The clydes receive the first drop ship case of wine. Thanks angeles Joanie. Stan lugs the case 1/2 mile(his ankle must be better or he is really thirsty) laundries are going ..the tweekers are playin The Band...and of course a bottle of SB...life is good today!!
Breakfast at #1 zagat rated resturant.steve will soon replace jarad as the next spokesman for this culinary hotspot.
We promised you cowboys. About sundown these three showed up to pick up a trailer of hay and swap lies. We shared some rum and snuff and then discovered they own the ranch with the goats. We stopped at earlier. These guys are the real deal!!! The picture focus reflects my state of mind
Turns out the owners have the tallest great dane any of us have ever seen... and his name is Gus!! Stan gets his dog fix for the day
Notice the pad lock on the door. Looks like the ladies made a good choice leavig us at the border.
Really beautiful deep cut gorge with a low guard rail..long drop too the water...and high cross winds. Wow nelly!!!
Bbq brisket ..ice creams..crackers for breakfast. Winds are even worse but the canyon scenary is beautiful...we are headed to the pecos river and the amistad recreation area and lake.
Meets all steve's requiements 12.50/person...a. toilet...a shower...and a/c.
The winds we're so bad we couldn't make it past 60 miles. But we found mike and maryann who rented us a trailer out back. They made us BBQ brisket. Sandwhiches for dinner and breakfast.
Well we got to this guy a little late but we have bagged one more native species for our road kill catalogue
Really sparse out here. We spot angora goats near a water cistern and aeromotor. Turns out we will.meet the cowboys who ranch this later.
Any body recognize this part. Steve had been noticing some weird shifting. Walt spots a broken plate and walt and stan break out the alien tool and use the super link and we're on the road again.
Wake up to 15 mph head winds. Walt at the sight of a train robbery. Foiled when a train agent kills one of the robbers with an ice mallet. One of Butch Cassidys boys but clearly not the brains of the outfit.
Arrive in sanderson and check into the Desert Aire motel scott charges us 42/room. We head out for a salad and end up with chili cheese tater tots at the eagle nest. Met sandy and rosie , helped sandy install her new computer. Played guitar infront of the motel. Inspected the new convention center being built for a dying town of 800-- gotta love local politics.
Walt, who thought he was well prepared has now replaced
Tires...tubes....seat.....seat post....pedals.
Hmmm -looks like we need bike gear that is "clyde strong"
Hotel holland fails to produce breakfst,walt loses his visa card (it's back) , a rocky start to the day but all is well we start with a 31 mile ride to marathon tx where we have great biscuits and gravy and home made pies with Don and jackie boyd the owners of the burnt biscuit bakery . So of course Stan poses with his long lost cousins.
Found a bar wth rolling rock on tap and happy hour at 2 ugh 16 oz beers for $2
Here is a very recent victim of the road. Still looking for our first armadillo
Short ride today. Right out of gown we find evidence of the fires. We 've seen lots of trucks and helecopters but no fires close up.
Yes friends we are one third done. 1066.666 miles and today was a load almost 6000 feet and 90 + miles. Big horn sheep, vultures circled us for much of the ride. Fix and stan visited the mcdonald observatory's new telescope. Steve and walt opted for the historic Limpia inn and some pine ridge vigonier/chenin blanc. We all agreet this was the toughest day yet. Ft Davis is very scenic far west texas town. The boys are enjoying cowboy steaks with rum and coke and tequila sunrises. We'll sleep in tomorrow. 10 hours in the saddle may require a rest day of sorts.
The clydes pile on water and provisions 70 miles without services and 4000 feet of climbing yahoo!!!!!
Almost in Van Horn TX. started with a bunny on the porch in ft hancock a quiet ride along the border and finished with a long climb with a 20 mph tailwind. Final stats 75 miles and 1800 feet of climbing. At least one of our computers says we are just over 1000 miles! !!!!!
Ok the pool was empty and they were painting outside our room and it was blazing hot but check out the dual ice buckets ---beer is on your left, hard lemonade on the right.
Really hot day but hey we clydes can take care of ourselves even without the angels. We headed for the pool cause we asked if they had one but we forgot to ask about the water. They assured us they do have plans to fix it some day. Splish splash!!!
Camel isSporting a george hamilton tan. Yes folks,Esteban is back he has given up his bolemic ways. Started washing his water bottles amazing how sanitation helps your digestion.
Easy day met a border patrol agent along the way. Says everything is just fine down here along the borderline.
Cool antique farm equipment on the route 20 on the way to ft hancock
Suposed to be a rest day but we decide on a short day 41 miles through more ppecan orchards and stop at a mercado for pan y juego
The core four at the top of anthony pass. We end the day in a microtel hotel in el paso. 71 miles and 1800 feet of climbing. Getting into el paso was a task 20 miles on the 375 loop a major freeway and this was the bypass loop that was trying to keep us off the worst roads??
Clydes summit emory pass at 8200 feet total climbing for the day 4800 feet. Go clydes
Walt's first attempt at packing the bob 2 guitars and a case of nickel and nickel stray no room for clothes tools or dip kits
We launch from Hillsboro NM fully loaded after a great breakfast at the enchanted hills b&b with Mary our host.
Worlds oldest coppere mine. This is one big hole in the ground. 24x7 operations since 1911.! Bn jln.np p lpnno.
