Seminole Canyon State Park - Del Rio, TX
Daily Route
Daily Elevation
It was a great sleeping night. the low was right around 60 degrees and it was really quiet. For the first time in many, many nights, there was no sound of trains or traffic going by on the highway all night. Even better was that we weren’t leaving until 9:30, so no alarms were set. Everyone was in a great mood since it was the first morning no one required a jacket, plus, we only have 32 miles, plus, the winds look favorable.
It was a relaxing morning, Jackie even had time to catch up with her family:
It was a relaxing morning, Jackie even had time to catch up with her family:
Jackie catching up with family
With the happiness this morning, we actually left a few minutes early. Today is another day on US 90. As it has been the past few days, we were riding on a chipseal surface. One of the bigger issue with the chipseal is that the shoulder doesn’t get driven on, so it is extremely rough to ride on. Because of this, we tend to ride to the left of the white line where the road is smoother. I think that when drivers see the wide shoulder they wonder what we are doing on the road and not on the shoulder, and some get upset at us. I guess I’m bringing this up so all you blog readers out there that aren’t cyclists get a feel for why we sometime do what we do as we bicycle the roads.
Anyway…the day was great. Rollers and tailwind made it a really fun day. As usual, we took a break at 20 miles and was lucky to find some guardrail to hang out on instead of just grass on the side of the road.
Anyway…the day was great. Rollers and tailwind made it a really fun day. As usual, we took a break at 20 miles and was lucky to find some guardrail to hang out on instead of just grass on the side of the road.
Taking a break
After the break we only had 12 miles to go. The highlight of the day was crossing a bridge over the Amisted Reservoir. There was no shoulder, so we all concentrated on getting over the bridge alive. Meanwhile, Mel was able to get some great shots from the back of the tandem:
 Entering the bridge |  Cool railroad bridge next to the bridge we are on |
We arrived at the campgound just before noon and found Patrick trying to check-in. It winds up that they didn’t have our reservation. James, the office manager, was able to take care of us and put Patrick in a great spot and gave Mel, Jim, Tim, and I a deal on a cabin.
James takes Mel and I for a ride in the golf cart
After showers, Patrick, Mel, Jackie, and I headed to the Walmart to get groceries to get us through the next five days into Austin. Tonight’s dinner of grilled pork, green beans, mashed potatoes, sliced bread with Mary’s incredible oil she brought along, and some fridge cleaning leftovers was eaten outside and was great. As a surprise, Jackie made a crockpot blueberry cobbler with ice cream for dessert. This was the first time was had dessert and it was delicious. Thanks Jackie!
Tonight is daylight savings time, so everyone is trying to get to sleep a bit easier. I am blogging this from the top bunk of my bed in a cabin shared by Jim, Mel, Tim, and I. Three bunkbeds, so the youngest (me) gets the top bunk as the other three are on the lower. With the time change, sunrise is now at 8 AM, so we plan to leave at 9 AM tomorrow. We have 82 miles to ride tomorrow, so a pretty long day. The temperatures should be good and it will be cloudy, so it should be a good day of cycling. We will see.
Tonight is daylight savings time, so everyone is trying to get to sleep a bit easier. I am blogging this from the top bunk of my bed in a cabin shared by Jim, Mel, Tim, and I. Three bunkbeds, so the youngest (me) gets the top bunk as the other three are on the lower. With the time change, sunrise is now at 8 AM, so we plan to leave at 9 AM tomorrow. We have 82 miles to ride tomorrow, so a pretty long day. The temperatures should be good and it will be cloudy, so it should be a good day of cycling. We will see.
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