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HELLO!

Welcome back. Seven years after my first ride across the United States, I am doing it again.

This blog will document my trek.

Day 20 - Van Horn to Marfa (74.9 miles)

Interesting day, started out in the low 50’s then reached into the low 90’s. Highlights today included visiting the Prada Store in Marfa, lunch in Valentine (population 73), a great stop at DQ, and the sights of Marfa.

Picture in the Valentine Public Library

Random sculptures early in today’s ride

Me at the Prada Store

Locks on the fence surrounding the Prada Store

Inside and not for sale

Valentine Public Library

Some of the 26 students in Grades K-12 in Valentine who fed us lunch

A military surveillance balloon

The local landscape

Along the road

Wooden models from the movie Giant, filmed in Marfa (1956)

More models (James Dean, Rita Hayworth)

Cool mural in Marfa

Marfa architecture

City Hall

El Paisano Hotel

A welcome stop at Dairy Queen on a hot day…Mint Oreo Blizzards all around.

Day 19 - Fort Hancock to Van Horn (75.1 miles)