Desert Riding

 

Chris: Today I rode 71 miles through the desert to Marathon, Texas.  We had been warned that there were no services for the first 55 miles so BE PREPARED.  After hours in the sun I saw water ahead.  Nope.  A mirage.  Then I got really excited because far off in the distance I saw a single cyclist heading towards me.  I had so many questions about where they came from and what I would be facing in the coming days.  Turns out it was a yucca plant.  It happened twice.  And then when David actually surprised me and biked from our campsite back to meet me I never saw him coming because I had my head down and was so irritated by the 22 mph gusts of wind coming right at me.  The wind stopped as soon as we got the tent set up.  It was a great day.  We meet the coolest people in these tiny towns in the desert.  I can’t wait to see what tomorrow brings.