...it's the only state in the union? Because you can ride for days and days and still be in Texas! Our last state line crossing was a long time ago and we still have a few more days to ride before crossing into Louisiana. This is not to say that all of Texas is the same. The western part was dry, sparsely vegetated and relatively flat. The last few days we were in the hill country of Texas which was greener with trees and grass (rather than sagebrush) and definitely not flat. Now we are riding between San Antonio and Austin where there are rolling hills ands more population with ranches and cultivated fields and livestock visible along the ride. Also a noticeably high humidity (which will likely be with us for the rest of the ride).
Yesterday I rode 65 miles through nice countryside, although we did have two long stretches of particularly nasty chip seal. Today I felt tired before I even got on my bicycle but rode out as always. Sometimes after a few miles of warm up you find your stride and the fatigue vanishes. Today that was not the case. I rode 25 miles of a 92 mile day and knowing I was not good for 90 took the SAG in. Tomorrow's ride involves some lovely rollers and I hope to be refreshed and ready to enjoy them. (I've come to think of the riding in more urban areas as "junk miles" and don't feel particularly attached to riding them, especially if I'm tired.)
So tomorrow it's back on the bicycle. The weather for tomorrow may include some strong gusty winds (up to 45 mph) and the possibility of a thunderstorm. Could get interesting!
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