Day 18 distance: 76 miles
Total miles: 1002 miles
Elevation gain: 1879 feet
Map of today's ride:
I ended the 18th day today with 1002 total miles bicycled on this year's C2C ride, what I consider a ride milestone. That means that the ride is slightly over 1/3 complete. I am looking forward to the next 1900+ miles to go!
Today's 76 mile ride from Fort Hancock to Van Horn went well. The weather was warm enough for only arm warmers when we started this morning, and it had heated up to 82 degrees by the time we reached Van Horn. The wind for the first 34 miles or so was at times a light headwind or a side wind, but right before we reached Sierra Blanca for lunch, it became a strong tailwind that was forecast as high as 30 mph. It resulted in a fast ride for about the last 40 miles! The wind also completely changed housing plans for tonight, as winds up to 50 miles per hour were forecast in Van Horn. Bubba was concerned enough about his riders being in tents, that after many telephone calls, the principal at the Valentine School District said we could spend the night in their gym. That resulted in Bubba shuttling all of the riders some 36 miles down tomorrows route for the night. We will be shuttled back to Van Horn after breakfast for the ride from Van Horn to Marfa. Tomorrow the wind is forecast to be 30 mph out of the west, meaning we will be riding in an extreme side wind for 73 miles.
Garmin computer update: I reloaded my Garmin 1000 with the remaining ride routes last night and it worked perfectly today. I am including a pictures tonight of two computer screens that I regularly view when riding. It sure beats being distracted by a cue sheet! Also, I started carrying my older non-mapping Garmin 510 with me on my bicycle, rather in my luggage, so I will have it with me if I ever have another issue with the Garmin 1000 and need to use the cue sheet.
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Sunrise this morning in Fort Hancock at 7:00 am. |
Glad your Garmin is Back. Interesting that the scenery from Yuma through Texas doesn't change all that much. Just missing more Saguaro and vegetation in TX?
ReplyDeleteYou are correct. Think Texas Hill Country is where significant changes occur. The Saquaro are actually in s pretty small area.
DeleteWayne, how are you folks handling the sunscreen situation? Anybody come up with the best brand and SPF yet?
ReplyDeleteI will have to respond later if a "best" is determined. Now most are using many different types of lotion or SPF clothing such as arm warmers.
DeleteSo glad the Garmin is behaving itself now. Looks like you had a good day.
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