3-25-15 Fort Hancock to Van Horn, TX 74 miles

We had a variety of riding today.  We had smooth SR 192, chip seal for 14 miles, a short jaunt on Interstate 10, chip seal frontage road for 40 miles, and finally back on the Interstate for the last 9 with a tremendous tail wind!  A tail wind was with us all day, which helped a lot, starting light and getting stronger as the day progressed.  : )

          Tomorrow we head for Fort Davis, TX ~ 90 miles.

3-24-15 El Paso to Fort Hancock, TX 58 miles

Recovery ride today!  We made it out of El Paso, TX through suburban business districts and soon were in the outlying areas and small clusters of houses here and there.  The roads were smooth, and we had a wonderful tail wind that allowed us to ride along between 18-22 mph!

3-23-15 Las Cruces, NM to El Paso, TX 60 miles

The first part of our ride today was really fun!  Our route took us through acres of pecan groves, block-long "towns" of differential character, valleys with fields of cotton and red chilies on scrawny bushes like Christmas decorations.  THEN...we were forewarned...we entered the suburbs and the city traffic of downtown El Paso.  (population: 664,400)  Those of us who were used to riding in city traffic were not stressed out about maneuvering the one way streets, but a few were understandably anxious.  The drivers were most courteous and looked out for us without impatience.  Weather was perfect with light winds.  Overall it was an enjoyable day on the Southern Tier.