Marathon-Sanderson Sat.3/27 54 miles
Mike from Oregon has her Methodist friends doing a prayer chain for favorable winds (here I am talking about them again)-they must have prayed really hard last night because we did 54 miles today in 4 hours and 15 minutes with 2 stops YES! They need to really turn on the prayers tonight because we have a 111mile day tomorrow.
So how do we know where to go- in case that has crossed your mind. We have Adventure Cycling Association Southern Tier route maps that are like detailed road maps with extensive information on roads, each town you go through, locations of bike shops, laundromat, motels, food stores etc. The maps also include a bit of history of the lands we travel through. But what we really rely are the cue sheets. Every night after dinner we have a map meeting for our next days route. Go 20 miles on route 10, turn left at the gas station, go 4 miles on route 4 ... and so on and so on. Everyone has an odometer on their bikes so we can figure out the miles. The cue sheets work like a charm. Today’s scenery filled with rock formations, buttes, mesas, plateaus, strange hills on all sides as we sailed through the middle. Mourning doves everywhere in Marathon- a soothing, peaceful sound. Staying at the unique Outback Oasis Motel tonight which features a room full of live snakes(in cages) , next to the office-hmmmmm. Some catch up pictures today, the wild night of tattoos somewhere in NM.
Hey Mike from spinning class, did you get your bike for RAGBRAI yet. It must be time for outdoor bike riding in Chicago- WAY more fun than spinning!
Noticed packets on handlebars in earlier pictures - incredible organization for these trips. Snakes in cages??? What are they thinking? Need a new marketing idea! Rest up tonight - will be thinking of you tomorrow.
ReplyDeleteLOVE, LOVE, LOVE the cow mailbox. Now that's some Americana to be proud of!
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