tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-49576586207472326792024-03-05T08:48:55.717-06:001966 Dream TourThoughts and photos from my cycling trip across the Southern United States (East to West) Spring 2011.1966DreamTourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680218139435292331noreply@blogger.comBlogger79125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957658620747232679.post-32141621689377031582011-11-18T21:16:00.000-06:002011-11-18T21:16:42.909-06:00It's a Small World<span class="messageBody" data-ft="{"type":3}">I found this story by a woman (Linda) I met at a roadside rest area while I was cycling through Texas - Day 41. We shared some water and Cliff bars with her and Eric from Montana. See her story at </span><strong><a __untrusted="true" href="http://www.bwanh.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998;">BWANH (Bike-Walk Alliance of NH)</span></a></strong> <span class="caption"><a href="http://www.bwanh.org/" rel="nofollow nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="color: #3b5998;">www.bwanh.org</span></a> Biking the Southern Tier - Alone!</span><br />
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<span class="caption">It is nice hearing about the rest of the journey...</span>1966DreamTourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680218139435292331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957658620747232679.post-23817477419261975092011-05-15T15:34:00.001-05:002011-05-15T15:40:35.518-05:00Returning home – It’s the journey, not “The Plan”<div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Due to the shear number of disaster occurring around the country, David and I felt that it was important to get back to our jobs with the American Red Cross Disaster Services.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So we were not able to visit with Janice and Jim in San Fransisco or arrange to ride in a few additional states on our way back to the <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Cleveland, Ohio</place></city> area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We headed back, driving straight through, non-stop.</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span></span><br />
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</tbody></table></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><ul><li><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">Well, except for that one stop in <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Amarillo</city>, <state w:st="on">TX</state></place>… at Brown Subaru dealership.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> We met, </span>Jerry, Assistant Manager and Jose, Mechanic Extraordinaire, talk about exceeding the customer’s expectations… What might have taken a week to complete, Jerry and Jose were able to complete in about 4-hours. </span></div></li>
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</tbody></table><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So we are now back in <city w:st="on">Cleveland</city> and David is heading for <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Alabama</place></state> and I will probably be leaving soon for another disaster site.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Some have asked if I would do this again… my answer, YES!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a minute --</span><span style="font-family: Arial;"> going WEST to EAST…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I would rather ride another route TransAmerica Trail or Northern Tier just to have a different experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This ride has been a wonderful experience, confirming my belief that the world is full of “good” people, doing “good” things, and <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>now realize there are a lot more “crazy” people out there, like me, who love the pace of cycling long distances.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial;">Acknowledgements:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></u></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">First and foremost I thank David for being so supportive, and for believing in me, even when I did not believe in myself – My most wonderful husband and prince.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">My parents (Jim and Ruby) for their role in creating the person I am today, for the experiences and opportunities that their love and sacrifices made possible.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">David’s parents (Roy and Eleanor) for their support both in the details and in spirit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And for their role in creating the person David is today!</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Ariel and Amber, thank you for the motivation to create this blog, as a way to inspire you both to create and follow your own dreams -- dream big!</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Friends, family, co-workers, followers and total strangers, each one of you played a role in the success and enjoyment of this ride.</span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><u><span style="font-family: Arial;">Life Lessons:</span></u></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1) God is good in all he does.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And God has been good to me!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin: 12pt 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">All of nature, the earth, the universe… is singing God’s praises.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a symphony being performed in ever moment and we each have our part.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">2) Everything is perfect, whole and complete; even when I don’t see it that way. </span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">3) In every day, and every moment I have a choice and if I choose not to choose, it’s still a choice.</span></div><div style="margin: 12pt 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">This is “my ride” and it is my choice on where I go, how I get there and what I experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Other people have their own rides and make their own choices – and those are “not my ride” and yet they are perfect for that person.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">4) Live in “what is so” – Reality vs. what should be, ought to be, etc.</span></div><div style="margin: 12pt 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">There is an optical illusion that occurred for me several times while riding in the hills and mountains especially out west.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would appear that the road I was cycling on was going downhill and yet when I geared my bike to go downhill it was a struggle to peddle… I would rant “it should not be this hard,” and I would tough my way through this, peddling harder, working harder…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“What was so” is the road was going uphill.</span></div><div style="margin: 12pt 0in 0pt 0.5in;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">What I learned was to work with “what is so,” whether I thought it was right or true or not. I learned to adjust to what worked.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I learned to trust the feeling in my muscles and the speed on my speedometer, rather than view the optical illusion as real and exerting energy and time complaining about how this looks and thus should be and why isn’t this easier and what’s wrong.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">5) Nothing is significant and everything is significant… Live to the fullest!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And enjoy “Your ride”…</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><br />
</div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">1966DreamTour@gmail.com</span></div></div>1966DreamTourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680218139435292331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957658620747232679.post-21717637850507705062011-05-13T12:18:00.001-05:002011-05-13T12:40:46.942-05:00Day 71 MAY 10, 2011 Total Mileage: 2,901 Today: 60 miles<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Switched back to cycling to the west.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was 39<sup>o</sup>F in the mountains again, but no rain this time.</span></span> <br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I did not see the ocean until I was within a mile or two.</span></div> <br />
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Stayed in San Diago overnight.<br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Well, of course there’s a story…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The temperature in the mountains was 39<sup>o</sup>F, and the gray clouds concealed the mountaintops; when we left El Centro it was a brisk <span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">65<sup>o</sup>F</span>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On the ride down, there was freezing rain off and on, just enough to soak through my clothes. While the rain was taking a break a coyote crossed the road just in front of me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Reminding me of a dream/nightmare I had a couple of nights ago… a pack of coyotes chasing me on my bike – glad that did not happen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The route required that I ride down I-8 for a while, and warned of high winds for the next 18-miles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have never, ever experienced anything like this ride… I was going 41-mph before I passed the sign warning trucks of the steep grade and truck speed limit of 35 mph!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Moments later I came to a near stop because the wind had shifted to in front of me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was riding sideways, leaning into the wind… until it shifted or a bus/RV passed, then I’d get sucked toward their lane.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When there was a cut/gap in the mountains I had to stop riding and just hold on (to my bike, thinking heavy thoughts).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There were many times I felt as if I would be pushed over the edge or out into traffic or when standing/walking - lifted off my feet.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David followed me as much as he could, gave me a break once or twice by using the car to block some wind. (Sorry, no pictures, survivial was the top thing on our minds)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Once I reached the bottom and the desert open up around, I was able to ride nearly 20-miles without peddling… the wind was blowing me down the road – Bike sailing!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This cycling East is way easier!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There’s no way I could have ridden west today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wind is predicted to be blowing again tomorrow.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dogs that like chasing bikes</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Spent the night in a hotel in El Centro, CA</div>1966DreamTourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680218139435292331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957658620747232679.post-80131759659759456632011-05-10T00:41:00.000-05:002011-05-10T00:41:51.375-05:00Day 68 May 7, 2011 Total Mileage: 2,719 Today: 50 miles<div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cycled from Blythe, CA to Ogilby Rd & SR 78, CA.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Starting Point</td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I survived the “Dips” Palo Verde Mountain Range… the rolling hills up and down were not so bad, no edge with lots of trucks was just scary!</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chocolate Mountains Ummm!</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">A flat tire … after all the junk and broken glass that I have ridden over on the edge of the road; a staple punctured my tire.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I traded out for David’s bike and finished the 1.5 miles to the day’s end.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Spent the night (in a motel) in El Centro, CA</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Shane on his way <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 9.5pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Phoenix, AZ</span></td></tr>
</tbody></table>1966DreamTourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680218139435292331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957658620747232679.post-84937744880758617492011-05-08T19:35:00.000-05:002011-05-08T19:35:54.296-05:00Day 67 May 6, 2011 Total Mileage: 2,669 Today: 63 miles<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Cycled from Wenden, AZ to Blythe, California.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Done with Arizona, on to California.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bye, Bye Arizona</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Wow, was it hot today… 103<sup>o</sup>F. The only way I made it was to play "The air conditioning game", ride from one McDonald to the next... David and I had lunch and a break at the McDonald's in Quartsite, AZ (home of the largest belt buckle - no pictures). After cooling down some, I decided I could ride to the next McDonald's in Blythe, CA (approximately 25). </span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Small town of Hope, Az</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A small town with humor</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dome Mountain Range</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking forward</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> So before you feel too sorry for me, you need to know that David is spending his days driving around in a car without air conditioning. He finds a shady place to hang out or hopefully finds a fast food resturant with WiFi. He's real trooper!</div>1966DreamTourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680218139435292331noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957658620747232679.post-12833638357714181372011-05-07T20:46:00.004-05:002011-05-08T16:58:38.298-05:00Day 66 May 5, 2011 Total Mileage: 2,636 Today: 50 miles<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cycled from Morristown, AZ to Wenden, AZ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yard Art in Aguila, AZ</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Morning Ride</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Finished in the early afternoon at 95<sup>o</sup>F, I start off strong, thinking I’ll surely do 60-miles and then lose steam at 40-miles and struggle though to 50-miles, because “I said I would”.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">"Mountains jutting out of the desert like the edge of a knife"</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">No motel tonight… guess it is making me soft.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We drove about 40-miles to Alamo Lake Arizona State Park and found a campsite with some trees and the breeze picked up, which made it bearable. (we did not pass a motel the entire way).</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Camp 66 - Alamo Lake Az State Park</td></tr>
</tbody></table>1966DreamTourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680218139435292331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957658620747232679.post-66374977898554234852011-05-06T20:28:00.000-05:002011-05-06T20:28:05.467-05:00Day 65 May 4, 2011 Total Mileage: 2,586 Today: 50 miles<div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cycled from Maryland Ave Phoenix, AZ to Morristown, AZ.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The temperature was in the 90’s again. Finished the day at 12:30 pm, and again David got a motel room!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My morning was spent on Arozina Canal bike trail, so that was relaxing. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">We had dinner at The Hog Trough in Wickenburg, AZ; it was good barbeque, but the sauce was not my favorite…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Wickenburg is an interesting town, seems to be doing fairly well as a tourist destination; it’s not too far from Phoenix.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>Man, did I have a great day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wind was with me most of the day or at least never against me… well there was that one time when entering the Queen Creek Tunnel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wind was blowing through the tunnel so hard I did not think I was going to be able to peddle through, luckily it was down hill, so I had some momentum.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David drove behind me (Thanks Mark R for the heads up on this one). David said he could not see me for a while when we were in the middle of the tunnel. I had a difficult time see also, should have taken my sunglasses off… thank goodness it was not too long - about ¼ miles.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Very shy gray cat at the hotel in Globe, AZ</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I had gone 35-miles by the time David and I met for lunch at 10:00 am, so I figured I’d go for 60-miles for sure and I wanted to take advantage of my good fortune. Then at about 62 miles, I started a new (the last) map section and the miles just kept rolling along.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Of course I was off route most of the time I was in the city, but I found the Arizona Canal and just followed that to my end point.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was exhausted when I finished or maybe I had heat exhaustion, the temperature today was in the 90’s. I was light-headed when I stopped and actually plopped down in some shade at the end of the trail to call David to meet me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My wonderful husband booked a motel room for tonight… where’s that beer??</span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Julie and Glen B. @Show Low, AZ</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Stayed overnight in a Walmart parking lot… check that off our “bucket list”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Note to self: select a Walmart near a fast food restaurant so that we can change into night clothes without being suspected as shoplifters.</span><br />
<div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day 59</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> April 28, 2011 Total Mileage: 2,455 Today: 0 miles – Got to the hotel in Denver, Colorado around 1:00 pm. I met Laurie, John, and Lynn, John’s wife.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Laurie and John are also instructors for the Red Cross class.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We went out to dinner together and celebrated my birthday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day 60</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> April 29, 2011 Total Mileage: 2,455 Today: 0 miles – J’s Spa Day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When we got to the hotel David received a FedEx envelope with Birthday cards from his family for me! And a special gift card from all of them for a spa day at a solon just down the street from the hotel.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was wonderful, just what I needed!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And now my toenail color matches the new turquoise earrings David got for me and oh yes, he also give me a dozen roses.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><b><span style="font-family: Arial;">Day 61</span></b><span style="font-family: Arial;"> April 30, 2011, <b>Day 62</b> May 1, 2011, <b>Day 63</b> May 2, 2011, Total Mileage: 2,455 Today: 0 miles – Caught up on laundry, blog postings, job search, emails, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We drove back to Globe, AZ in approximately 13 hours.</span></div>1966DreamTourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680218139435292331noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957658620747232679.post-48188859633380415492011-05-02T15:05:00.001-05:002011-05-02T15:05:00.646-05:00Day 57 April 26, 2011 Total Mileage: 2,455 Today: 33 miles<div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I cycled from Peridot, AZ to Miami, AZ or somewhere near there... it was near the crest of a major climb. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Odd this float plane was sitting at airport near Apache Gold Casino (middle of desert)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Salt Creek Canyon, it was like a miniture Grand Canyon</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Larry Arizona Dept of Transportation has a friend in the traffic cone</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's ADOT Barbie!</td></tr>
</tbody></table></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">Drove to Show Low, AZ; to visit Glen and Julie B, friends of David's from the Red Cross, we stayed with them in their beautiful cabin.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had a wonderful time getting to know them.</span></div><br />
<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div>1966DreamTourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680218139435292331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957658620747232679.post-41233700008523884272011-05-01T22:00:00.001-05:002011-05-01T22:00:03.696-05:00Day 56 April 25, 2011 Total Mileage: 2,422 Today: 52 miles<div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><placename w:st="on"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Roper</span></placename><span style="font-family: Arial;"> <placetype w:st="on">Lake</placetype> <placetype w:st="on">State Park</placetype>, <city w:st="on">Safford</city>, <state w:st="on">AZ</state> to Peridot, AZ on <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Carlos_Apache_Indian_Reservation"><city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">San Carlos</place></city> Indian Reservation</a>. </span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">View from the road</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I passed through </span><span style="font-family: Arial;"><place w:st="on"><city w:st="on"><a href="http://www.legendsofamerica.com/na-geronimo.html">Geronimo</a></city>, <state w:st="on">AZ</state></place></span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Official Tribal Building</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another view from the road</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First Saguara Cactus I've seen on route</td></tr>
</tbody></table> I met John riding West to East self-supported; he started in Seattle, WA, going to Houston, TX, then to Minnesota.<br />
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<div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Camp 56 at the <a href="http://www.apachegoldcasinoresort.com/RV.html">Apache Gold Casinos RV Park</a>.</span></div><br />
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</div>1966DreamTourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680218139435292331noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957658620747232679.post-1041527659967304642011-05-01T00:10:00.000-05:002011-05-01T00:10:06.334-05:00Day 55 April 24, 2011 Total Mileage: 2,370 Today: 56 miles<div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Cycled from Coal Creek Campground in <placename w:st="on">Apache</placename> <placetype w:st="on">National Forest</placetype>, <state w:st="on">Arizona (elevation nearly 7,000 feet)</state> to Thatcher, <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Arizona</place></state> (elevation: 2,910 feet; population: 4,696)</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Wheeee! What a great ride down the mountain this morning.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Left camp and on the road at 6:30 am, after a little climbing it was all down hill for about 10 miles!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My top speed was 31 mph… there were many sharp turns, but I had the road all to myself.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So apparently, with every down there is an up and so I climbed for another 15 miles. And then there was another down, though the wind had picked up by then, so there was some work invovled to keep up any speed.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">First 20 miles of today's ride - from mountains to valley to mountain</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I noticed clouds, I’ve gone so many days with nothing but blue skies it seemed a little odd to have clouds.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was nice to get a little shade every now and then.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are no trees to speak of in this area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another adjustment for my senses is to go from very tall pine trees to nothing but scrub brush in less than 5 miles.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsx8xt00Xu_p7bWgu6d1NLhM3znON8RWWb8A0HP9zAOBjtXJxWw-gu3zNhatjJp4VXeKfx-BOYOjcFeyojGsZbmCNfwYHAIuI-i858ww5MnzH_w_s3OwkjZyICHIZfM8kdr8AZ_-H-I4/s1600/04_24_11_Clouds.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjsx8xt00Xu_p7bWgu6d1NLhM3znON8RWWb8A0HP9zAOBjtXJxWw-gu3zNhatjJp4VXeKfx-BOYOjcFeyojGsZbmCNfwYHAIuI-i858ww5MnzH_w_s3OwkjZyICHIZfM8kdr8AZ_-H-I4/s320/04_24_11_Clouds.jpg" width="320" /></a></span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I also noticed <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumbleweed">tumble weeds</a> today and thought I’d share my version of the life of a tumbleweed.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tumbleweed growing</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tumbleweed tumbling</td></tr>
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</div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Campground 55 <placename w:st="on">Roper</placename> <placetype w:st="on">Lake</placetype> <placename w:st="on">Arizona</placename> <placetype w:st="on">State Park</placetype>, <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Safford</city>, <state w:st="on">AZ</state></place></span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Crossed the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Continental_Divide_of_the_Americas">Great Divide</a></span></td></tr>
</tbody></table><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I met George who teaches at <a href="http://www.wnmu.edu/">Western New Mexico University</a>, he was cycling for the day from home in Silver City to Cliff, NM and back – about 60-65 miles.</span></div><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVv2brhRDAMcj_7JQA575M7F3WrrhHEdZv4pwsbJlPVWFC978Nv5QqaOLFeZ3qRJhjJKTQ8lMcNmlmiD_QHnBGXnRCzAoVvwuPi7Mo9BDYmCrDdygIHVY4YwxNKxzUXGCpd5THa3wPIjE/s1600/04_23_11_GeorgeProfNMU.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVv2brhRDAMcj_7JQA575M7F3WrrhHEdZv4pwsbJlPVWFC978Nv5QqaOLFeZ3qRJhjJKTQ8lMcNmlmiD_QHnBGXnRCzAoVvwuPi7Mo9BDYmCrDdygIHVY4YwxNKxzUXGCpd5THa3wPIjE/s320/04_23_11_GeorgeProfNMU.jpg" width="320px" /></a></span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">One mile from the New Mexico - Arizona State Line<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Flowers look different West of the Great Divide...</td></tr>
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We dry camped in the <a href="http://www.forestcamping.com/dow/southwst/apchinfo.htm">Apache National Forest</a>, Coal Creek Campground. There was a pit toilet and no water. It was actually very nice, and peaceful... we were the only ones there that night.<br />
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<div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I finished cycling into Silver City, NM KOA Campground today with "sunshine on my shoulders" and the wind in my face.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We planned to drive up to the Gila Cliff Dwellings this afternoon and back to Silver City (elevation: 5,150 feet, population: 10,545) tonight.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">While cycling toward Silver City I meet small groups of people walking along the route; I spoke with a few of the groups and found out they chose to walk 15-miles on "Good Friday" as a demonstration of Christ scarifice for us. There were about 25-30 in all, it was inspiring and gave them an opportunity to speak of the true meaning of Easter. Yet there doesn't seem like anything we could do, that would ever match the suffering and scarifice Christ made for us and never with the same results -- Praise God, He has risen!</span></span></div> <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The brother with the tie had recently had a knee replacement and this was his first long distance walk!</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">David and I stopped at a restaurant in Pinos Altos, NM (elevation:7011 feet, population: 300) for lunch.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It came highly recommended by Glen B. as a good stop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was very tiny, five tables, seating for about 22-24 people; when we came in all tables were taken, but a couple of tables asked us to join them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>We sat down with a couple of lovely ladies, Neta and Judy, kind of local folks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neta is writing a book about <a href="http://www.newmexico.org/explore/regions/southwest/ft_bayard.php">Bayard Fort</a> in Silver City and Judy is her editor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Who knows whom you’ll met when you sit at a table for lunch?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was interesting conversation and good food.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial;">As we were leaving I thought sharing a dinner table with perfect strangers is a great idea and we should do it more often.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Neta and Judy were in Pinos Altos to complete some research in the towns cemetery for their book, as we drove out of town we saw them and to their delight the headstone they were looking for was still there and intact.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDt9pAbQw9U4s3F_xwv-1eo1V1C32sslvlzxAb2vFF2inhCRlY3n5g9yEKBwBb95sxJMW2mMxn_WtbB-vTvsmhfBZBqPaO9Pn3HLanx2OiWLJ9vzEufpaAoT1Z31JsowIFe-sBRtnhOs/s1600/04_22_11_FtBayard2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320px" j8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKDt9pAbQw9U4s3F_xwv-1eo1V1C32sslvlzxAb2vFF2inhCRlY3n5g9yEKBwBb95sxJMW2mMxn_WtbB-vTvsmhfBZBqPaO9Pn3HLanx2OiWLJ9vzEufpaAoT1Z31JsowIFe-sBRtnhOs/s320/04_22_11_FtBayard2.jpg" width="239px" /></a></span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><br />
</div><span style="font-family: Arial;">As we continued our trip toward the Cliff Dwelling and through the Gila National Forest we came across Dana of Colorado, along the road with a flat, David assisted with air pump.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ultimately her blown tire was too far-gone and she decided to wait for her crew to pick her up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I met her again at the KOA in Silver City, everything worked out and she bought a new tire at the bike shop in town.</span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial;">We did make it to the Gila Cliff Dwellings visitor center and to the dwellings, being one of the last people inside before they closed for the day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We caught up to a guided tour seeing and learning much more than we ever would have on our own.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was very cool to be in places that had been the living quarters of people from 1275 AD, and who are believed to have left the area in 1300 AD.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>More questions than answers surround the story of people (Mogollon’s) who built structures in natural caves of Cliff Dweller Canyon.</span></span><br />
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<div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Caballo Lake New Mexico State Park over <a href="http://www.nmts.org/rides/emoryPass.htm">Emory Pass</a> to 20 miles Northeast of Silver City, NM.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whew, what a day!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Going from scrub brush prairie to ponderosa pine forest.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Emory Pass has redefined Pass for me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><div style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKydwvGs8br1-F2tYvvH-xyTq0UhtyD3_4vM-0AlxTGT0z4f181bCoHeU85mbgqzCW5mw9pga_xDRC-XQW9eKevLm9hzVHxW7ojC_v5GpvDnOnsQB9APEvoToWL6-6fW4JUeiNQzcz3mo/s1600/04_21_11_EmoryPass2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; cssfloat: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" i8="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKydwvGs8br1-F2tYvvH-xyTq0UhtyD3_4vM-0AlxTGT0z4f181bCoHeU85mbgqzCW5mw9pga_xDRC-XQW9eKevLm9hzVHxW7ojC_v5GpvDnOnsQB9APEvoToWL6-6fW4JUeiNQzcz3mo/s320/04_21_11_EmoryPass2.jpg" width="320" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial;"></span></div></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Emory Pass 8,828 feet elevation; 4,000 foot rise in 20 miles</td></tr>
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<div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Las Cruces, New Mexico to Caballo Lake, New Mexico.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We got an early start, temperature started in the 60’s and went to mid-80’s; wind was light, predicted to increase in the afternoon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Sunrise April 20, 2011 Las Cruces<span style="font-family: Arial;">, </span>New Mexico</td></tr>
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">David and I met in Hatch, NM (elevation:4,058 feet; population:1, 673) for lunch at a small city park.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I must say that the town of Hatch is the Yard Art capital of the U.S.A. (so far).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’ve never seen so much yard art in one town; I could not get pictures of all of it</span></div><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Steak in Hatch NM</td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">With the light wind and early start; I finished around 1:30pm, meeting David at the Caballo Lake New Mexico State Park Campground (elevation: 4,100 feet).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The breeze picked up keeping things bearable and each site had a picnic table and shelter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our site has electric and water, close to the bathroom and a masseur.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No Wi-Fi… it’s nice to take a break sometimes… after my massage and a shower I sat around and read a book, cleaned my bike chain, went for a walk and typed up today’s posting.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">It's a hard life on the road!</td></tr>
</tbody></table>1966DreamTourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680218139435292331noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957658620747232679.post-82378350246282070642011-04-22T21:17:00.000-05:002011-04-22T21:17:42.137-05:00Day 50 April 19, 2011 Total Mileage: 2,123;Today: 50 miles<span style="font-family: Arial;"></span><br />
<div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Happy 85<sup>th</sup> Birthday Mom!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you for your example, for your support and your love!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hope your Birthday was just the way you wanted it to be…</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">We intended to start off early today, as the prediction was for increased winds from the Northwest, temperature in the upper 80’s and sunshine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I could get use to the sunshine everyday…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Something went wrong with David’s alarm and we where up by 6:30 am, had breakfast, drove through El Paso, Tx rush hour traffic and got on the road around 8:20 am.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wind did pickup, but it was manageable (15-20 mph NW).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Crossed into New Mexico, I am done with Texas!!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We’ve been in Texas since March 25<sup>th</sup>… whew, that’s 20 days on the road (plus 6 days off) and 1,064 miles.</span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Followed and crossed the Rio Grande River most of the day. Cycled through La Mesilla, New Mexico (population: 2,180; elevation: 5,627 feet) once the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arizona_Territory">capital of the Arizona Territory</a>, location of the signing of the <a href="http://www.gadsdenpurchase.com/">Gadsden Purchase</a>, a stop for the Butterfield Stagecoach and home to the infamous “<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_the_Kid">Billy the Kid”. </a></span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Finished the day in Las Cruces, New Mexico (population: 97,618; elevation: 4,000 feet). Staying at the <a href="http://koa.com/campgrounds/las-cruces/snapshot/#">Las Cruces KOA</a>.</span></div><div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><br />
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</tbody></table>1966DreamTourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680218139435292331noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957658620747232679.post-56841677436099268992011-04-21T22:25:00.001-05:002011-04-21T23:10:11.898-05:00Day 49, April 18th 2011, Monday – Chuck Wagon Report #7<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">Today was not only a Rest Day, but a Recovery Day as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jo Ann convalesced from her Road Rash and Shoulder injury, <a href="http://www.1966dreamtour.blogspot.com/">see her post about the 17<sup>th</sup></a>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She spent most of the day in bed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since she could not find anything good on TV (if there ever is), she spent most of her time working on blog postings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So we did not have a chance to see much of <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">El Paso</place></city>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But after a pain filled, hot, and windy slog through town Sunday, Jo Ann had seen all of <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">El Paso</place></city> she wanted to.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did get to two local restaurants for some good Barbeque and Mexican.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">Speaking of good food, this week I had a chance to try out another recipe from the Chuck Wagon Cookbook.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>While the recipe for “Stolen Chicken” was intriguing, but I could not come up with the first ingredient, a stolen chicken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">But I was eyeing these specimens at the Van Horn campground</td></tr>
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</div>1966DreamTourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680218139435292331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957658620747232679.post-60890781980213270502011-04-20T07:49:00.032-05:002011-04-20T07:49:00.355-05:00Day 48 April 17, 2011 Sunday, Total Mileage: 2073 Today: 33 Miles<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</tbody></table> <span style="font-family: Arial;">All did not go well today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At about 1.1 miles into this (beautiful, cool, no wind) morning’s ride in the middle of the road stood the “Monster Chihuahua”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was prepared, as just moments before two larger dogs had been chasing me.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>With water bottle at the ready, I was thinking no way am I going to squirt this little dog.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Then suddenly, he darted in front of me… what else could I do but… throw myself at him?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> Before I knew what happened, </span>I was bouncing on the ground face first, watching my water bottle roll down the street .<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Dogs 2: Jo Ann 0<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(I really like dogs, I am not sure why they are so much of a problem for me now)<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I saw blood and could not get my handle bars twisted back around, I called David and he was there in a minute. I got back on my bike, with David running interference in the Chuck Wagon (which by the way, dogs do not run after like in the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rnwppcD-SMc">advertisments)</a> with the other dogs in the neighborhood.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I struggled on for about 5-miles, until I came to where David was waiting and called it a day, as my right shoulder/arm was aching.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David, the knight that he is, got a room at the motel down the street and I iced my shoulder/arm and took ibuprofen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(Note to self: Water bottle in left-hand, brake with right-hand.)</span><br />
<div style="margin-top: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">By noon, I felt better and was really anxious about getting through El Paso on Sunday, when traffic was lighter; so I went out on the road again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I got most of the way through El Paso and hope to be in New Mexico on Tuesday.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are taking a rest/recuperation day on Monday in El Paso, Tx (elevation: 3,740 feet, population: </span><span style="font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt;">51,5342</span><span style="font-family: Arial;">).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The extremes I must go to, to get a day off!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Broke 2000 miles today!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Almost done with Texas, if all goes well, we’ll be in New Mexico tomorrow!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">We got up early again today; the temperature was predicted to be in the Mid-90’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We started the morning at 41<sup>o</sup>F; let me tell you, that is cold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I keep putting away my warm clothes.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was sunny and the breeze was light, from the East, which was good for me, when I left Sierra Blanca.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">While cycling near Esperanza, Tx (elevation: 3,500, population: 0) I met a young man heading East.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He started in Los Angeles, California and was going to Houston, Texas then to South Carolina. </span><br />
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</tbody></table><span style="font-family: Arial;">Finished the day in Fabens, Tx (elevation 3,615 feet, population 8,006).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">We were unable to locate a campground that accepts tents… only RVs – what is up with that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The Franklin Mountain Texas State Park Headquarters was closed on Saturday and Sunday, again what’s up with that?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did not have a map of the park and saw no signs to suggest where or how far the campground might be.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the largest state park within a municipality, El Paso, with 26,000 acres.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Happy Birthday Nena!</td></tr>
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<div style="tab-stops: 93.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Today the wind was light, for the first 2-hours it was from the East (helpful when traveling West).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Again the temperature was in the 70’s and nothing but blue skies!</span></div><div style="tab-stops: 93.0pt;"><br />
</div><div style="tab-stops: 93.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">I traveled from Kent, Tx (elevation: 2,116 feet; population: less than 60) to Sierra Blanca, Tx (elevation: 4,528 feet; population: 460)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>I have become a "road surface snob" after nearly 2000 miles – I really prefer concrete or near pure asphalt with no gravel or chunks of stuff.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I seem to go much faster and my butt feels much better. In many States the surface changes from county to county or municipality - so if I get on a surface that does not feel good, I know if I keep going it will change. In Texas it does not change (I've been on Farm Roads mostly) unless I get on the freeways -- I really do not like the ratio of gravel/chunks to asphalt they use on their Farm Roads. Sorry, since I no longer complaining about the wind or the hills I'm inclined to complain about something else.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">I met two guys on <a href="http://www.google.com/images?q=recumbent+trike&hl=en&source=hp&aq=0sx&aqi=g-sx1g-s1g-sx8&aql=&oq=recumbunt+&oi=image_result_group&sa=X">recumbent cycles</a>/trikes who are doing their own route based on the Southern Tier route.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I spoke to them but did not get a picture or their names… it was about 2 miles before I ended my day… the mind goes after a while. One of the guys did say "it's like an arm chair race across the country." Those seats look better and better every mile!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Another night at the Van Horn KOA.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">At the campground we met two other gentlemen cycling self-supported from West to East. They’ve been on the road for 2.5 weeks and have customized the Southern Tier Route to include some hiking at the Guadalupe Mountains and will be going to Big Bend National Park in addition to other places before they head back to Munich, Germany.</span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Some purple catus for Ariel</td></tr>
</tbody></table>1966DreamTourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680218139435292331noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957658620747232679.post-18338260987829815002011-04-17T23:19:00.000-05:002011-04-17T23:19:45.624-05:00Day 45 April 14, 2011 Thursday, Total Mileage: 1908 Today’s: 52 Miles<div style="tab-stops: 93.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">So apparently it can get windier!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know I said I would not complain about the wind anymore and I won’t, I’ll just say what was so… 50 mph gust and steady 30 mph winds from the West; I was heading West.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have never experienced anything like this on a bicycle, the closest experience I have had is being overpowered on my sailboard with a sail too big for the wind speed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For 6-hours today, I was whipped side to side, pushed off the road, and nearly blown off my feet, while ducking my head and waiting for the gust to past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But other than that it was a beautiful day, temperatures in the 70’s and the sun was shining all day!</span></div><div style="tab-stops: 93.0pt;"><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Finished the day in Kent, Tx (2,116 feet elevation)</td></tr>
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAvL5mh4N-KH_W1gCaPaQukSSyMCvPcCs1le5_lH1h7pCroVVoyUZDW5fmA4paV8aD9_uF86aox31rtR0RW2Xl75KLsCCTfhMIBonbdQR0hLtMS6v7nGfRxtvp3kIuAdAO5MlVBLNfaM/s1600/04_14_11_KentSchool1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZAvL5mh4N-KH_W1gCaPaQukSSyMCvPcCs1le5_lH1h7pCroVVoyUZDW5fmA4paV8aD9_uF86aox31rtR0RW2Xl75KLsCCTfhMIBonbdQR0hLtMS6v7nGfRxtvp3kIuAdAO5MlVBLNfaM/s320/04_14_11_KentSchool1.jpg" width="239" /></a></div><span style="font-family: Arial;">We are spending the night in <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Van Horn</city>, <state w:st="on">Tx</state></place> (population: 2,035; elevation: 4,047) at the KOA Campground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>People are nice and facilities are good… they have Wi-Fi and a recreation room (no A/C).</span></div><div style="tab-stops: 93.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"> </span><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</div>1966DreamTourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08680218139435292331noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4957658620747232679.post-49396999600747733862011-04-16T18:13:00.000-05:002011-04-16T18:13:08.651-05:00Day 44, April 13th 2011, Wednesday – Chuck Wagon Report #6<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">What am I doing posting so soon? </span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today was a Tourist Day.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Actually, it began last (Tuesday) night.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were staying in <place w:st="on"><city w:st="on">Fort Davis</city>, <state w:st="on">TX</state></place> which is just 20 odd miles from Marfa, home of the </span><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marfa_Mystery_Lights"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mystery Lights</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">, so we decided to run down and see them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The drive down reminded me of driving <a href="http://saddleroad.com/">Saddle Road</a> on <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Hawaii</place></state>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Driving across a blackened Plain with cinder coloured mountains on each side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You could even see Observatory Domes on the top of one of the mountains, just as you can see the Mauna Kea Observatory on <state w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Hawaii</place></state> (but these are the McDonald Observatory).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The wildfires burned most of the grassland between Marfa and <place w:st="on"><placetype w:st="on">Fort</placetype> <placename w:st="on">Davis</placename></place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saw the lights from the “Marfa’s Mystery Lights Viewing Area”, about 10 miles East of Marfa.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was more than your typical Texas Picnic Area, because it had bathrooms and a Veranda equipped with pedestal telescopes (free at that).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The lights we saw were consistently in the same areas, and came and went, pretty much what you would expect from cars on a road.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another light was stationary, like a Ranch House’s security light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>At one point it was joined for a few minutes by another light at the same level and not too far apart.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Someone went out to the barn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We only stayed about an hour after sunset, so maybe the aliens do not come out until it is really dark.</span></span></div><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Today we went down to <place w:st="on"><placename w:st="on">Big Bend</placename> <placetype w:st="on">National Park</placetype></place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We drove the loop from Alpine to <place w:st="on">Marathon</place>, through the park, and up to Alpine.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After a stop for lunch at one of the overlooks, where I took this photograph of Jo Ann and I (plus I discovered my camera has a 2 second self-timer mode as well as a 10 second one), we stopped and the Park Headquarters.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Timing is everything</td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We then proceeded to the Basin, which is a High Country valley totally surrounded by mountain peaks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has beautiful Vistas, </span></span></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Looking out the "Window" of the Basin</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">When Mountain Lions Attack!</td></tr>
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</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">but most exciting was it had a long steep drive up to it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This meant I got to ride down it on the bicycle!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My top speed was 41mph!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMi1q9M3ObWbhD5ASQi5RgsAZCHbD1omaLhhE6uCV8xnTGfSu-KiwIG3shNiHwkjva2MFZP3xW_1C_5LSI-_s0aCkh7W7e2GZdgaVWyhybWMc5AxmBKneWFUsEdyRe0zY-ZKfZQVxtdt8/s1600/04_13_11_BB_RideStats.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" r6="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMi1q9M3ObWbhD5ASQi5RgsAZCHbD1omaLhhE6uCV8xnTGfSu-KiwIG3shNiHwkjva2MFZP3xW_1C_5LSI-_s0aCkh7W7e2GZdgaVWyhybWMc5AxmBKneWFUsEdyRe0zY-ZKfZQVxtdt8/s320/04_13_11_BB_RideStats.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We drove down the scenic Ross Maxwell Scenic Drive to the <city w:st="on">Rio Grande</city>, and the mouth of <place w:st="on"><sn w:st="on">Santa</sn> <middlename w:st="on">Elena</middlename> <sn w:st="on">Canyon</sn></place>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The river runs through the narrow Canyon, surrounded by shear cliffs hundreds of feet tall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is said to be one of the most scenic rafting trips in the country.</span></span> <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Rio Grande emerges from Saint Elena canyon</td></tr>
</tbody></table><div class="MsoNormal" style="border-bottom: medium none; border-left: medium none; border-right: medium none; border-top: medium none; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">On the trip back to Alpine we had to decide where we wanted to stay.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since the RV Park in <place w:st="on"><placetype w:st="on">Fort</placetype> <placename w:st="on">Davis</placename></place> we stayed at Tuesday night did not have its Internet service restored, we were looking for an alternate.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We hit upon the idea of Dry Camping at the “Marfa’s Mystery Lights Viewing Area”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We arrived about an hour before Sunset.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This gave us time to verify that there is a ranch house where we saw the stationary light(s).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And later, at about the same time as the night before, they went out to the Barn, turning on the second light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We could also see the hills in the distance where we saw the moving lights.</span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;"><br />
</div><span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But the most interesting part was the people we met there, and their reactions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We met a couple from the <country-region w:st="on">Netherlands</country-region>, who were visiting <city w:st="on"><place w:st="on">Austin</place></city>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The gentleman was very skeptical about the lights.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But after Jo Ann regaled them with the tale of her cross country trip, and gave them this blog address, he was reluctant to leave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He said that he knew that when they got home, he would read on the blog that no sooner had they left that we would see the Mystery Lights and discover their secret.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So I will neither confirm not deny that a UFO landed between the Ranch House and the Viewing Area, nor describe its antics.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had some work to do on one of my Red Cross projects, so I sat on the Veranda for several hours working on my laptop.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several groups of people came by, and I heard several discussions on what the lights were ranging from skeptical to fervent belief.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was the <span style="color: #222222; font-family: Arial;">best part of the evening.</span></span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What is the real answer? You decide!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">For my <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthophobia">anthophobic</a> Niece, the obligatory Campsite Pet</td></tr>
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