Year: 2014

It was a cold, clear night in the tent at Marfa and it was close to 0c when I got up just after 5:30. My tent was soaked from a heavy dew. I packed up […]

Presidio to Marfa, 60 Miles. We spent last night at the Three Palms Inn and had an opportunity to dry out our tents on the railings outside of the hotel rooms before dark. It was […]

Today the Rio Grande was on my left as I rode from Lajitas to Presidio. Mexico was across the river. It was foggy when I started out this morning but within an hour or so the […]

Today’s ride was 45 miles. It started with a steep 1 mile climb out of the basin through the mist followed by 7 miles of downhill on a slick road. Because of the steep grade […]

We packed up the van in Alpine and headed back to Big Bend Park where we were dropped off with our bikes.  Big Bend National Park is the largest protected area of Chihuahuan Desert topography and […]

It was a dark and stormy night ……. The rain continued all night and through most of the day on Wednesday. Some of our group ended up sleeping in the laundromat, the floor in small […]

After a quick breakfast of cereal and coffee, I packed my lunch and got on the road at 07:30. The sun had just come up and the wind was light. After about 6 miles it […]

I wanted to get another short warm-up day in before the tour starts tomorrow. I went for a 12 mile ride southeast of Fort Davis and then turned around and headed back. It was mostly […]

I headed out on my bicycle around 10am this morning for the McDonald Observatory. It is located northwest of Fort Davis on Mount Locke in the Davis Mountains. The ride to the observatory was mostly […]

After four days of driving I finally arrived in Fort Davis on Thursday afternoon. After checking in to my room at the Stone Village Tourist Camp, I took a short walk around town and found […]