Pretty riding day, scenery changed to grassland with closer mountains and winding roads. While “only 55 miles”, a good headwind for 20 miles challenged us. Getting good pace line practice. Nice snack in Alpine and lunch in Marathon. Tomorrow is a non riding day, and we’re driving to Big Bend National Park. I am looking forward to that!
Two local astronomers, Bill and Bart, gave us a terrific view of the moon and Jupiter, including four of its moons, using his telescope (20” mirror, 200X magnification), which is stored at the campground.
Sunrise this morning, I thought the airstream camper and wind vane represented Texas.
Picture break
Yours truly in an action shot
Mountain ridge
Stopping for a snack on another “infinite calorie day”
Scenery at today’s final water stop
And another pic
Down the road
Welcome to Marathon
Never get tired of wind vane pictures…
Catholic Church in Marathon
Bill, a local astronomer, sets up his telescope. We got to see the moon and Jupiter and other constellations.
