywoodMemorialRide?src=hash&lang=en
ReplyDeleteGlad the MidPoint Cafe is still open! NIce to know you are halfway to somewhere.
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