Monthly Archives: July 2008

Day 11Sunday, April 13, 2008Alpine, TX – Houston, TX578 miles I’m used to being the last person out of the parking lot at these events, so I was surprised to find that there were still a few riders hanging around … Continue reading →

Day 10Saturday, April 12, 2008Alpine, TX319 miles We had a big group for breakfast this morning at a diner just down the street from the meet motel. Afterwards, many of the riders split up for day rides on their own. … Continue reading →

Day 09Friday, April 11, 2008Socorro, NM to Alpine, TX411 miles “Screw that!” was my immediate thought this morning when the GPS presented me with an ETA of ~9 PM. I threw out my original highly optimistic route that was going … Continue reading →

Day 08Thursday, April 10, 2008Flagstaff, AZ to Socorro, NM432 miles In a way, the snow encounter in Utah, while unwelcome at the time, actually simplified and removed some potential stress from my trip. From the first days of planning, I’d … Continue reading →